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1) Indian retail market is expected to grow to $950 billion by 2018 from $520 billion in 2013, while organized retail penetration is expected to increase from 7.5% to 10% during this period.
2) The top themes for growth of organized retailers in 2014 were expected to be penetration in tier 2 and 3 cities and improvements in business models and operations.
3) Achieving profitable growth while focusing on inventory management were the top concerns for retail CFOs in 2014 as many
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1. Pulse of Indian retail
market
A survey of CFOs in the Indian retail sector
March 2014
2. Dear reader,
Ernst & Young LLP and Retailers Association of
India (RAI) are delighted to present our report,
Pulse of the Indian retail market.
The report not only collates responses from the
survey with 25 retail CFOs, but also provides an
Pinakiranjan Mishra
overview of the prevailing trends in the Indian
Partner and National Leader
retail market. The objective of the survey was
Retail & Consumer Products
EY India
to map the views and concerns of CFOs on the
performance of organized retailers in the Indian
market.
This report sets the tone for the Indian retail
sector in 2014, highlighting the growth
opportunities, challenges and concerns and
priorities for the sector, particularly from the
lens of a retail CFO.
Kumar Rajagopalan
We hope that this report proves to be helpful in
Foreword
CEO
contextualizing expectations from the organized
Retailers Association of India (RAI)
retail sector in 2014.
3. Table of contents
Thriving Indian retail market
Policy reforms in Indian retail sector
Top concerns and focus areas for 2014
Changing role of CFOs in a retail organization
Conclusion
Appendix
Abbreviations
CFO Chief financial officer or equivalent
CAGR Compounded annual growth rate
EBO Exclusive brand outlets
FDI Foreign direct investment
GOI Government of India
GST Goods & Services Tax
MBRT Multi brand retail trading
SBRT Single brand retail trading
VAT Value Added Tax
4. Executive
summary Top agenda points on the
Consumerism in India is witnessing unprecedented
growth driven by favorable demographics, a young
and working population, rising income levels,
urbanization and growing brand orientation.
This, in turn, is reflected in India’s retail market,
which in 2013, was estimated at US$520 billion
and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13% to
reach around US$950 billion by 2018. Organized
retail penetration, currently estimated at 7.5%, is
expected to clock a 19-20% p.a. growth to reach
10% by 2018. Penetration in tier-II and III cities,
improvement in business models and operations,
coupled with movement from unorganized to
organized trade are expected to play an integral
role in driving this growth. Furthermore, the
liberalization of FDI policy is expected to propel foray
of global retailers, which will further fuel the growth
of organized retail in India.
However, this growth in organized retail has been
achieved at a significant cost. The wave of organized
retail started more than a decade ago. However,
most players have struggled to achieve the desired
level of profitability and returns. Despite high
investment of time and capital during this long
gestation period, the return from the retail business
continues to be a major concern.
In 2014, leading retailers are putting financial
goal of profitability on the top of their agenda. At
store level, the retailers are focusing on improving
store profitability further through productivity
enhancement and better inventory management. At
corporate level, the retailers are keeping major costs
such as supply chain and manpower in line with the
revenue to ensure profitable growth of the business.
In a nutshell, a retail CFO’s mantra for 2014 seems
to be balancing growth and profitability.
4 | Pulse of Indian retail market
plate of a CFO of a Indian
retail business
►► Focus on growth through
expansion in Tier II and
below cities
►► Improve store operations
and supply chain
►► Better working capital
management
►► Play a partner role to the
CEO of business
►► Balance growth and
profitability
5. Pulse of Indian retail market | 5
Thriving Indian retail
market
Indian retail market is expected to grow at a CAGR of
13% till 2018
Globally, India is among the top 10 retail markets. In 2013, the Indian retail sector
was estimated at US$520 billion and was among the largest employers in the country.
By 2018, the Indian retail sector is likely to grow at a CAGR of 13% to reach a size of
US$950 billion.
Organized retail market in India is burgeoning and is
expected to grow at CAGR of 19-20% over the next
5 years
The Indian retail sector is set to grow rapidly with a gradual shift toward organized
retailing formats. Organized retail penetration is expected to increase from 7.5% in
2013 to 10% in 2018 at a robust CAGR of 19-20% during the same period. This will be
driven by a combination of demand, supply and regulatory factors, which are expected
to be the growth engines of the Indian consumer and retail market.
