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GREATER NOIDA
Dr. S. K. Mishra
MBA (HOD)
BBS INSTITUTE Of
MANAGEMENT
STUDIES GR. NOIDA.
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Research Report entitled on "FUTURE
IN MALL MANAGEMENT IN DELHI & NCR REGION".Being
submitted by “SANDEEP KUMAR GAUTAM” in fulfillment of
the requirement of master of business administration degree,
of U.P. TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY is a record of an independent
work done by him under my guidance and supervision.
(Lecturer)
Greater noida.
Date………………..
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DECLARATION
Place:
(Sandeep Kumar Gautam)
Date:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank all of them who in one way or the other have
helped me.
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PREFACE
I have tried to put my best efforts to complete this task on the basis
of skill that I have achieved during my studies in the institute.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Objective
2 Executive Summary
8 Footfall Mathematics
9 Footfall Statistics
15 Ultimate Prescription
16 Epilogue
17 Limitations
18 Bibliography
19 Annexure – Questionnaire
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Objective
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY :
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For the Indian mass affluent, the call of the mall is proving irresistible. Malls
increasingly dot the urban Indian landscape and their packed parking lots, busy
food courts and restaurants, crowded anchor stores and noisy gaming arcades
affluence. The secret of the lure of the mall lies in its mass appeal - it has
end brands for couples, gaming and other amusement facilities for kids, a large
choice of cuisines for family meals, and, of course, the multiplex theatres.
In many ways, malls reflect the state of our society and act as agents of change.
Rising incomes and busier lifestyles are creating the space for malls in the lives
of retail space specially the malls, the Tier II cities are no longer behind in the
race. If development plans till 2007 is studied it shows the projection of 220
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shopping malls, with 139 malls in metros and the remaining 81 in the Tier II
cities. The government of states like Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR)
are very upbeat about permitting the use of land for commercial development
thus increasing the availability of land for retail space; thus making NCR render
HYDERABAD
MUMBAI
DELHI & NCR
PUNE
TIER II CITIES
BANGLORE
With such quantum of new format retail space in the pipeline, innovation,
striking the right tenant mix, effective mall management and provision of ample
parking space are components that will decide the future success of mall
developments.
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The surrounding area covered up in this analysis was Delhi & NCR. The
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Introduction to retail in
India
With organized retail in India pegged at Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) -- out
to provide differentiated services to clients. Till now sales people were the link
between the retailer and the producer. But sales personnel are busy selling a
product and do not have a fair idea of what retailing is about. The focus is to
prioritize retail. That is, not only to sell a product to a consumer but to get the
consumer to interact with the product. Gone are the days when retailing
in the know - to be constantly on the move, keeping tabs on the shifting trends
in the market place and maneuvering your strategy to stay on top. The retail
arena today is very different - the opportunities are incredible but exploiting
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Super smart shoppers know all the rules of the game. They can instantly
sense a good buy and lap it up or sniff out a bad product and dismiss it. Their
expectations are tough to meet but for retailers aiming to make a big sale,
there is not much of a choice but to find ways to win customers over and keep
infrastructure, this becomes a formidable task. So how are Indian retailers coping up
and how long will it be before organized retail becomes the primary way of selling.
This report also surveys the property market and reiterates the significance of IT in
organized retail before presenting a payback analysis to reveal the financial aspects
involved.
India's attempt to go the international way in retailing has met with some success
though not quite as expected. At about 2 per cent of the total retail market, we are
still only scraping the surface. Easy to see why. Only a few large industry houses
have invested in this sector and even fewer have put in any significant sums of
of the consuming market, complex geographical and cultural structure made more
immediately.
But a tremendous opportunity exists in the Indian market and organized retail will
prevail as in other parts of the world. It is only a matter of time before that happens
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and it is probably closer than we imagine. This is the right time to invest and
continue investing in the business. Profits may come in only after five or even seven
years, but that's the way this industry operates and unlike some of the other sectors,
this is not a business where revenues are imaginary and profits illusory. The market
exists, the consumer is out there spending that money somewhere - you just have to
In this review the state of business and potential and more importantly, study the
best practices being followed by various retailers in India. I also present in-depth
analysis of practices in the food and apparel sectors supported by case studies and
The size of the industry is estimated at Rs 16,000 crore and is growing at the
rate of about 18-20 per cent per annum. The two areas that have seen action in
organized retail are apparel and food retailing with sales of Rs 5,000 crore and
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Executive Summary
Retailing, considered a sunrise industry today after InfoTech, is the most happening
industry with almost all the big players vying for a share of the coveted pie. Buoyed
by a strong increase in private consumption (see graph), retailing is one industry that
is waiting to explode.
Today however, organized retailing is less than 2 per cent of the retailing industry in
India, that is, about Rs 5,000 crore.(see table) Therefore, there is no real retail
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Share of Organized Retail
strategies are adopted. Retail businesses have broken rank and seem poised to
across India. As per some estimates, there are over 200 retail mall projects under
construction or under active planning stage spanning over 25 cities. This may
translate into over 25 million sq. ft. of new retail space in the market within next 24
months.
