Released on = August 11, 2006, 12:15 am

Press Release Author = RNCOS

Industry = Retail

Press Release Summary = The Indian retail industry is all geared to get a face-lift
with easing of restriction on the international super market brands. The Indian
Retail Sector however remains fragmental with a number of competing players.

Press Release Body = In the existing scenario, the nature of the Indian Retail
Industry is highly fragmented and dominated by the traditional family-owned stores.
Rapidly changing lifestyles are however making supermarkets and hypermarkets an
emerging necessity.

With government policies opting for 'diluting' the restrictions on foreign
investment, international supermarket chains must use the changed situations to make
their foothold stronger.

Opportunities in Organized Retailing are especially high with respect to the food
retail sector. Currently a number of supermarket brands have made headway in the
food-retailing sector, namely the Nilgiris, Food world, Apna Bazaar, Sabka Bazaar
and Big Bazaar. With the rising per capita income, convenience has become a higher
priority for the customers. A growing number of these dual-income families prefer to
pay the premium for ease.

Standalone supermarket stores have been able to garner a large part of share of
revenue in the Organized Indian Retail Sector. Sales Figures for these supermarket
styled stores in Delhi, Lucknow and Chennai have been as high as 50% of the total
FMCG sales generated by supermarkets. The success of Standalone stores is based on
their geographical placement and visibility. They reach out to a large proportion of
the population and cater to customer convenience and satisfaction with services like
telephone ordering and home delivery.

However supermarkets are increasingly gearing up to capture the customer attention
with a range of addendum, especially imported products. So it's possible to find
cheese made in Switzerland or biscuits made in Thailand or even fruits and
vegetables, say apples grown in New Zealand.

RNCOS' report titled "India Retail Sector Analysis (2006-2007)" discusses the
opportunities and challenges in the Indian retail Industry for the emerging
supermarkets.

This report will proof to a worthwhile read for business analysts, probable
investors consultants and others, closely following the developments in the Indian
Retail Sector.

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