Exhibit 1: Indian retail market and organized penetration
2013 2018
US$ 520 bn US$ 950 bn 7.5% 10%
US$ - Retail market % Organized penetration
Source: EY research
Note: 1 US$ = 58.6 INR
6. 6 | Pulse of Indian retail market
Exhibit 2: Factors driving growth in the Indian retail industry
Liberalization of FDI
policies in retail coupled
with the expected
roll-out of the Goods
and Service Tax
Regulatory
factors
Rapid real estate and
infrastructural development,
easy availability of credit,
innovative physical and online
channels, increased service
orientation
Demand-side
factors
Supply-side
factors
Rising disposable income,
increasing urbanization, highly
aware and affluent young
population, growing number of
working women and changing
consumer preferences
Source: “Indian Single Brand Retail – Poised for growth,” EY-RAI report, September 2013
7. Pulse of Indian retail market | 7
Penetration in tier II and III cities and improvement
in business models and operations will be the top
themes of growth for the organized sector
Tier-II and tier-III cities such as Jaipur, Nagpur, Ludhiana, Vadodara, Aurangabad,
Kochi etc., are emerging as the new “hot spots” of consumption. Organized retailers
are increasingly setting up stores in these smaller cities.
There is increasing focus on profitable growth in the sector. Most retailers seem to be
focusing on transformation of existing operations rather than introducing new formats.
Moreover, retailers are expecting existing formats to deliver a like-to-like growth of
around 10% this year.
In a nutshell, leading retailers seem to driving the dual themes of expansion and
internal improvement for sustainable growth.
Furthermore, retailers expect that customer sentiments will improve, which will
provide further impetus to the growth of the organized sector.
Exhibit 3: Top themes of growth for organized retailers
72% Penetration in Tier II & below cities
Improvement in business
model and operations
Movement from unorganized
to organized trade
New retail formats
In comparison to other
formats, for EBOs and
department stores
"movement from
unorganized to
organized trade" is
relatively a high priority
theme for growth in 2014.
72%
36%
16%
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey (% of respondents which have selected the above option)
Exhibit 4: Expected like to like growth in current year
48%
44%
8%
< 10%
10%-20%
> 20%
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey
Penetration in
tier II and tier III
cities, coupled with
improvements in
business models
and operations, is
expected to drive
healthy double-digit
growth of organized
retailers in India
8. 8 | Pulse of Indian retail market
Policy reforms in Indian
retail
The Government of India, through its reforms in FDI
for retailing seems to be repositioning the Indian retail
sector on the global map of investments
India categorizes retail trading into single brand retail trading (SBRT) and multi-brand
retail trading (MBRT). Currently, FDI under SBRT is permitted to the extent of 100%
and FDI under MBRT is permitted to the extent of 51% with select conditions and
Government approval.
While the FDI policy for SBRT has received favorable response, the FDI policy for
MBRT has been slow to gain the traction among international retailers. Given this, the
GoI seems to be working toward relaxing some aspects of the FDI policy, which could
propel more international retailers to invest in the country.
The CFOs in the Indian retail sector believe that – (a) allowing FDI in online retail,
(b) clarity on provisions of sourcing, (c) revisiting and clarity on investment in back-end
and (d) limiting the role of the state could be some of the changes which could shift
momentum to FDI in retailing.
GoI has proposed Goods & Services Tax (GST). Once
implemented it will simplify the supply chain and bring
down price/cost
The GST, originally proposed to be introduced with effect from April 2010, is yet to
be rolled out. Difference in opinion among states, insistence of states on commitment
of the federal government to compensate for possible revenue losses, coverage of
specific products, procedural delays together with consensus on the Constitutional
Amendment Bill are some of the key factors delaying the introduction of GST in the
country.
9. Pulse of Indian retail market | 9
Given these issues, CFOs in the Indian retail sector don’t expect GST to be rolled out in
2014 and therefore, seem to have put the preparation for GST on the back burner.
Exhibit 5: GST roll out and preparedness
Expected roll out time frame of GST Organizational preparedness
Next 12 months
4%
on the GST roll out
Yes 16%
Partly 72%
No 12%
12-24 months
60%
24-36 months
36%
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey
Gradual liberalization of
FDI policy for retailing
in India has increasingly
propelled global
retailers to evaluate
a foray in the Indian
market. Furthermore
liberalization/
modifications in the
policy could result
in speeding up the
process of setting
up and expansion of
operations in India.
10. 10 | Pulse of Indian retail market
Top concerns and focus
areas for 2014
Achieving profitable growth and inventory
management seem to be the top concerns of a retail
CFO in 2014
Organized retailers in India have experienced rapid growth over the last decade.
However, this growth has been achieved at a significant cost. Despite considerable
investment of time and capital during this gestation period, the returns from the
business are a concern. Going forward, the organized retail sector is expected to
grow at significant rate of 19-20% p.a. given that it is critical that the business starts
generating positive cash flows and is self sustaining.
Inventory management is a top concern for CFOs. This is largely driven by the vagaries
in the Indian supply chain such as low fill rates, long lead times and ordering cycles and
lack of process orientation. These result in high inventory holding, low turns and high
investment in stock.