Huge retail formats, with high quality ambience and very courteous and ambivalent
sales staff, are the regular features of retail formats in most Asian countries.
However, in India except for a few big towns where modern retailing formats
abound, these features are grossly missing. I expect organized retailing to slowly
penetrate the second rung and smaller towns, which will catapult the growth rate for
the sector.
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Even though the big retail chains are concentrating on the upper segment and
selling products at higher prices like Crossroads, Akbarally's and Shopper's Stop,
retail stores are sprouting that cater to the needs of middle class. With a huge
middle class population, the retailers like RPG's Food world are tapping this market.
The customers are in a dilemma as to pick which one. Simon Bell of AT Kearney
says "There is a close relation between the growth of brands and the growth of the
organized retailing. Companies selling branded products prefer to have big and
organized retail outlets such as supermarkets where they can be differentiated from
unbranded products"
Though doubts have been cast on the future of Indian retailing it is our belief that the
retail boom is yet to happen. While the industry is in the introduction stage in most
geographies, it has just entered the growth region in the metro cities.
Today, the right product mix, right sourcing strategy, and the right communications
This paper begins by analyzing the retail formats in the present Indian scenario and
proceeds to outline the key strategic factors in retailing. In the last part the paper
shows the challenges facing retail and the recommendations for making organized
retailing a success.
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Definition of retailing
Retailing is all the activities involved in selling goods and services directly to final
Although most retailing is done in retail stores, in recent years non-store retailing
Store retailing: retail stores come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and new retail
characteristics:
Amount of service
Product line
Relative prices
Control of outlets
(1) Self-service retailers increased rapidly in the US during the Great Depression in
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process to save money. Today, self-service is the basis of all discount operations,
(2) Limited service retailers, such as Sears and J C Penney, provide more sales
assistance because they carry more shopping goods about which consumers need
(3) Full service retailers, such as specialty stores and first-class department stores,
have salespeople to assist customers in every phase of the shopping process. Full
service stores usually carry more specialty goods for which customers like to be
waited on. They provide more liberal return policies, various credit plans, free
Product line: retailers can also be classified by the depth and breadth of their
product assortments:
(1) Specialty stores carry a narrow product line with a deep assortment within that
line. Examples include stores selling sporting goods, books, furniture, electronics,
flowers, or toys. Today, specialty stores are flourishing, due to the increasing use of
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(2) A department store carries a wide variety of product lines. Each line is
merchandisers. Department Stores, are large retail stores with a fashion orientation
virtually every major city in the world, most department stores today are part of
larger retail organizations that operate a flagship (or main) store, as well as branch
stores in shopping centers and malls. The biggest single segment of their business
is apparel and accessories, accounting on average for more than two-thirds of sales.
Most department stores also offer a range of customer services such as personal
(a) The merchandising division, responsible for the planning, buying, and direct
selling of merchandise;
(b) The publicity division, which handles advertising, display, public relations, and
(c) The control division, which deals with credit, accounting, and other financial
matters;
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(d) And the store management division, which covers personnel, service, store
Within these four divisions are many subdivisions. The heads, or managers, of the
four principal divisions report to the general management of the store. Many
that carry a wide variety of food, laundry, and household products. Most US
supermarket stores are owned by large chains such as Safeway, Kroger, Publix,
Winn-Dixie, Jewel, and Tops.Chains account for almost 70% of all supermarket
type of retail outlet for food products. An average supermarket handles thousands of
edible items including meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, canned
groceries, bakery items, delicatessen, and frozen foods. Some also carry items such
cleaners, paper products, health and beauty aids, and housewares. The markets are
located in shopping centers, neighborhood areas, business and centers, and along
highways.
(4) Convenience stores are small stores that carry a limited line of high-turnover
convenience goods. These stores located near residential areas and remain open
long hours, seven days a week. Convenience stores must charge high prices to
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make up for higher operating costs and lower sales volume, but they satisfy an
(5) Superstores, combination stores, and hypermarkets are all larger than the
because their wider assortment allows prices to be 5-6% higher than conventional
supermarkets'. Combination stores are combined food and drug stores. Examples
products in wire baskets are stacked high on metal racks, and forklifts move through
aisles during selling hours to restock shelves. They usually give discounts to
customers who carry their own heavy appliances and furniture out of the store.
Relative prices: retailers can also be classified by the prices they charge. Most
retailers charge regular prices and offer normal quality goods and customer service.
Some offer higher quality goods and service at higher prices. Retailers that feature
(1) Discount stores sell standard merchandise at lower prices by accepting lower
margins and selling higher volume. Occasional discounts or specials does not make
a store a discount store. A true discount store regularly sells its merchandise at
In recent years, facing intense competition from other discounters and department
stores, many discount retailers have "traded up" by improving their decor, adding
new lines and services, and opening suburban branches. This, of course, has led
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to higher costs and prices. With the discounters trading up, off-price retailers have
moved in to fill the low-price, high-volume gap. They obtain a changing and
retailers. The three main types of off-price retailers are factory outlets,
Control of outlets: about 80% of all retail stores are independents, accounting for
2/3 of retail sales. Other forms of ownership include the corporate chain, the
voluntary chain and retailer cooperative, the franchise organization, and the
merchandising conglomerate.
