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FDI in Indian Retail - College Term Papers

FDI in Indian Retail

FDI in Indian Retail

Some Facts:
* Retail industry in India is valued at about US$550 billion, which is about 30% of the Indian GDP.
* Food and Beverages constitute about 70% of the Indian retail.
* Indian retail can be divided into
+ Organized retail:
o With major players like Future Group (Big Bazaar, Pantaloons), Reliance Fresh, Shopper's Stop, etc.
o It forms about 4% of the Indian retail Industry.
+ Unorganized retail:
o These are the local convenience stores, Kirana stores, etc.
o They constitute about 96% of the Indian retail.
* Retail industry can be divided into following formats:

Format
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Cash and Carry formats are basically wholesale retailers. They mainly cater to HORECA (Hotels, Restaurants and Caterers). But any retailer with the requisite license can buy form a Cash and Carry wholesaler. Individual consumers do not get these licenses.
* Supply chain refers to back-end retail infrastructure.
+ Bharti-Walmart joint venture (Easy Day stores):
o Bharti invests in front-end and Walmart invests in back-end.
o Bharti gains from Walmart's expertise in back-end.
o Walmart gains by getting an entry into a major retail market like India.
Indian govt. recently came with a proposal to increase FDI in Indian retail:
* Multi branded retail from 0% to 51%
* Single branded retail from 51% to 100%
More points in the proposal:
* FDI would be allowed only in the largest 53 cities, with a population of more than 1 million.
* At least 30% of the products will be sources from India SMEs (Small and Medium scale industries in India).
* 50% of FDI should go ...

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Added: 4/15/2012 11:17:29 PM
Submitted By: tanuj20
Category: Business
Type: Free Paper
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