This document summarizes different types of retailing formats. It describes general stores, mom-and-pop shops, and variety stores as suitable options for new entrants with limited financial resources. Department stores and convenience stores are presented as options for those with adequate funds but limited retail knowledge. Supermarkets and hypermarkets are identified as formats suitable for foreign players entering the Indian market. The document is presented by Mobin Francis and provides an overview of various retail formats.

1. Presentation on different types
of Retailing Formats
Presented by Mobin Francis of batch 2014-15 of
PGDMS from New Delhi YMCA, Institute of
Management Studies.
Under the guidance of
Prof. Arun Bhatia

2. Retailing format suitable for new
comers with limited financial resources
General store
 A general store, general merchandise store, general
dealer or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries
a general line of merchandise
 It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small
space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas
come to purchase all their general goods.

3. Mom-and-Pop Shops
 A small, independent, usually family-owned, controlled,
and operated business that has a minimum amount of employees,
has only a small amount of business volume, and is typically not
franchised, therefore open for business only in a single location.
 Focuses on a relatively limited and selective set of products.

4. Variety Stores
 A variety store is a retail store that sells a wide range of inexpensive
household goods.
 Variety stores often have product lines including food and drink,
personal hygiene products, small home and garden tools, office
supplies, decorations, electronics, garden plants, toys, pet
supplies, remaindered books, recorded media, and motor and bike
consumables.

5. Retail format for person having limited/no
knowledge of retailing business but with
adequate funds
Department Stores
 Department stores are very large stores offering a huge assortment
of "soft" and "hard" goods which often bear a resemblance to a
collection of specialty stores.
 A retailer of such store carries a variety of categories and has a broad
assortment of goods at average price.
 They offer considerable customer service.

6. Convenience Stores
 A convenience store, c-store, small grocery store, or corner shop, is
a small store that STOCKS a range of everyday items such as
groceries, snack foods, candy, toiletries, soft drinks, tobacco
products, and newspapers.
 They differ fromgeneral stores and village shops in that they are not
in a rural location and are used as a convenient supplement to larger
stores.
 A convenience store may be part of a gas/petrol station. It may be
located alongside a busy road, in an urban area, or near a railway or
railroad station or other transport hub. In some countries,
convenience stores have long shopping hours, some being open 24
hours.

8. Vending Machine
 A vending machine is an automated piece of equipment wherein
customers can drop the MONEY in the machine and acquire the
products.
 Some stores take a no frills approach, while others are "mid-range" or
"high end", depending on what income level they target.

9. Retail formats for foreign players
entering into India
Supermarkets
 A supermarket, a large form of the traditional grocery store, is a self-
service shop offering a wide variety of food and household products,
organized into aisles.
 Typically comprises meat, fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods
aisles, along with shelf space reserved for canned and packaged
goods as well as for various non-food items such as kitchenware,
household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies.
 Some supermarkets also sell a variety of other household products
that are consumed regularly, such as alcohol (where
permitted), medicine, and clothes, and some stores sell a much wider
range of non-food products: DVDs, sporting equipment, board games,
and seasonal items (e.g., Christmas wrapping paper in December)

11. Hypermarkets
 A hypermarket is a superstore combining a
supermarket and a department store.
 The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide
range of products under one roof, including
full groceries lines and general merchandise.
 Hypermarkets allow customers to satisfy all their routine
shopping needs in one trip.

12. Some other types of retailing formats
 Discount stores
 Demographic
 Specialty store
 Malls

13. Bibliography
• Google.com
• Answers.com
• Books
• Wikipedia