The chain store is one of the most important retail developments of this century.
Corporate chains appear in all types of retailing, but they are strongest in
department, variety, food, drug, shoe, and women's clothing stores. The size of
corporate chains allows them to buy in large quantities at lower prices, and chains
gain promotional economies because their advertising costs are spread out over
many stores and over a large sales volume. Chain stores, are two or more retail
stores dealing in the same general kind of merchandise and operated by the same
unlike the independent retailer, does not make policy decisions and is responsible to
the individual or company that owns the store. Chain stores deal mainly in general
merchandise, food, drugs, and shoes; many variety and discount stores are chains
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The great success of corporate chains caused many independents to band together
franchisees) who buy the right to own and operate one or more units in the
gas stations, video stores, auto rentals, hair cutting salons, real estate, and dozen of
other goods and services. The compensation received by the franchiser may
include an initial fee, a royalty on sales, lease fees for equipment, and a share of the
profits.
retailing forms under central ownership and share some distribution and
Type of store cluster: Most stores today cluster together to increase their
shopping:
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Central business districts were the main form of retail cluster until the 1950's.
Every large city and town had a central business district with banks, department
stores, specialty stores, and movie theatres. When people began to move to the
suburbs, however, these central business districts (with their traffic, parking, and
managed as a unit. All shopping centers combined account for about 1/3 of all retail
sales.
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Non-Store Retailing: although most goods and services are sold through stores,
non-store retailing has been growing much faster than store retailing.
Traditional store retailers are facing increasing sales competition from catalogs,
services, home and office parties, and other direct retailing approaches.
vending:
Direct Marketing vehicles are used to obtain immediate orders directly from
mail and mail-order catalogs, it has taken on several additional forms, including
telemarketing, direct radio and TV, and on-line computer shopping. Its growing use
(2) higher costs of driving, including traffic congestion and parking problems;
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(7) growth of computer power & communication technology; and
Direct Selling, or door-to-door retailing, started centuries ago with roving peddlers.
Today, it has grown into a huge industry, with more than 600 companies selling
direct selling companies are thriving, door-to-door selling has a somewhat uncertain
future.
Automatic Vending is not new. In 215 B.C., Egyptians could buy sacrificial water
from coin-operated dispensers. But this method of selling soared after World War II.
There are now about 4.5 million vending machines in the US -- one for every 55
vending machines offer consumers greater convenience 24 hours a day, and have
replaced many services formally requiring a human interface. For example, when
was the last time you went to the bank and actually talked with a "live person?”
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The expensive equipment and labour required to stock and service vending
machines makes this a costly channel of distribution, and prices of vended goods
are often 15-20% higher than those in retail stores. So, the adage "there's no free
lunch" still holds -we have to pay for the convenience that vending machines
provide.
The Wheel of Retailing concept states that new types of retailers usually begin as
replaced.
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India is estimated to have a population of 1.04 billion as of 2003. Population growth
is expected to stabilize at approximately one and a half percent in the next few
years. In recent years, there has been a trend in the movement of population from
in the cities as well as a preference of the younger generation to move away from
agriculture.
The percentage of population moving to Class I towns, which are basically large
cities with a population of over 1 million, has seen significant growth in recent years.
As a result of this trend, the percentage of population living in urban areas, has seen
dramatic growth in the past two decades. One of the important demographic trends
in recent times is the change in the age profile of the population. The percentage of
the population in the 15 to 59 year age group, which is largely the country’s
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POPULATION POPULATION- BREAK
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The Global Retail Industry-An Overview
Retail has played a major role world over in increasing productivity across a wide
range of consumer goods and services .The impact can be best seen in countries
like U.S.A., U.K., Mexico, Thailand and more recently China. Economies of countries
like Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Dubai are also heavily assisted
by the retail sector. Retail is the second-largest industry in the United States both in
worldwide. The retail industry employs more than 22 million Americans and
generates more than $3 trillion in retail sale annually. Retailing is a U.S. $7 trillion
sector.
Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer. Already the world’s largest employer with
over 1million associates, Wal-Mart displaced oil giant Exxon Mobil as the world’s
largest company when it posted $219 billion in sales for fiscal 2001. Wal-Mart has
become the most successful retail brand in the world due its ability to leverage size,
market clout, and efficiency to create market dominance. Wal-Mart heads Fortune
magazine list of top 500 companies in the world. Forbes Annual List of Billionaires
GLOBAL RETAIL
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1999 2002 2006
Total Retail (US$ Billion) 150 180 225
5 Metro Germany
As the corporates – the Piramals, the Tatas, the Rahejas, ITC, S.Kumar’s, RPG
Enterprises, and mega retailers- Crosswords, Shopper’s Stop, and Pantaloons race
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to develop the retailing sector, retail as an industry in India is coming alive. Retail
annual rate of 7% during 1999-2002. With the upturn in economic growth during
2003, retail sales are also expected to expand at a higher pace of nearly 10%.
