Curriculum Retail in India
Retail in India
How India shops - the economics of kirana stores, supermarkets like DMart, e-commerce marketplaces, 10-minute quick commerce, FDI rules, D2C brands, distribution networks, malls, digital kiranas and omnichannel retail.
- India's Retail Landscape How India's huge retail market is still dominated by small independent shops, and how supermarkets, e-commerce and quick commerce are changing it. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of the Kirana Store How neighbourhood grocery stores survive against big chains and apps through low costs, credit, convenience and relationships. 📄 Read-aloud
- Supermarkets: DMart's Rise and Big Bazaar's Fall How India's supermarket chains grew, why DMart succeeded with a low-cost owned-store model while Future Group's Big Bazaar collapsed, and what separates winners from losers. 📄 Read-aloud
- E-commerce in India: Marketplace vs Inventory How Indian rules allow foreign-funded e-commerce firms to run only marketplaces, not sell their own inventory, and why these rules were designed to protect small traders. 📄 Read-aloud
- Quick Commerce: Groceries in Ten Minutes How apps like Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart deliver groceries in minutes using dark stores, why investors backed them, and the concerns about profits, workers and kiranas. 📄 Read-aloud
- Foreign Investment in Indian Retail How India opened single-brand retail to foreign companies like IKEA and Apple while keeping tight limits on multi-brand retail like Walmart-style supermarkets. 📄 Read-aloud
- Retail in India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's retail landscape, kiranas, supermarkets, e-commerce rules and quick commerce. 5 questions
- Direct-to-Consumer Brands How new Indian brands selling directly to consumers online, such as boAt, Mamaearth and Lenskart, grew quickly, and the challenges of profitability and customer acquisition. 📄 Read-aloud
- How Goods Reach a Crore Shops How consumer goods companies distribute products through layers of distributors and wholesalers to millions of small shops, and how B2B apps are changing it. 📄 Read-aloud
- Malls and Retail Real Estate How India's shopping malls work economically, why some thrive while "ghost malls" sit empty, and how rents and anchor stores shape success. 📄 Read-aloud
- Digitising the Kirana How UPI, digital bookkeeping, B2B ordering and new credit tools are transforming neighbourhood shops, and the risks for shopkeepers. 📄 Read-aloud
- Omnichannel: When Online and Offline Merge Why retailers increasingly combine physical stores with apps and websites, how omnichannel strategies work, and what they mean for shoppers. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Future of Indian Retail The trends likely to shape how Indians shop in the coming decade, the policy questions ahead, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud