...------------------------------------------------- Sectors[edit] Percent labor employment in India by its economic sectors (2010).[110] The GDP contribution of various sectors of Indian economy have evolved between 1951 to 2013, as its economy has diversified and developed. Historically, India has classified and tracked its economy and GDP as three sectors — agriculture, industry and services. Agriculture includes crops, horticulture, milk and animal husbandry, aquaculture, fishing, sericulture, aviculture, forestry and related activities. Industry includes various manufacturing sub-sectors. India's definition of services sector includes its construction, retail, software, IT, communications, hospitality, infrastructure operations, education, health care, banking and insurance, and many other economic activities.[111][112] Agriculture[edit] Rice fields near Puri, Odisha on East Coast Main articles: Agriculture in India, Forestry in India, Animal husbandry in India, Fishing in India and Natural resources in India India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry, logging and fishing accounted for 17% of the GDP and employed 49% of the total workforce in 2014.[113] As the Indian economy has diversified and grown, agriculture's contribution to GDP has steadily declined from 1951 to 2011, yet it is still the largest employment source and a significant piece of the overall socio-economic development of India.[114] Crop yield per unit area of all...
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...Title: Foreign Direct Investment in Retail in India: Good or Bad? Name: Amit Rohilla*, Manoj Bansal** Official Address: *Department of Commerce, Gargi College (University of Delhi), Siri Fort Road, New Delhi-110049 ** Department of Commerce, R. K.S. D. (P. G.) College (E), (Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra), Ambala Raod, Kaithal-136027 Email id: *rohilla_amit@yahoo.co.in; ** manoj.bansal.5686@facebook.com Phone/fax number of author(s): *+91-8860-82-8731; **+91-9812-39-4945 A brief biographical note of the author(s): Amit Rohilla [M. Com., MBA (Finance), M.Phil. (Finance)] is currently Assistant Professor of Commerce at the Gargi College, University of Delhi, Delhi. Earlier he has worked as a Lecturer in R.K.S.D. (P.G.) College, Kaithal (Haryana). He is an active researcher and a teacher with an experience of more than 4 years in commerce and management. He has four papers to his credit out of which one has been published in South Asian Journal of Marketing and Management Research (SAARJ). He has also attended five seminars and one workshop. His area of interest is Finance and Marketing. Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2163952 Title of the page: Foreign Direct Investment in Retail India: Good or Bad? Abstract: Indian retail industry is a sunrise sector and many global players are willing to enter this. Indian retail industry is one of the pillars of the Indian Economy. Since 1991, when the policy of the liberalization was introduced by the Indian...
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...INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT 360 RAHUL S MADAVA RAO NAVNEET SINGH RAWAT UDAI SAI NALAM MOUNIKA APARNA GUPTA - 131407 131431 131332 INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Study plan ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Study objective.......................................................................................................................................... 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 3 RETAIL INDUSTRY – INDIAN SCENARIO ......................................................................................................... 4 Segmentation ............................................................................................................................................ 4 IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT IN RETAIL INDUSTRY ............................................................................... 6 Place .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Supply chain...
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...information about the growth of retailing industry in India. It examines the growing awareness and brand consciousness among people across different socio-economic classes in India and how the urban and semi-urban retail markets are witnessing significant growth. It explores the role of the Government of India in the industry�s growth and the need for further reforms. In India the vast middle class and its almost untapped retail industry are the key attractive forces for global retail giants wanting to enter into newer markets, which in turn will help the India Retail Industry to grow faster. The paper includes growth of retail sector in India, strategies, strength and opportunities of retail stores, retail format in India, recent trends, and opportunities and challenges. This paper concludes with the likely impact of the entry of global players into the Indian retailing industry. It also highlights the challenges faced by the industry in near future. INTRODUCTION The India Retail Industry is the largest among all the industries, accounting for over 10 per cent of the country�s GDP and around 8 per cent of the employment. The Retail Industry in India has come forth as one of the most dynamic and fast paced industries with several players entering the market. But all of them have not yet tasted success because of the heavy initial investments that are required to break even with other companies and compete with them. The India Retail Industry is gradually inching its way towards...