Across the country, retail sales in real terms are predicted to rise more rapidly than
consumer expenditure during 2003-08. The forecast growth in real retail sales during
2003- 2008 is 8.3% per year, compared with 7.1% for consumer expenditure.
Modernization of the Indian retail sector will be reflected in rapid growth in sales of
Sales from these large-format stores are to expand at growth rates ranging from
24% to 49% per year during 2003-2008, according to a latest report by Euro monitor
A.T.Kearney Inc. places India 6th on a global retail development index. The country
has the highest per capita outlets in the world - 5.5 outlets per 1000 population.
the USA.
beverages and tobacco accounted for as much as 71% of retail sales in 2002. The
share of food related items had, however, declined over the review period, down
from 73% in 1999. This is not unexpected, because with income growth, Indians, like
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with food products. Sales through supermarkets and department stores are small
compared with overall retail sales. Nevertheless, their sales have grown much more
rapidly, at almost a triple rate (about 30% per year during the review period). This
during the next few years, with the rapid growth in numbers of such outlets due to
The factors responsible for the development of the retail sector in India can be
Liberalization of the Indian economy which has led to the opening up of the
market for consumer goods has helped the MNC brands like Kellogg’s, Unilever,
Nestle, etc. to make significant inroads into the vast consumer market by offering
etc.
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The Internet revolution is making the Indian consumer more accessible to the
growing influences of domestic and foreign retail chains. Reach of satellite T.V.
channels is helping in creating awareness about global products for local markets.
About 47% of India’s population is under the age of 20; and this will increase to 55%
by 2015.
channels, and display the highest propensity to spend, will immensely contribute to
the growth of the retail sector in the country. As India continues to get strongly
integrated with the world economy riding the waves of globalization, the retail sector
The Indian retail sector is estimated to have a market size of about $ 180 billion; but
the organized sector represents only 2% share of this market. Most of the organized
retailing in the country has just started recently, and has been concentrated mainly
in the metro cities. India is the last large Asian economy to liberalize its retail sector.
In Thailand, more than 40% of all consumer goods are sold through the super
markets and departmental stores. A similar phenomenon has swept through all other
Asian countries. Organized retailing in India has a huge scope because of the vast
market and the growing consciousness of the Consumer about product quality and
services.
grow rapidly, especially through increased levels of penetration in larger towns and
metros and also as it begins to spread to smaller cities and B class towns. Fuelling
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this growth is the growth in development of the retail-specific properties and malls.
According to the estimates available with Fitch, close to 25mn sq. ft. of retail space
is being developed and will be available for occupation over the next 36-48 months.
A McKinsey report on India says organized retailing would increase the efficiency
and productivity of entire gamut of economic activities, and would help in achieving
higher GDP growth. At 6%, the share of employment of retail in India is low, even
What is it that has made the Piraml’s, the Tata’s, the Raheja’s, ITC and scores of
others take a plunge into mega retailing? Why is market research, space
Organized retail network was seen only in fabrics, with large mills building their own
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Currently there are about 5130000 retail outlets selling about Rs4790bn worth of
products. Retail universe in India comprises large, medium general stores, chemists
the number of pan-bidi outlets are steadily rising. On account of the fragmented
nature of Indian retail industry the inhabitants to stores ratio in India is about 150:1,
i.e. there is a store catering to every 150 people. This ratio varies from country to
country. In china the ratio is similar to that of India where as incase of more
developed countries the ratio would be higher. For instance in Europe the inhabitant
a necessity for small retailers to come together and form innovative and strong
supply chain that will cut through distribution and increase margins.
Turnaround Times
In last couple of years this industry has made responsive move from its hopeful
at prime locations coupled with cheaper real estate prices (compared to Mumbai &
Delhi) made it possible to have multi stored shopping complexes here. It took two
years of recession to get this concept of shopping to major cities like Mumbai &
Delhi. Recession brought property prices down in these cities. It was during this
period of industry slump that big business houses took notice of the potential in
retailing. A classic example being- Lakme Ltd. The company after selling off its
cosmetic division to HLL, made an aggressive foray into retailing. Its retail chain
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Chennai and Mumbai. A cash hoard of Rs107bn will enable Lakme to roll out stores
aggressively.
Consumerism Cycle
Consumer cycle starts with Industry Dictating the market. Eventually with time the
distributor gains control over the market. At this stage distributor becomes an
important link between manufacturer and customer. When markets start developing
further expanding its horizons, suddenly retailers turn out to be vital point in this
supply chain.
In India we are entering into this third stage where retailers control the market. With
shopping attitudes of people changing, Indian markets today desires for value added
products and services with good ambience and brands, which only a retailer can
provide.
