Growth Factors in Indian Organized Retail Sector
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The growth factors in Indian organized sector are various but it is mainly due to the fact that India's economy is booming.
Also, the rise in the working population which is young, pay- packets which are hefty, more nuclear families in urban areas, rise in the number of women working, more disposable income and customer aspiration, western influences and growth in expenditure for luxury items. All these are the factors for the growth in Indian organized retail sector.
In fact, India retail industry is the fastest growing industry in India and it accounts for 10% of the country's GDP. In 2006, the retail industry in India amounted to US$ 200 billion and out of this, the organized retail sector in India amounted to US$ 6.4 billion. By 2010, the Indian organized retail sector is expected to rise to US$ 23 billion. In 2003, the Indian organized retailing sector accounted for more than 4.5 million sq. ft of space absorption by malls.
Many Indian companies have entered the retail industry in India and this is also a factor in the growth of Indian organized retail sector. Reliance Industries Limited is planning to invest US$ 6 billion in the organized retail sector in India by opening 1500 supermarkets and 1000 hypermarkets. Bharti Telecoms is planning a joint venture worth £ 750 million with Tesco a global retail giant. Pantaloons is planning to invest US$ 1 billion in order to increase its retail space to 30 million square feet. Such huge investments is also a factor in the growth of the organized retail sector in India.
Global retail giants are also entering the retail industry in India and this is also one of the factors in the growth of the organized retail sector in India. The global retail giants who are entering the organized retail sector in India are:
Also, the rise in the working population which is young, pay- packets which are hefty, more nuclear families in urban areas, rise in the number of women working, more disposable income and customer aspiration, western influences and growth in expenditure for luxury items. All these are the factors for the growth in Indian organized retail sector.
Many Indian companies have entered the retail industry in India and this is also a factor in the growth of Indian organized retail sector. Reliance Industries Limited is planning to invest US$ 6 billion in the organized retail sector in India by opening 1500 supermarkets and 1000 hypermarkets. Bharti Telecoms is planning a joint venture worth £ 750 million with Tesco a global retail giant. Pantaloons is planning to invest US$ 1 billion in order to increase its retail space to 30 million square feet. Such huge investments is also a factor in the growth of the organized retail sector in India.
Global retail giants are also entering the retail industry in India and this is also one of the factors in the growth of the organized retail sector in India. The global retail giants who are entering the organized retail sector in India are:
- Wal- Mart
- Tesco
- Carrefour SA
- Metro AG
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