FDI in retail sector in India and its impact on retail traders ABSTRACT: Allowing FDI in multi brand retailing has recently generated tremendous euphoria for some and fear for others. It is based on the notion that it will open floodgates for foreign retailers to invest and will change the retail landscape forever in India. The factors that attracted investment in India are stable economic policies‚ availability of cheap and quality human resources‚ and opportunities of new unexplored markets
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FDI in Retail is a Great Opportunity Much of the reaction to the opening of retail sector does not take into account an important fact: businesses fail The Union government‚ after the recent petrol price increase‚ may be in a mood for reforms. Opening multi-brand for foreign direct investment (FDI) seems to be the next logical step. Thinking about international retailers‚ the US-based retailer Wal-Mart often springs to mind. Wal-Mart is symbolic of foreign retailers so this is not surprising. It
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Retail Expansion Strategies Summary: The article discusses the elements of retail expansion‚ the necessary components and analysis of each component to achieve a successful expansion. The first step of retail expansion is an objective appraisal of the existing business. The author discusses that all elements must be taken into account‚ including but not limited to certain amount of luck. In other words‚ the successful retail concept in one area may not necessarily translate into another
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hybrid model that combined it with a retail presence. Yet‚ by 1994 Dell realized that it wouldn’t be able to sustain itself and withdrew from the retail distribution channel. Our paper will analyze the reasons behind its exit from the retail sector and why it failed where its competitors such as Compaq succeeded. It also delves into some of the expansion strategies that Dell should pursue in other countries. We hypothesize that Dell’s failure in using the retail channel can be attributed to the
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RETAIL MANAGEMENT Retail Mix-Reliance Fresh Submitted By: Donna Antony P13176 COMPANY PROFILE: Reliance Fresh is the convenience store format which forms part of the retail business of Reliance Industries of India which is headed by Mukesh Ambani The company already has in excess of 560 reliance fresh outlets across the country. They started their retail journey in November 2006 with its first Reliance Fresh store. Today it operates in over 93 cities across India with 700+ stores with a family
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the reality we live in every time we make a purchase. Retail anthropology is the study of consumers’ shopping habits in order to choose the best locations‚ retail sites‚ and designs for the space within each store. This may seem like such a good idea for businesses and even for the people‚ but is it really a good idea? Being able to control what the masses may buy can be a powerful tool against the people. Surveillance of consumers by retail anthropologists is manipulative and unethical because it’s
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Case Study: BT Retail Executive Summary BT was created in 1981 when the telecommunications arm of the British Post Office was reformed as a separate entity in preparation for privatisation in 1994. The various challenges came with this privatisation which included competition‚ very tight government regulations which had an impact on product prices and the day to day running of the business. As a result of the privatisation‚ a different direction had to be adopted by the company as having
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Trends in Retail Marketing strategy Retail Marketing The essence of retail marketing is developing merchandise and services that satisfy specific needs of customers‚ and supplying them at prices that will yield profits. Thereby the concept is a philosophy‚ not a system of retailing or retail structure. In today’s CRM landscape the old analogy comparing the rifle and shotgun approaches to message and / or offer delivery is perhaps more appropriate than ever‚ as more retail organizations
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Case Study: Thistle Co. of Australia Triquestra Fuels Thistle ’s Multi-Site Retail Business Transformation RETAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Background of Thistle Company of Australia (TCOA) Thistle Company of Australia (TCOA or Thistle) is a privately held company that currently owns and operates Australia ’s largest independent network of Shell-branded service stations and adjoined retail premises. Headquartered in Brisbane‚ and operating across Queensland and New South Wales‚ Australia‚ Thistle
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Rajasthan‚ Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Duke‚ Wall-Mart’s CEO opined that FDI in retail would contain inflation by reducing wastage of farm output as 30% to 40% of the produce does not reach the end-consumer. In India‚ there is an opportunity to work all the way up to farmers in the back-end chain. Part of inflation is due to the fact that produces do not reach the end-consumer‚ a similar trend was noticed when organized retail became popular in the US. The government has added an element of social benefit
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