Advantage India
Robust
Demand
*India is one of the most promising and developing marketplaces in the world. There is a great deal of desire among multinational corporations to take advantage of the consumer base in India and to enter the market first.
*Increasing purchasing power has led to growing demand.
*Nearly 60 shopping malls encompassing a total retail space of 23.25 million sq. ft are expected to become operational during 2023-25.
*India's retail sector boasts an impressive market size, ranking fourth globally and contributing over 10% to the nation's GDP.
Innovation
In Financing
*Collective effort of financial houses and banks with retailers are enabling consumers to go for durable products with easy credit.
*Many global investors are investing in the retail sector either by buying a stake in existing assets or through greenfield development platforms.
*According to EY, E-commerce companies raised US$ 2.44 billion in PE/VC funding in 2023 from 85 deals, down from US$ 5.36 billion across 162 deals in 2022.
Increasing
Investments
*Due to India’s wealth of resources, availability of labour at relatively low costs, and special investment wages such tax breaks, etc., foreign corporations prefer to invest here.
*Amazon is increasing its investment in India by US$ 15 billion over the next seven years, bringing its total investment to US$ 26 billion.
*India’s retail trading sector attracted US$ 4.63 billion FDIs between April 2000-March 2024.
*The retail sector in India accounts for over 10% of the country’s GDP and around 8% of the workforce (35+ million). It is expected to create 25 million new jobs by 2030.
Policy
Support
*To improve the business climate and make it simpler for foreign companies to register fully owned subsidiaries in India, the Indian government has implemented a number of rules, regulations, and policies.
*100% FDI allowed in single-brand retail under the automatic route.
*Liberalisation of FDI is expected to give a boost to Ease of Doing Business and Make in India.
Avenue Supermarts
Avenue Supermarts Limited is an India-based company which owns and operates DMart stores. DMart is a supermarket chain that offers customers a range of home and personal products under one roof. Each DMart store stocks home utility products including food, toiletries, beauty products, garments, kitchenware, bed and bath linen, home appliances and others. The company offers its products under various categories, such as bed and bath, dairy and frozen, fruits and vegetables, crockery, toys and games, kid’s apparel, ladies’ garments, apparel for men, home and personal care, daily essentials, grocery and staples, and DMart private label brands. DMart has a presence in over 196 locations across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, NCR, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Rajasthan. The company has multiple stores in cities such as Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, and Surat. In 2020, the company planned to expand its business to Delhi and widen its presence in the country.
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Shoppers Stop
Shoppers Stop Limited is engaged in the business of retailing a range of household and consumer products through departmental stores. Its products include apparels and non-apparels. Its non-apparel category includes cosmetics, personal accessories and leather goods, home wares, electronics, books, and music. The company, through its website, Shoppersstop.com, offers international and national brands in men's, women's and kids’ apparel, gifts and fashion accessories such as ladies watches, men's watches, artificial jewellery, fine jewellery, handbags, fragrances, men's and women's footwear, home furnishing and decor products. It has over six private brands, namely STOP, Kashish, Life, Haute Curry, Velorio Fratini and Elliza Donatein. It offers First Citizen Loyalty Program for customers. Its application is available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Read MoreAditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited
ABFRL is a part of the Aditya Birla Group, a fortune 500 worldwide company. The group is supported by a remarkable force of over 140,000 employees from over 100 different nationalities. The company is built on a solid foundation of stakeholder value creation. Today, over 50% of Group revenues flow from overseas operations that span 36 countries in North and South America, Africa and Asia.Company. The company's portfolio of prestigious brands includes Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England and Pantaloons. In the third quarter of FY24, company’s revenue stood at Rs. 4,167 crore (US$ 502.05 million).
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