Whereas developed countries have reached the final stage where customer
dictates. US, UK and other developed markets have now reached a stage wherein
consumers are willing to save on price by going to discount stores where ambience
It’s a vicious cycle, but for the new aspect - Omnipresent net. Though it would be
sometime before e-commerce gears up in India. But all the same a merger of
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What Makes it Attractive
Today the number of smaller retailers ($500pa) has shot up from 40% in 1990 to
54% in 1996, whereas the number of large stores (turnover of $3000pa) increased
from 2.8% to 6.5%. Thus though large retailers are growing the smaller outlets are
will make future growth increasingly difficult for unorganized retail sector.
cosmetics (Rs12bn) etc. By 2005 organized retailing will account for 20% the total
Big business houses today are in a position to provide Indian masses with shopping
and discounts. Though margins currently are low due to high property cost and poor
infrastructure. This is the only business where one buys in credit and sells for cash.
Further the number of households earning more than Rs150000 per annum amounts
institutions are encouraging such ventures. ICICI has recently sanctioned term loans
to Vivek & co, a mega-retailer, in Chennai to meet their expansion plans. Very
shortly the market will also witness IPO’s for some of these Retail Ventures.
Proven success
‘Shoppers Stop’. Initially, the group was averse to start outlets at South Mumbai
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for various reasons like low walk-ins, space constraints, narrowed target audience
etc. However the success of Crossroads, an ardent rival, has prompted them to start
one at South Mumbai in near future. The group has more of such stores, one each
yearly turnover of Rs1.30bn. The group has plans of opening about 20 mega apparel
stores in next 2 years. For this the company plans to sell 25.1% stake for Rs559mn
to Singapore based investor Warburg Pincus. The success story of Shoppers Stop
Retailing, which is one of the largest sectors in the global economy, is going through
a transition phase in India. However the Indian retail sector is still in a nascent stage.
Organized retailing still contributes to only about 2% of the total retailing in the
country. Now a question that would arise is what constitutes Organized Retailing.
Mr. Raghu Pillai, the Managing Director of Food World, which is one of the leading
organized food retailing chain in India says that, “Organized Retailing presupposes a
the supply chain to ensure the profitability of the entire chain, large outlets with
modern ambiance and facilities, a wide product profile, self service facilities etc are
generally the features of a modern retail store. Organized retailing aims at providing
an ideal shopping experience for the consumer based on the advantages of large-
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portfolios that can be identified as the success formula and as a general rule
differentiation between chains is necessary to increase viability. For a long time, the
corner grocery store was the only choice available to the consumer, especially in the
urban areas. This is slowly giving way to international formats of retailing. The
traditional food and grocery segment has seen the emergence of supermarkets/
grocery chains. The Indian food retail market is still in stage-1, which represents the
The stages of this progression and the position of the other major countries are
given below:
Largely in the post independence period, Indian retailing has been unorganised, to
the most part untouched by corporate business principles. When the economy
started to be opened in the 1980s the situation began to change slowly. Emergence
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of retail chains was at first witnessed in the textiles sector, with companies like
Bombay Dyeing, Raymond, S. Kumar‘s and Grasim, opening their own outlets. Titan
showrooms. The later half of the nineties has been a witness to a fresh wave of
entrants in the retailing business. The new chains have not been restricted to textiles
and garment sellers but there have been entrants from various fields of commerce.
and Musiccafe in music; Viveks and Vijay sales in the consumer durables etc were
the beginners.
Now the number of players and the variety of formats and product categories reflect
variety.
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Different Forms of Retailing
Popular Formats
Hyper marts
as
a) FOOD RETAILERS
There are large number and variety of retailers in the food-retailing sector.
using family labour, dominate this sector .In comparison, super markets account for
a small proportion of food sales in India. However the growth rate of super market
sales has being significant in recent years because greater numbers of higher
income Indians prefer to shop at super markets due to higher standards of hygiene
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b) HEALTH & BEAUTY PRODUCTS
With growth in income levels, Indians have started spending more on health and
beauty products. Here also small, single-outlet retailers dominate the market.
However in recent years, a few retail chains specializing in these products have
come into the market. Although these retail chains account for only a small share of
the total market, their business is expected to grow significantly in the future due to
Numerous clothing and footwear shops in shopping centers and markets operate all
over India. Traditional outlets stock a limited range of cheap and popular items; in
contrast, modern clothing and footwear stores have modern products and attractive
displays to lure customers. However, with rapid urbanization, and changing patterns
of consumer tastes and preferences, it is unlikely that the traditional outlets will
Small retailers again dominate this sector. Despite the large size of this market, very
few large and modern retailers have established specialized stores for these
e) DURABLE GOODS
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The Indian durable goods sector has seen the entry of a large number of foreign
electronic items and household appliances became available to the Indian customer.
Intense competition among companies to sell their brands provided a strong impetus
There are specialized retailers for each category of products (books, music products,
Each of the retail stars has identified and settled into a feasible and sustainable
Westside - emulated the Marks & Spencer model of 100 per cent private label,
very
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Tanishq has very successfully pioneered a very high quality organized retail
A franchise system
Consumer Co-operatives
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A new entrant in the retail environment is the 'discounter' format. It is also is known
as cashand- carry or hypermarket. These formats usually work on bulk buying and
bulk selling.
Shopping experience in terms of ambience or the service is not the mainstay here.
