Wal-Mart: Contaminants In The World

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RETAIL GIANTS IN THE WORLD
Wal-Mart
It's the world's biggest retailer and also the biggest employer with over 1.8 million employees. Famous for its low pricing and wide selection of goods, Wal-Mart has become the undisputed king of retailing.

Wal-Mart has more than 3,800 stores worldwide. The company has been growing rapidly overseas, especially in China. It now generates 20% revenues internationally. Wal-Mart, also entered India with a 50:50 JV with Bharti Group and now with 100% FDI in retail it is expected to provide employment to huge young force of India.14

Carrefour
The Carrefour group believes in large extent of distribution. Carrefour has more than 2 billion customers as of today.

The group has specialises in other customer services, …show more content…

Shopping malls are coming up in other parts of the country apart from metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi Kolkata etc. India’s first mall cross road opened in Mumbai. Owned by the Ashok Piramal Group, the mall opened in 1999 & received a record number of visitors on its opening day.
The Indian retail market is vaguely US$ 450 billion and one of the top five retail markets in the world. India is one of the fastest growing retail markets in the world, with almost 1.2 billion people.2
India's retailing industry is primarily small shops. New format convenience stores and supermarkets accounted for about 4 percent of the industry, and were present only in cities. India's retail industry employs about 40 million people roughly 3.3% of the population. Organized retailing, in India, means trading activities undertaken by licensed retailers.
Unorganized retailing means conventional formats of low-cost retailing, for example, owner manned general stores, paan/beedi shops, convenience stores, hand cart and pavement vendors, etc.4
Organized retailing was miniscule in most rural and small towns of India in the early 2000s. Supermarkets and similar organized retail accounted for just 4% of the market.5
India's retail and logistics industry, organized and unorganized in combination, employs about 40 million Indians (3.3% of Indian …show more content…

Food retail:
The food and grocery retail market in India is estimated at rupees 13, 18,165crore for the year 2009-2010. Key players in this segment include the RPG group, future’s group, reliance retail and Aditya Birla Group. 2. Apparel:
The apparel and clothing retail market was estimated to be worth rupees 1, 41,547crore in 2009-2010. Key players in the segment include Arvind Brands, Madura Garments, Raymond’s, and Park Avenue. The apparel retailer has witnessed a slow but gradual evolution with the entry of brands such as Adidas, Reebok, and Levis etc.
3. Consumer Durables:
The consumer durables market was estimated worth rupees 62,836 Crore. The consumer’s durable market is said to be comprised of televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioners and micro-waves. The consumer durable market in India has seen a proliferation of brands and product categories in recent years. Key players in the segment are Sony, Samsung, and Philips etc.
4. Footwear:
The footwear market was estimated to be worth Rs. 17, 859/- Crore in 2009-2010. The footwear market could primary comprise of footwear for men, women and children. Key players in the segment are Bata India, Metro, Khadim India Limited and Lakhani India limited etc. international players like Adidas and Reebok has also made presence in the Indian

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