INDUSTRY EVOLUTION

Traditionally retailing in India can be traced to
The emergence of the neighborhood �Kirana� stores catering to the convenience of the consumers
Era of government support for rural retail: Indigenous franchise model of store chains run by Khadi & Village Industries Commission
1980s experienced slow change as India began to open up economy.
Textiles sector with companies like Bombay Dyeing, Raymond's, S Kumar's and Grasim first saw the emergence of retail chains
Later Titan successfully created an organized retailing concept and established a series of showrooms for its premium watches
The latter half of the 1990s saw a fresh wave of entrants with a shift from Manufactures to Pure Retailers.
For e.g. Food World, Subhiksha and Nilgiris in food and FMCG; Planet M and Music World in music; Crossword and Fountainhead in books.
Post 1995 onwards saw an emergence of shopping centers
Mainly in urban areas, with facilities like car parking
Targeted to provide a complete destination experience for all segments of society
Emergence of hyper and super markets trying to provide customer with 3 V�s - Value, Variety and Volume
Expanding target consumer segment: The Sachet revolution - example of reaching to the bottom of the pyramid. At year end of 2000 the size of the Indian organized retail industry is estimated at Rs. 13,000 crore