RPG group has set up the first 'discounter' in Hyderabad called the Giant. Now
1. The small retailer. For example, a customer of Giant could be a dhabawala who
2. The regular consumer who spends on big volumes (large pack sizes) because
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MALL REVOLUTION
IN INDIA
Over the last 3-5 years, the Indian consumer market has seen a significant
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retail space from a varied segment of large-format retailers and brands, which
include food and apparel chains, consumer durables and multiplex operators.
houses across cities in India. As a result, from just 3 malls in 2000, India has
over 220 malls by 2006. Today, the expected demand for quality retail space in
While previously it was the large, organized retailers – with their modern, up-
market outlets, and direct consumer interface- who had been a key factor
driving the growth of organized retail in the country, now it is the malls which
Indian version can be anywhere between 80,000 sq.ft. and 500,000 sq.ft.
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By 2008, total mall space in the 6 cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
expected to increase to over 21.1 million sq. ft. Compared to other big cities,
Kolkata and Hyderabad are relatively new entrants in the mall segment, but are
Ludhiana, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Indore are also expected to see a formidable
But malls in India need to have a clear positioning through the development of
quality products at lower prices, the right store mix, and the right timing, would
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PRAGMATIC SCENARIO IN
MALL MECHANISM
diversify. Most have not really bothered with the daily operations of the mall
But now, they are realizing the need to actively do so even as they understand
how low footfalls could lead to an exodus of tenants. For that, they need to put
the retailers.
Quite a lot of Mall Developers are already moving in that direction. They have
installed footfall counters to map the entire mall and study exactly where
customers head to and how much time they spend in different areas of the mall.
With this kind of competition, sustenance for malls will only happen if they
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1. Studying the customers demographics and lifestyles and cities where retail
2. Infrastructure and facilities that can support the property for the next
10 years plus.
For the developers, the critical lesson is to invest some quality effort in
areas and then build a carefully planned portfolio of retail options that can meet
And this task is not easy. But if one attracts the numbers, he will thrive in the
compounded growth that the industry expects to see over the next 10 years.
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ESSENTIALITY OF MALL
DESIGN ELEMENT
The mall phenomenon has transformed the way people shop and be entertained.
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Expertise in the conceptualization, design, development, and management of
successful malls, for the greater part there is still a lack of expertise and
Most mall owners and developers are not familiar with the multitude of factors
that govern the success or failure of shopping complexes. They are not aware of
the crucial fact that it is the heightened quality of art that mall designers, as
competent artists, can offer, and which no one in related fields - not space
planners, nor realtors, nor developers, nor construction cost analysts, nor
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These people perform useful functions, of course, but innovative mall designers
CONSUMER’S PERCEPTION OF
A MALL
mall?
The answer lies in the amalgamation of various factors like the distance of the
mall from your home, the ambience, the interior designing, the anchor tenants,
brands, comfort level, kind of set up, location of the mall, display, sales, the
experience of visiting a mall, food and entertainment, the treatment you get and
the overall package which affects the shopping behavior of the consumer.
world where everything new and desirable is available. On the outside, a mall's
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shopping ease. On the inside, it must live up to the expectations that the exterior
has bred.
established buying habits and patterns and easy access to all shops on each level
are the primary considerations. Customer loyalty comes from the overall
The needs of two kinds of customers are required to be addressed i.e., the tenant
and the end consumer. For the tenants factors like, floor, built up area, energy
The endusers/consumers, the factors like safety, easy customer circulation, wide
passageways to shop around with trolleys, ample parking space, easy access
from shopping areas with trolleys to the vehicle parking area, adequate rest
rooms, place for the tired to sit and relax and phone facilities should be
provided.
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FOOTFALL
MATHEMATICS
&
STATISTICS
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FOOTFALL: MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
We keep hearing about the retail boom. But, then, who creates
this boom?
today?
The answer is customers and more customers. Retail business, like any other
business, starts with the customer and grows only because of them. Loyal
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With increase in competition, the need of retail businesses is sales and not just
evident that the footfalls in a mall have a direct bearing on the success of the
Today, the visitor wants much more from a mall. In addition to a great shopping
experience, the new-age visitor seeks an equally great visiting experience that
involves food courts and multiplexes. At the same time, there are customers
who come just for recreation and entertainment without the intention of
shopping.
This can be a great opportunity for the mall to convert probable customers into
actual customers. The challenge is to make mall visitors visit shopping joints,
the small stores and the anchor shops, to translate the big crowd outside a shop,
There are visitors who enter the mall and head for purchase, thereby becoming
There are visitors who visit simply for recreation and entertainment and don't
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These two types make up the C/S ratio. It can be solved using a marketing
strategy. We very well know that footfalls economics plays a vital role in
Now the question arises how to improve the C/S ratio? What is it that obstructs
The C/S ratio will equal 1 only when all the visitors to a mall convert into
buyers. Which strategies must be implemented that would increase the 'C'
factor?
FOOTFALL STATISTICS
customers per day, further divided into per working day, during weekends,
purchase of food items and non-food items, durables and non-durables, top of
the line brands and general purpose products i.e., collect customer data using
situation in real time, in real life) and the marketing strategy for CRM and other
applications.