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...Political and Legal Environment Independence: 15th August 1947 (British colonial rule) System: Federal Parliamentary Democratic Republic Legislature: Bicameral legislature (upper house- states of India; lower house- people of India) May 2014 Election: Bharatiya Janata Party claimed majority, brought back single party rule. Trade Agreements: India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, India-Nepal Trade Treaty, CECA, ASEAN Political and Legal Environment Independence: 15th August 1947 (British colonial rule) System: Federal Parliamentary Democratic Republic Legislature: Bicameral legislature (upper house- states of India; lower house- people of India) May 2014 Election: Bharatiya Janata Party claimed majority, brought back single party rule. Trade Agreements: India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, India-Nepal Trade Treaty, CECA, ASEAN Future Political and Economic Agenda * Improving foreign investment climate * Developing a comprehensive WTO strategy * Reforming agriculture, food processing, and small-scale industry * Eliminating red tape (excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules) * Instituting better corporate governance * Accommodating an additional 10 million urban dwellers each year is a strategic policy issue. Future Political and Economic Agenda * Improving foreign investment climate * Developing a comprehensive WTO strategy * Reforming agriculture, food processing, and small-scale industry * Eliminating...
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...MALL S O N SMALL SHOPS A STUDY OF DELHI AND NCR Kumar Singh* Reetesh K umar Singh* Aditya Prakash Tripathi** O RGANIZED retail sector has witnessed a CAGR of around 35 per cent over the past five years and currently contributing around 10 per cent to the country’s GDP & eight percent of the employment. The Retail Sector is seeing investments of up to Rs. 6000 crore by the 20 prominent retail players. On the other hand (A report by Govt. of India in 2004 by the centre for policy alternatives entitled FDI in India’s retail sector: ‘More bad than good’ stated that) retailing is “probably the primary form of disguised unemployment, underemployment in the country. India has 35 towns each with a population of over one million. If Wal-Mart were to open an average Wal-Mart store in each of these cities and they reached the average Wal-Mart performance per store, we are looking at a turnover of over Rs. 80, 330 million ($1.82 billion) with only 10,195 employees. Extrapolating this with the average trend in India, it would mean displacing about 4,32,000 persons. If large retailers were to obtain 20 per cent of the retail trade, ‘this would mean a turnover of Rs. 800 billion ($ 18 billion) at current market price. And of course, would mean an employment of just 43,540 persons displacing meanly eight million persons employed in the unorganized retail sector. Understanding the importance of the issue, the present study is aimed to investigate the impact of Malls on small shops and Impact...
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...case the main motive of a firm is to tap new markets. This entry of one firm in to a foreign market will create a bandwagon effect thorough which their competitors will also enter that market. Again, when the competition sets in the foreign market, companies will be forced to take cost reduction measures to achieve higher profits will look for other destinations which have lower cost of production and thus the motive will become efficiency seeking and the cycle continues (Sethi et al, 2003). FDI is the measure of foreign ownership of productive assets. FDI can be through investments, participation in management, JVs, M&A, transfer of technology/ knowhow/ skills, creating a subsidiary or a new firm. Studies have shown that FDI involves change in share of production of domestic firms and foreign firms; this is to say that FDI...
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...Introduction Retailing in India is one of the pillars of its economy and accounts for 14 to 15% of its GDP The Indian retail market is estimated to be US$ 450 billion and one of the top five retail markets in the world by economic value. India is one of the fastest growing retail markets in the world, with 1.2 billion people India's retailing industry is essentially owner manned small shops. In 2010, larger format convenience stores and supermarkets accounted for about 4% of the industry, and these were present only in large urban centers. India's retail and logistics industry employs about 40 million Indians. Until 2011, Indian central government denied foreign direct investment (FDI) in multibrand retail, forbidding foreign groups from any ownership in supermarkets, convenience stores or any retail outlets. Even single-brand retail was limited to 51% ownership and a bureaucratic process. In November 2011, India's central government announced retail reforms for both multi-brand stores and single-brand stores. These market reforms paved the way for retail innovation and competition with multi-brand retailers such as Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco, as well single brand majors such as IKEA, Nike, and Apple. The announcement sparked intense activism, both in opposition and in support of the reforms. In December 2011, under pressure from the opposition, Indian government placed the retail reforms on hold till it reaches a consensus. In January 2012, India approved reforms for...
