The document provides an overview of the salon industry in India including key statistics about its size and growth. It discusses the organized versus unorganized sectors of the industry and highlights some of the major challenges faced by salons. A SWOT analysis identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The top 5 salons in India are briefly described. Finally, 25 of the most successful startups in India are listed, including companies like Ola Cabs, Oyo Rooms, Flipkart, Paytm and others.
3. OVERVIEW OF SALON INDUSTRY
• Indian beauty and wellness market would nearly double to Rs 80,370 crores
by 2017-18 from Rs 41,224 crores in 2012-13
• After demonetisation in 2016, the beauty and personal care products
market in India grew 9.2 percent
• The industry has 22 percent market share in India
• Being a growing industry people have employment opportunities and
entrepreneurship advantages as well
4. Staff not
trained
properly
Lack of tech
support in
many salons
No brand
identity
Huge
competition
among brands
Challenges faced by Salon Industry
5. Organized V/s Unorganized Sector
Organized Sector
Place where all the items are
segregated and brought under one
roof
Example : Departmental stores,
specialty stores
Undertaken by licensed retailers
(registered for sales tax, income tax,
etc.)
Creates employment and contributes
towards Indian economy
Fixed annual salary
Unorganized Sector
Place where different things are sold
in different shops.
Example : Kirana stores, Street
markets
Traditional formats of low cost
retailing, no licensing required
Generally Families run business, lack
of standardization
Variable daily wages
6. SWOT ANALYSIS
• Excellent customer Experience
• Special Equipment's
• Continuous Increase in customer
database
• Great Margins
Strengths
• Existing Competitors
• Professional and trained staff
• Limited Services
• Brand Visibility
Weakness
• FDI
• Low Pricing as compared to
competitors
• Market growth
• Collaboration with Fashion Industry
• Competition Threat
• No barriers to entry
• Ever changing customer demands
• Stylists home visits
Opportunities Threats
7. TOP SALONS IN INDIA
Commenced in 1952 by Yagya
Arya
Owned by Unilever
Services-Hair Care, Skin Care,
Hand and Feet Care, Bridal
Services
Title Sponsor for LMF
10 Lakme Studios, 122 Lakme
Salons across 34 cities
Promoter : Jawed Habib
Services-hair styling and beauty
322 outlets across 21 states and 83
cities
8. Acquired Body shop in 2006
Commenced in 1909 by Eugene
Schueller
Subsidiaries: Garnier and
Maybelline
Services-Hair care, skin care &
Bridal services
owns scientific and medical
communities
Services-Hair care, skin care &
Bridal services
Started in 1995
Winner of various award
functions
Popular face among celebrities
Presence in cities like New Delhi,
Cochin, Trivandrum
Services-Hair and skincare along
with Bridal services
Inception in 2005 by Naunihal
Singh
Collaboration with L'Oréal and
Matrix named Strands lounge
Artists trained by experts from
L'Oréal, Matrix and Strands
Academy
Spread across 18 states having 68
salons
11. • Founded by Mr Bhavish
Aggarwal in 2010
• Cheaper than black and
yellow cabs, by paying
same amount people can
travel in A/C cabs
OLA CABS
• Founded by Mr. Ritesh
Agarwal in 2013
• Provides Best Deals with
good discounts and
people can also find OYO
rooms coupons online to
save some extra bucks at
reasonable prices
OYO
Rooms
•Founded by Sachin Bansal in
2007
•It is an online fashion app
that deals in apparels and
electronics. This is
hampering sale of retail
stores as people are getting
digitalize and shop through
mobiles.
Flipkart
• Founded by Shekar Nahin
Shekhar in 2009
• Widely used for payments
and mobile credit top-ups,
Considered to be safe for
transactions
Paytm
• Founded by Gaurav
Hinduja
• Provides working capital
finance to SMEs in India
Capital
Float
12. • Started in 2008 with a
team of 6 people
in Chennai
• It is the world's first
neutral online
marketplace for instant
customized rate quotes on
loans and credit cards.
BankBaazar
• Founded in December
2013 and is based
in Gurgaon
• Grofers is an Indian on-
demand online
grocery delivery service
Grofers
• Launched express
logistics services in Delhi
NCR
Delhivery
• It is an Indian based
company founded by
V.S.S. Mani
• It provides search services
and is made available on
Website and Mobile
Justdial
• Founded by Pranay
Chulet and Jiby Thomas in
2008
• Quikr is an Indian
classified
advertising platform
Quikr