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Retail business marketing strategy, based on market trends and forces leading to
footfalls, are aimed at achieving the best from footfalls logic, mathematics and
data. If we have the relevant data and statistics on our customer, we get to know
him better. Once we get to know customer dynamics, we can position our
product accordingly and achieve maximum return. But it's not so simple to
get more data both at the micro and macro levels, for every transaction. This
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PROFILING OF
INDIAN CITIES
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Now, I am hereby presenting a brief overview of Mall Mechanism in the major
cities all across India. This will discuss the demographic profiling of the city
and provide the present strata of the city vis-à-vis its Real Estate scenario and
its Retail scenario. This overview comprises of all those cities where mall
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CITY DEMOGRAPHIC LOCAL ECONOMY RETAIL BRANDS FUTURE
PROFILE OUTLOOK
Name Population Literacy Major Industries Anchor Apparel Multiplex Food &
Tommy
Hilfiger,
Rockport
Delhi 13,782,9 81.82 Shoppers Nike, INOX, McDonald's, Retail Mall
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Lifestyle, Allen Solly, Cinema, Barista, City. Major
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Chimney. the city
Coimbatore 1,695,08 79% Cognizant Technology Colorplus, PVR, Café Coffee Mall
Phillipe,
Allen Solly,
Arrow.
Madurai 905,649. 79% Madura Coats Satya Paul, The new
Taylor, Highway.
Color Plus,
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Lee.
Kozhikode 953,195 82.23 Saw Mills, Textile Mills, Arrow, Van S.M. Street
Peter Health
England, Village on
America land.
Cochin 606,223 90.9% Apollo Tyres, Kochi Wills, Indigo Café Coffee Kochi's
Lee, Road
Century witnessing
Cottons, developmen
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Weekenders t.
Trivandrum 793,841 82.66 Infosys, TCS, Ernst and Raymond, Food world Techno
Digjam, Economic
Louis Zone.
Philippe
Banglore 6,158,67 77% IIM-B, IISC, Westside, Zodiac, INOX, PVR Pizza Hut, commercial
Mango, ts.
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Tommy
Hilfiger.
Hubli 853,730 78% BVB Engineering Food Raymonds, Pizza Hut, Airport
Trigger. location.
Mangalore 9,00,000 85% Mangalore Refinery Wills Reebok, Café Coffee The city is
Blackberrys, corridors
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Jockey, (NH17)
Raymonds
Mysore 902,986 79% Infosys, Wipro, Raymond, Food world, Upcoming
Road and in
vicinity of
the Ring
Road.
Mumbai 12,883,6 76.87 Godrej, ONGC, Big Bazaar, Century INOX, Café Coffee A supply of
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Westside, Provogue, Pizza, (37 malls)
Taylor, Kobe
Sizzler
Pune 3,043,12 76% TELCO, Kinetic, Shopper's Wills INOX, E- Pizza Hut, The total
8 Bajaj Auto, Finolex, Stop, Lifestyle, Square, City Café Coffee mall space
18 months.
Ahmedabad 5,080,56 79.50 Arvind Mills, Pantaloons, : Indigo City Pulse, McDonald's, Retail Mall
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Pharma, Zydus Wills Trigger, Ashram Day, t around the
Crossword, Copper
Centre,
Dominos
Vadodara 1,435,71 86.08 L&T, Alstrom Power Pantaloons, Indigo INOX McDonald's, Retail
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Bombardier Lifestyle, Trigger, Day, t taking
Seasons Road
Indore 1,901,27 64.21 Kinetic Honda, Bajaj Pantaloons, John Velocity McDonald's, Retail
moving
towards
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Bombay
Hospital
area.
Raipur 699,683 81.09 L&T, Tata Iron & Killer, Café Coffee G.E. Road
Raymond estate
(Parx) developmen
t.
Bhubaneshw 794,039 67% Infosys, TCS and My Dollar : Raymond, Chandrashe
Cottons IT/ITES
Park - one
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of the main
retail
developmen
t areas.
Jaipur 2,817,52 68% GE, IT Park (Sitapura Shoppers' Provogue, Vaibhav McDonald's, Jaipur is
retail
activity.
Hyderabad 3,632,09 87% Infosys, Microsoft, Pantaloons, Bombay Imax, Adlabs Café Coffee Hyderabad
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InMage, Tata Hilfiger,
Consultancy Wills
Live-In Nagar.
Kharagpur 222,479 74% Tata Davy Ltd, Tata Big Bazaar, Raymonds, Fun Cinemas Café Coffee New Puja
Cooper. proposed to
have a retail
space of
500,000
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sq.ft
Kolkata 14,681,5 74% ITC Ltd, Mahindra, Shoppers Nike, INOX, McDonald's, Kolkata
89 Jessop RPG Group Stop, Reebok, Shringar, Café Coffee will have
Phillipe,
Raymonds.
