Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited is India's leading retailer operating over 1000 stores across 73 cities. To better manage inventory across its large network, Pantaloon designed a new "Big Bazaar" format and focused on replenishment, radio frequency identification, and a queue busting system. The traditional EOQ inventory model seems obsolete for modern retailers like Pantaloon. There is scope to apply ABC classification of inventory, and further steps could be taken to match Zara's 15 day lead time, such as those implemented by the Spanish retailer. Local small retailers may need to safeguard themselves from big players.

1. Revolutionizing Inventory
Management in Indian Retailing
Presented By: Jahnavi Dhorajiya
Submitted to: Prof. Parita Thakkar
Roll No. : 87
Subject : Operation Management

2. About Pantaloons
• Originally incorporated as Manz Wear Private Limited on October,
1987. The Company’s name was changed to Manz Wear Limited
on September,1991, further to Pantaloon Fashions (India)
Limited on September, 1992 and to Pantaloon Retail (India)
Limited on July,1999.
• Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, is India’s leading retailer that
operates multiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle
segment of the Indian consumer market.
• The company operates over 12 million square feet of retail
space, has over 1000 stores across 73 cities in India and employs
over 30,000 people.

3. To manage inventory
in Pantaloons
Designed New
Format known as Big
Bazaar and Central
“Fashion From
Pantaloons”
Focus on
Replenishment
Radio Frequency
Identification
Queue Busting
System
About Case & Solution

4. 1. The Traditional Model of inventory
management (EOQ Model) seems to be
rendered obsolete by contemporary retail
stores such as Pantaloons.
Questions

5. 2. Is there a scope of applying the ABC
Classification of inventory in the
modern retail stores?

6. 3. What should Kishore Biyani do
further to match Spanish retailer
Zara`s 15 days lead time?

7. 4.What should the ‘Local small
Retailers’ do to safeguard themselves
from the onslaught of big players such
as Pantaloons?

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