Issues:• Recent trends in the Indian retailing industry, changing requirements and preferences of consumers, Understanding changing consumer lifestyles and fulfilling their needs, Successful retailing formats
Background NoteThe organized retail industry in India did not evolve till the early 1990s. Until then, the industry was dominated by the un-organized sector. It was a sellers market, with a limited number of brands, and little choice available to customers.
Lack of trained manpower, tax laws and government regulations all discouraged the growth of organized retailing in India during that period. Lack of consumer awareness and restrictions over entry of foreign players into the sector also contributed to the delay in the growth of organized retailing.
This allowed the un-organized sector to rule the Indian retailing industry. It was during this time that the foundation of PRIL was laid by Biyani. Biyani was a commerce graduate with a post-graduate diploma in marketing. After spending five years in managing his family business of trading textile and yarn, he started with apparel manufacturing in the mid-1980s.
In 1987, he launched Manz Wear Pvt. Ltd. for making the country's first readymade