Siliguri 527,223 69.22 : Administration, Vishal Lee, Arrow, Movie Siliguri Retail
Raymond
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Ranchi 970,602 42% Heavy Engineering Peter PVR, Fun Café Coffee Upward
India years
Noida 9,67,780 62% HCL, Silicon R.F. Hot Bread, Allen Solly, IMAXE, Fun Barista, Retail
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Vishal Subway. in NCR.
Mega Mart
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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revolution
in india
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RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
mall revolution
in india
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
observations is systematic.
or for guiding a specific decision, and usually its results are private.
challenging to solve.
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The nature of research design: The noun design has various
be done.
During the course of the project the first step was formulating a
series of hypotheses :
The type and location of the occupiers effect the foot fall on the
conversion.
conversion.
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Can malls with a total covered space of more than 1, 00,000 sq feet
be feasible?
criterion.
Sample Design:
The study is conducted upon the Sample survey is conducted in Delhi and
method.
Primary Source-
• Sample Questionnaires
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SECONDRY SOURCE-
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Trade Journals
• White Papers
• Web Portals
Tools of Analysis:
• Pie charts
• Graphical representation
• Tabulated Data
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Future of Indian Retailing
likely to touch Rs. 35,000 crores (US$ 7 Billion) or more by 2010. From
2006 to 2010; the Mall Culture is expected to grow at the 49.53% per
time being in India and over 5,000,000 sq. ft. of mall space under
development. The top 3 modern retailers control over 750,000 sq. ft. of
retail space. Over 400,000 shoppers walk through their doors every
week
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Analysis and
data
interpretation
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Analysis and data interpretation
After the attainment of these data, a profound analysis with regards
to the Mall Mechanism is the result of this report which leads to the
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Analysis of Data Collected through Sample
Questionnaires
Malls
Local M arket
Both
ELUCIDATION:
Data elucidation study shows that maximum people prefer both Local
scenario.
30 Big Bazaar
20 Food Bazaar
10 Spencer
0 Shopper's Stop
ELUCIDATION:
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Data elucidation study shows that majority anchor store customers of a
mall prefer Multi Utility Stores like Big Bazaar, Spencer and then comes
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Every merchandise under one roof
40
30
20 Customer Service
10
0 Wide Variety
1st Qtr
ELUCIDATION:
Data elucidation study interprets the prime reason behind people visiting
under one roof, and efficient customer service is also a very important
aspect. Some people also prefer shopping at because of the huge variety.
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Local market preference:
50
40 Cost Effective
30
Easy Acces sibility
20
10 Bargain Pow er
ELUCIDATION:
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Mall visit status:
Daily
Weekly
Occasionally
50 Monthly
Monthly
Weekly Occasionally
Daily
0
ELUCIDATION:
Maximum footfalls in the Malls are in the weekend i.e. Saturday and
Sundays mostly to watch a movie and enjoy good food. Apart from it
there is also a section from the society that visit mall for purchasing their
monthly grocery and daily need items from stores like Spencers,
FoodMart etc.
malls for entertainment, shopping spree etc. and there also exist a small
sub section of the young crowd those who visit malls almost daily.
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Mall Section Status:
Anchor Store
Apparel Store
Food Court
Multiplexes
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
ELUCIDATION:
Multiplexes and anchor stores like Big Bazaar, Spencer’s, Shopper’s Stop
etc. Second most priority is of the delicious delicacies i.e. the food courts,
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Mall Visiting Reason Status:
Quality Merchandise
Huge Variety
Spraw ling Stores
Plas tic Money Accessibility
One Shop Stop
ELUCIDATION:
The elucidation study observed that one shop destination, huge variety
and sprawling retail stores entice more and more consumers to visit the
Malls and today plastic money accessibility also provides them strong
purchasing power and which results in buying merchandise, and enjoy the
shopping spree.
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RECOMMENDATION
&
SUGGESTIONS
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THE ULTIMATE PRESCRIPTION
Customer is King:- It is clear that consumers have changed and they are
aspirations and lifestyles is the underlying key to success for every Mall
service and the secondary emphasis on product and price. There should
availability of products.
Brand the store: -branding the store will increase volume and enhance
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perceived value to consumers. In the long run, they also increase the
retailers.
These findings together indicate an excellent potential for a mall with the
following features:-
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Proximity to homes
what they want and how to evolve the malls. In the near future, there
luxury and value malls and existing formats will change radically
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EPILOGUE
the need of the hour. Those who can solve the footfall equation correctly,
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LIMITATIONS
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Limitations
• The sample size chosen on a random basis thus the results of the
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTERNET PORTALS:
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BOOKS:
Real Estate & the Retail Scenario: The Impact of Mall Revolution
Clarke
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PUBLISHED JOURNALS:
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ANNEXURE
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QUESTIONNAIRE
Name: ________________________________________
Profession: ________________________________________
Age: ________________________________________
Location: ________________________________________
Yes No
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3. Where do you prefer purchasing apparels and accessories?
a) If Malls, why?
Wide Variety
Cost effective
Easy Accessibility
Bargain Power
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4. How often do you visit shopping malls /retail stores?
Multiplexes
Apparel Stores
Food Courts
Anchor Stores
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7. Will this Organized Retailing concept of malls will last long?
Yes No
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