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Retail Model #2: Pure Play eCommerce<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
Grocery retail is a large category and key to success in<br />
sustaining eCommerce growth momentum. Online<br />
grocery penetration is set to accelerate in India, but the<br />
path to profitability is hazy, so is centralized fulfillment a<br />
viable option in India?<br />
The evolution of eCommerce in India may take a different<br />
path vs. that in developed countries for five reasons:<br />
delivery performance, labor costs, urban density, industry<br />
gross margins and basket size, and assortment<br />
availability.<br />
In non-grocery eCommerce, online is making quick<br />
inroads in electronics, followed by fashion/apparel.<br />
Exhibit 14:<br />
Pure play e-Commerce retail at a glance<br />
Grocery eCommerce<br />
Grocery retail is a large category...<br />
Source: Morgan Stanley Research<br />
Grocery is the largest category within the overall retail<br />
market in India, with a 62% share, followed by apparel &<br />
footwear at 11% share. Based on our calculations, grocery<br />
has the lowest online contribution at ~0.3%, which<br />
compares to ~8% for retail sales ex grocery.<br />
Exhibit 15:<br />
Grocery retail market size; largest category within retail<br />
Source: Euromonitor, Morgan Stanley Research<br />
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