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...Contents Introduction 3 Literature review 4 Research methodology 9 Analysis 11 Case study: Tata’s Croma 16 Findings 20 FDI in Retail in India 21 Growth drivers in India for retail sector 22 Discussion 23 FDI in INDIA SECTOR WISE 23 Conclusion 25 Bibliography 27 Introduction Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is fund flow (inflow/outflow) between the countries wherein one gains benefit from their investment whereas another can exploit the opportunity to enhance the productivity and find out better position through performance. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the flow of funds between countries wherein one country reaps benefits from the investments and the other can make the most of the opportunity to improve the productivity and stabilize their position through performance. The Dictionary of Economics has defined FDI as investment in an overseas country through the acquisition of a company there of an operation on a new site. In other words, the capital inflows from abroad that is invested in to improve the production capability of the economy. Two forms of FDI: * Inward FDI * Outward FDI FDI is an important factor for growth and development in both developed and developing countries. FDI has seen a spectacular growth in the last two decades globally. Policies are formulated in order to accelerate inward flows. FDI provides good opportunities and benefits for both the host and home countries in terms of investments. The “home” countries...
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...INTRODUCTION- The word retail has its origin in French word retaillier and means “to cut a piece’’ or “to break bulk’ “Retailing is the sale of goods and services to the ultimate consumer for personal, family or household use.” According to Kotler: “Retailing includes all the activities involved in selling goods or services to the final consumers for personal, non business use” Retailing may be understood as the final step in the distribution of merchandise for consumption by the end consumers. Retailing is responsible for matching final consumer demand with supplies of different marketers. Retailing is high intensity competition industry, The reasons for its popularity lie in its ability to provide easier access to variety of products, freedom of choice and many services to consumers. The Indian retail is dotted by traditionally market place called bazaars or haats comprises of numerous small and large shops, selling different or similar merchandise -India retail industry is the largest industry in India, with an employment of around 8% and contributing to over 10% of the country's GDP. Retail industry in India is expected to rise 25% yearly being driven by strong income growth, changing lifestyles, and favorable demographic patterns. A further increase of 7-8% is expected in the industry of retail in India by growth in consumerism in urban areas, rising incomes, and a steep rise in rural It is the second fastest growing economy...
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...Foreign Direct Investment in Indian Retail Sector * Dr. A. Vinayagamoorthy,Ph.D., ** C. Sankar * Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Periyar University, Salem-11. Tamil Nadu.E-Mail: avm_2007@yahoo.com ** Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Periyar University, Salem-11. Tamil Nadu. E-Mail: sankar_4577@yahoo.com; sankarzee.c@gmail.com; Mobile No. (0)9566997631 Abstract FDI is a tool for economic growth through its strengthening of domestic capital, productivity and employment. FDI also plays a vital role in the up gradation of technology, skills and managerial capabilities in various sectors of the economy. The present paper attempts to analyze significance of the FDI Inflows in Indian retail sector since 1991 and relating the growth of retail sector FDI in generation of employment in terms of skilled and unskilled. Supporters of FDI in retail trade talk of how ultimately the consumer is benefited by both price reductions and improved selection, brought about by the technology and know-how of foreign players in the market. This in turn can lead to greater output and domestic consumption. Introduction The retail industry in India is of late often being hailed as one of the sunrise sectors in the economy. AT Kearney, the well-known international management consultancy, recently identified India as the ‘second most attractive retail destination’ globally from among thirty emergent markets. It has made India the cause of a good deal of excitement...
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...Multi Brand Retail 1. Overview of the industry: Retailing in India is one of the pillars of its economy and accounts for 14 to 15 percent of its GDP. The Indian retail market is estimated to be US$ 500 billion and one of the top five retail markets in the world by economic value. Comprising of organized and unorganized sectors, Indian retail industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India. The organised retail trade accounts for merely 8-10% of the total retail. According to the 10th Annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) of A.T. Kearney, India is having a very strong growth fundamental base. India's retail market is expected to grow at 7% over the next 10 years, reaching a size of US$ 850 billion by 2020. Traditional retail is expected to grow at 5% and reach a size of US$ 650 billion (76%), while organized retail is expected to grow at 25% and reach a size of US$ 200 billion by 2020. The Government of India had been considering opening up the Multi Brand Retail Trade (MBRT) sector to FDI for some time. They had released a discussion paper in 2010 on the topic and had extensively gathered public, academic and industry views on the issue. In November 2011, the Government came out with its proposal for the new FDI policy. However, unable to achieve political consensus on the issue, they had to shelve their plans for the enactment of the policy. Finally the Government decided to pass the new FDI policy on MBRT in September 2012. 2. Growth over last few...
