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Online Retailing Case Study

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Managing Trusting Relationships in Indian Organized Retailing
Case Facts:
1) The Indian retail market is estimated to be $534 billion in 2013-14. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12-13 percent making it a $948 billion sector in 2018-19 (KPMG 2014).
2) Unorganized retailing accounts for over 92 percent of the business. On the other hand, organized retail is also expected to grow. It generated revenue of $41.4 billion in 2012 and is expected to generate $94.8 billion by 2019 (Crisil research estimates).
3) Luxury market is expected to be one of the largest and fastest growing segments of the retailing sector. It is expected to grow at CAGR of 20 percent over the period 2012 to 2015.
4) Online retail industry is major upcoming segment. Worth $552 million in 2012, it is …show more content…

Retailers have their own set of problems, fragmented sourcing, unpredictable availability, unsorted food provisions, daily fluctuating prices, and high consumer expectations; In trying to look out for themselves they are actually compromising other stakeholders, especially the unorganized sector. Benefits are to the few, Costs are to the many.
Deontological analysis of the consequences This implies that to any right or duty being fulfilled makes an action ethical

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