1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
2 THE RETAIL OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA 5
2.1 Porter's 5-forces analysis of the Indian Retail sector 5
2.2 Indicators that point to a promising growth in the retail sector 6
1) Penetration of organized retail in India 6
2) A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 6
2.3 Developments in India 8
2.4 Retail: In the backdrop of Global Trends 9
3 VALUE CHAIN 11
3.1 Understanding the value Chain 11
3.2 Metrics used in Retail 12
3.3 Value chain analysis 13
3.4 Value creation vs. Value extraction 14
3.5 Unlocking the potential of the value chain 15
4 NEW PARADIGMS IN THE VALUE CHAIN 16
4.1 Lean retailing 16
4.2 RFID Technology 17
4.3 Other enablers of "Value Creation" 18
1) Supply Chain Integration 18
2) Global Sourcing 18
3) Information technology 19
4) Transportation efficiencies 19
5) Bundling 20
4.4 The unending quest 20
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