Retail Formats

JOHN RICHARD ASADI

Retail Formats-Store based

Hyper Markets: More than 50,000 sq.

ft.
More food less non food. 5,00020,000 SKUs. More than 25 check out
counters. E.g. Hypercity
Super
Centres/Markets:
15,00022,000 sq. ft, less food, more non food
merchandise.e.g.Bigbazaar
Warehouse club/Cash and Carry: >
100,000sq.ft, limited assortment of fast
selling goods; wholesale members,
individual members. E.g. Metro, Sams
Club
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Retail Formats-Store based

Convenience

store/ Neighborhood
store: Its a miniature of Super Market.
Area: 2000-3000sq.ft.
SKUs: 2000-3000, e.g: Subhikhsa.
Conventional Supermarket: A self
service food store offering groceries with
limited sales of non-food merchandise.
e.g. Reliance fresh
Discount Store: Broad variety of
merchandise at low prices. Discounts all
through the year and on all item. e.g:
loot, Target, KBs fair price.
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Retail Formats-Store based

Specialty

Store:
limited
number
of
complementary merchandise, high service (<
8000 sq. ft.)

Single Brand-Single Product: Bata, Tanisque

Single
Brand-Multiple
Product:
Nike,

Reebok
Multiple Brand-Single Product: Vijay Sales,
Croma
Multiple Brand-Multiple Product: Landmark
Department stores: Broad variety, deep

assortment,
limited
service,
separate
departments. e.g. Shoppers Stop, lifestyle
Store-in-store: e.g. Central
Kiosk

Retail Formats-Store based

Category

Specialist/Killers
:Narrow
variety, deep assortment
Outlet stores/Factory outlets: Company
owned retail outlets. E.g. Bata Store
Value Retailers/Dollar stores