Online apparel & accessories retailers flourish despite the pandemic The road ahead The spread of the Covid-19 virus has seen varied sectors across several economies practically come to a halt. While governments globally have had to enforce shutdowns in an attempt to contain the spread, the slow-down in retail activity has only battered their economies. Globally, and...

What were the reasons for a decline in profitability of Bolina? Did increase in patents help the firm? How successful was the strategy to launch brand ‘Bolina’?   Bolina Holding Company Limited designs and manufactures toilet seats, wash basins, urinals, bidets, squat pans, soap containers, faucets and bathroom fixtures. In 2002, it began as an Original...

New Zealand is a geographically small nation with an area of 268,021 square kilometres and a total population of 4.6 million. It is a sparsely populated country with a population density of 17 persons per square kilometre. The population of New Zealand has increased at a small CAGR of 1.1% from 3.73 million (1996) to 4.6 million (2016). Although it is sparsely populated, it is a high-income...

Finish Line is regional sportswear retailer in the United States and few of the significant peers of the firm are Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker. In the past 5 years, the revenue of Finish Line, Foot Locker and Dick’s Sporting Goods increased at a CAGR of 8.4%, 7.1% and 8.7% respectively as shown in the below graph. The revenue growth was due to an increase in Finish Line...

A price war is an outcome of a business decision to the lowering of the prices of the products in relation to those of the direct competitors in a market. The competitors, in turn, may further lower the prices of their products as a response, an initial strategy or as a defensive strategy to protect their market share. Globally, the grocery price war among the supermarket biggies began more...

The e-commerce came into existence in the year 1994 and has ever since grown to the present USD 1800 billion industry globally. The growth came on the back of increasing internet users’ base and increasing consumer preference for purchasing goods online, owing to the ease of shopping. The e-commerce industry in Asia accounts for 52% of the global e-commerce industry and has mirrored the...

The global e-commerce sales were USD 994.5 billion in 2015 and are forecast to be around USD 1,506 billion in 2018 (Source: Televisory's Research). The consumer trends and preferences are changing, but these are not going to lead to the death of brick and mortar stores in the near future.     Televisory carried out a research on global companies, in a number of industry...

The average foot-traffic and the customer conversion ratio are primary operational parameters that drive the revenue of a retail outlet. A retail store in a prime location will yield higher revenue per square foot. However, a rented retail outlet in a prime locality may have a higher rent, this may even exceed the revenue at times. A high rental expense can erode the EBITDA margin of a retail...

The retail sector outlook is positive in India with exponential growth expected in e-commerce space The retail sector is witnessing a redefining change with emergence of omnichannel partnerships Reliance set to disrupt the unorganized market; Amazon, Walmart gear up for the fight   India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space...

History of Mothercare What went wrong? Company moved into administration   Mothercare, an iconic brand for babies, children and parents to be, went into administration recently in the month of November 2019. The company is about to close all of its 79 company owned stores in the UK after its restructuring plan, which was implemented last year, failed to...

Overview of the deal of acquisition by LVMH Company profiles of Tiffany and LVMH How the deal will benefit the Companies   The holiday shopping month of November witnessed a new consolidation in the luxury world when Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) announced the acquisition of the luxury jeweller, Tiffany & Co. (Tiffany). The deal was finalized on 25...

The FedEx Express contract with Amazon An inside overview of Amazon   June 2019 marked an important event in the world of logistics and e-commerce when two big names decided to part. The logistics giant FedEx decided on the non-renewal of its FedEx Express contract with Amazon. Moreover, apart from FedEx Express, the other contracts of FedEx with Amazon will...

Growth of the Indian online retail industry Big e-tailers vs small ones The future of e-tailers   Indian retail industry has surfaced as one of the fastest growing and enterprising industries, with a total expenditure on consumption expected to reach $3600 billion by 2020 ($1824 billion in 2017). E-commerce is disrupting the retail market and is expected to...

History of Hamleys RIL’s acquisition of Hamleys is a part of the strategic plan to connect another dot on the retail network What is the RIL plan for its retail business?   Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), through its subsidiary Reliance Brands, acquired the 259 years old British toy store chain Hamleys last month for 67.96 million pounds (~Rs 620 crore)....

Overview of the global luxury market Rapid increase in Chinese consumers’ luxury purchases Future outlook on the luxury market in China   The global luxury market as a whole has been growing consistently in the past few years and 2018 was also a positive year for this market, where it grew by a steady 5% to an estimated €1.2 trillion with a greater diversity...

The concept of unmanned retail stores Companies venturing into the unmanned retail business in China Technology used in unmanned retail stores   As the world is moving towards a greater degree of automation, one of the latest trends that are picking up is the set-up of unmanned retail stores. Few pioneers for this trend are surprisingly the e-commerce companies....

Strong growth in China’s retail industry and market outlook What is the ‘new retail’? Investment in the Chinese retail industry   With the advent of online retailing, biggies such as Amazon are disrupting the retail space. Past two years have been tough for the typical brick-and-mortar stores all around the world, which have witnessed many of these giants fall...

Walmart’s decision to acquire a majority stake in Flipkart Core competencies of success for Alphabet Threat created by the massive growth of Amazon   May 2018 was marked by a significant development in the Indian e-commerce industry. Walmart, which is undoubtedly the largest retailer in the world announced its plan to buy a 77% stake in Flipkart at a cost of USD...

Factors for exceptional success of e-commerce in the nation Why are companies aggressively investing in O2O?   In the span of barely a decade, China has risen as the world leader in the e-commerce space. The online shopping generated c. $1.1 trillion (2017) in the country, which was an improvement of 32% over the previous year. China is the largest e-commerce market in...

Is it the end of the retail industry in the nation? Is e-commerce the sole reason for impact on the industry?   The US retail hold a significant share of the world retail market, especially in the apparel segment where it is 50% larger than China. The twelve of the largest world retailers are from the US. The companies like Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Walgreens are among...