Exhibit 6: Top concerns for retailers in 2014
Inventory management High operating costs Working capital management
Complex regulatory
framework
Talent retention Slowing revenue growth
and low retail productivity
Inflation Inefficiencies in the
supply chain
Achieving profitable
growth
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey
11. Pulse of Indian retail market | 11
Profit and revenue enhancement feature as the top
agenda for CFOs in 2014
In light of the various opportunities and challenges posed by the Indian retail sector,
retailers are increasingly focusing on balancing expansion with profitability.
At the store level, top two focus areas in 2014 for retailers are — driving revenue
growth and inventory management. Furthermore, cost rationalization features as the
third-most important area.
• Revenue enhancement: The focus is on improving productivity from the existing
resources such as space, people etc. Retailers are focusing on levers of customer
service and talent retention to improve their productivity.
• Inventory management: Retailers are focusing on optimizing inventory turns,
investment in inventory and drive freshness in stores.
• Cost rationalization: Retailers are continuing their efforts to keep store costs
in check. Some cost rationalization initiatives adopted by leading retailers in the
recent past are (a) revenue-sharing agreements to protect the downside on rent,
(b) increasing use of power-saving equipment/fit-outs to save utilities cost, (c)
staffing promoters and contract employees to reduce manpower costs etc.
At a company level, profitability features as the top priority for retailers. This is largely
expected to be driven by improving supply chain, efficient buying and merchandizing
and keeping other corporate costs in line with the scale of business.
Exhibit 7: Top priorities for retailers in 2014
Top focus areas (company level) Top focus areas (store level)
88%
64%
60%
Profitability
(bottomline)
Revenue (topline)
Improve supply chain
80%
72%
52%
Revenue
enhancement
(productivity sales)
Inventory management
Cost rationalization
(efficiency)
Improve customer service48% Talent retention 48%
For department stores
improving customer
service seems to be a
bigger focus area than
improving supply chain
For hyper markets,
department stores and
speciality stores talent
retention seems to be a
joint 3rd most important
focus area at store level
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey (% of respondents which have selected the above option)
Improving productivity
and driving profitability
seems to be one of the
top agenda for CFOs in
2014
12. 12 | Pulse of Indian retail market
Role of a retail CFO
CFOs are increasingly taking up the role of a business
partner and take/facilitate strategic decision making
The role of CFOs is not just limited to the traditional mandate of day-to-day accounts,
compliance, providing financial insights and analysis, managing investor relations etc.
The role of CFOs is undergoing a change as they are required to be more versatile in
their approach and act like business partners in the retail organization. CFOs are now
increasingly required to work in conjunction with the top management to develop and
support organizational and expansion strategies, identify strategic MA initiatives and
make holistic business decisions, along with managing compliance, investor relations
and other operational matters.
Currently, most retail CFOs seem to be playing the role of a business partner and this
trend is expected to continue going forward.
Exhibit 8: Current and expected role of a retail CFO
Current role of the CFO in the organization Ideal role of the CFO
Business Partner 86%
Business Partner 95%
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey
13. Pulse of Indian retail market | 13
Conclusion
Although Indian retail presents several growth opportunities,
achieving this growth profitably has been a major concern for
leading Indian retailers. Retailers have conducted an in-depth
evaluation of their business to identify key cost and revenue levers
for financial performance improvement.
There is a growing emphasis within retail organizations to assess the
impact of major business decisions on cost and revenue levers, given
that top agenda of retailers is to improve profitability. Furthermore,
the finance department is well equipped to connect the financial
impact of business decisions with the company’s strategy.
Therefore, the role of a CFO is increasingly shifting from custodian/
store keeper of financial information to a business partner.
14. 14 | Pulse of Indian retail market
Appendix
About the report
For the purpose of this study, EY in collaboration with Retailers Association of India
(RAI) conducted a survey of 25 senior executives in the Finance department of
prominent retailers in India. The responses collected have been analyzed to map the
upcoming trends in the Indian retail market.
Profile of respondents
The survey respondents represented prominent retailing organizations present in
India. These retailers manage multiple formats and brief representation of the same is
given below:
Respondents covered operate across following formats
36% Hypermarkets 24% Department stores 12% Supermarkets
34% Speciality formats 42%EBOs 34% Others
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey (Note: Some retail companies operate multiple formats)
The survey was conducted across representatives of retailing companies varying
in turnover (size). A snapshot of mix of respondents, based on revenue of their
companies is given below:
Size of the firm (Net sales in INR crores)
Upto 200
31%
200-500
15%
500-1000
23%
More than
1000
31%
Source: EY-RAI Retail CFO Survey