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...STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF DLF DLF INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED DLF INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED INTRODUCTION: DLF Limited (Delhi Land & Finance) is the largest commercial real estate developer in India. It was founded by Raghuvendra Singh in 1946 and is based in New Delhi, India. The company operates through three reportable segments, namely, residential, commercial, and retail. It is associated with the development of residential, commercial and retail properties. The company caters to three segments of the residential market - Super Luxury, Luxury and Mid-Income. The Annuity business of the company comprises mainly of rental businesses of offices and retail. The company is headed by Indian billionaire Kushal Pal Singh. Kushal Pal Singh, according to the Forbes listing of richest billionaires in 2009, was the 98th richest man in the world and the world's richest property developer. The company's US$ 2 billion IPO in July, 2007 was India's biggest IPO in history. In its first quarter results for the period ending 30 June 2007, the company reported a turnover of Rs. 3,120.98 Crore and profits after taxes of Rs. 1,515.48 Crore. VISION MISSION AND VALUES DLF Vision To contribute significantly to building the new India and become the world’s most valuable real estate company. DLF Mission To build world-class real-estate concepts across six business lines with the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, quality and customer service. DLF Values Sustained efforts to...
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...FDI IN RETAIL: BENEFICIAL OR DETRIMENTAL AND IT’S FUTURE AFFECT ON INDIAN ECONOMY BY HARJOT KAUR PARMAR (UGC NET, MBA, PGDM, BBA,) ABSTRACT FDI is a type of investment that involves the injection of foreign funds into an enterprise that operates in a different country of origin from the investor. Regardless of today’s crisis, India is considered as one of the most superlative place by foreign investors because of its increasing young population and rising disposable income among the middle class society, that is why large corporations like walmart are showing keen interest in initiating there retail operations in India. But mass round of discussions and debate has started after Government decision on 14 September 2012 allowing FDI in aviation up to 49%, in the broadcast sector up to 74%, in multi-brand retail up to 51% and in single-brand retail up to 100% with high level of disagreement and resistance from the opposition who believe that entry of Big Corporations in retail sector will badly effect the crores of retail shopkeepers and vendors resulting in depart of kirana stores, Whereas government is in favor and believe that it will generate large scale of employment, benefit both farmers as well as consumers and will help in reducing inflation. This research paper aim is to find why foreign investors are attracted towards India, find arguments in favor and against of FDI and what will be its effect on Indian economy in future, whether FDI will be favorable...
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...GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF RETAIL INDUSTRY IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS SUNITA SIKRI & Ms. DIPTI WADHWA Assistant Professor M.L.N College Yamuna Nagar-Haryana ABSTRACT The Indian Retail Industry is the fifth largest in the world. Comprising of organized and unorganized sectors, Indian retail industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India, especially over the last few years. Though initially the retail industry in India was mostly unorganized, however with the change of taste and preferences of consumers, the Industry is getting more popular these days and getting organized as well. The Indian Retail Industry is expected to grow from US$330 billion in 2007 to US$640 billion by 2015. According to the 10th Annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) of A.T. Kearney, India is having a very strong growth fundamental base that’s why it’s the perfect time to enter into Indian Retail Market. Indian Retail Market accounts for 22% of country’s GDP and it contributes to 8% of the total employment. The total retail spending is estimated to double in the next five years. Of this, organized retail –currently growing at a CAGR of 22%- is estimated to be 21% of total expenditure. The unorganized retail sector is expected to grow at about 10% per annum with sales expected to rise from $309 billion in 2006-07 to $496 billion in 2011-12. This paper focused on changing face of Retail Industry, organized or unorganized retail industry, major players in retail industry and also highlights...
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