CHAPTER 1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND STUDY

Background study, as has been mention earlier, forms in important part of our research. Various books, database and online resources were explored to enhance our understanding of industry, the company and the pricing concepts. Department stores are places where you can find everything you need. And by "everything" means clothes, shoes, perfumes, and even home furnishings. The rise of department stores has made shopping easier and more convenient for most people. We no longer have to travel far and wide because these places have materialized everywhere in various countries. And since there are abundant sources of these shops, searching for the perfect shopping centre has been a tad tricky for the eager shoppers.

SHOPPING IN TWO CONDUCT

Years ago, shopping was a task that can only be completed through personal visits to stores. There were only a limited number of stores to purchase the people's wants and needs. Shoppers also used to pay for the merchandise through cash. But today, shopping has become a complex yet easy process for most people. Because of the rise in the number of department stores and the various ways to shop for the things you need, shopping has become a simpler task for everyone. Department store shopping can now be done through personal or online visit. Shopping personally for the items you need would require you to visit several shops. Many prefer this type of shopping because they can have a personal view of the items they need. Regardless of the way people shop, they need to have access to the various department stores nearest to their areas. And because we deem this essential for your convenience, Department Stores Locally

is providing you access to the best shops situated in UK. Take a peek at the smallest to largest department stores within your vicinity by browsing this site. You will definitely have ways to contact the department stores that can provide everything you need.

MARKETING
Marketing is more important as it relates to consumer and their needs, whatever may be the objectives of business, the main in which it has to concentrate will be marketing. Business today, concentrating on marketing is found to be fairly successful though success depends on many other factors. The purchase decision being an essence is an important aspect of marketing. Consumers are liable for influence under different environment. Under these circumstances a study has been conducted to analysis the preference of consciences towards departmental stores. Channel of distribution is also called marketing channel or trade channel, are used to provide consumer with a convenient means of obtaining the products and services they desire. Thus, the route or path through which goods more from the place of production to the place of consumption is called channel to distribution. There are various persons or business consumer such as middlemen consisting of wholesalers and retailers.

DEPARTMENTAL STORES
A departmental store, a retail trade shop, was started at strategic place to please the customer by giving him the choice of selecting all that he wants. Every business is based on understanding the consumer and providing the kind of products that the consumer want every businessman today makes some effort to convince the consumer for buying a product in a particular shop and for this reason, the researcher has under taken a survey as to why they prefer departmental store?

What are the reasons for their purchase at a departmental store? What makes them to select departmental stores? Those other forms of retails outlet in Bhilai city.

1.2 Modern Retail Formats in India

HYPERMARKET
Typically varying between 50,000 sq. ft. and 1, 00,000 sq. ft., hypermarkets offer a large basket of products, ranging from grocery, fresh and processed food, beauty and household products, clothing and appliances, etc. The key players in the segment are: the RPG Group's Giant (Spencers) hypermarkets, and Pantaloon Retail's Big Bazaars.

CASH-AND-CARRY
These are large B2B focused retail formats, buying and selling in bulk for various commodities. At present, due to legal constraints, in most states they are not able to sell fresh produce or liquor. Cash-and-carry (C&C) stores are large (more than 75,000 sq. ft.), carry several thousand stockkeeping units (SKUs) and generally have bulk buying requirements. In India an example of this is Metro, the Germany-based C&C, which has outlets in Bangalore and Hyderabad.

DEPARTMENT STORE

Department stores generally have a large layout with a wide range of merchandise mix, usually in cohesive categories, such as fashion accessories, gifts and home furnishings, but skewed towards garments. These stores are focused towards a wider consumer audience catchment, with in-store services as a primary differentiator. The department stores usually have 10,000 - 60,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Various examples include: (i) Shoppers' Stop, controlled by the K. Raheja Group, a pioneering chain in the country's organized retail; (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Pantaloons, a family chain store, which is another major player in the segment; Westside, the department store chain from Tata Group's Trent Ltd; Ebony, a department store chain from another real estate developer, the DS Group; Lifestyle, part of the Dubai-based retail chain, Landmark Group; The Globus department and superstore chain.

SUPERMARKET
Supermarkets, generally large in size and typical in layouts, offer not only household products but also food as an integral part of their services. The family is their target customer and typical examples of this retailing format in India are Apna Bazaar, Sabka Bazaar, Haiko, Nilgiri's, Spencers from the RPG Group, Food Bazaar from Pantaloon Retail, etc.

SHOP-IN-SHOP
There is a proliferation of large shopping malls across major cities. Since they are becoming a major shopping destination for customers, more and more retail brands are devising strategies to

scale their store size in order to gain presence within the large format, department or supermarket, within these malls. For example, Infinity, a retail brand selling international jewellery and crystal ware from Kolkata's Magma Group, has already established presence in over 36 department chains and exclusive brand stores in less than five years. Shop-in-shops have to rely heavily on a very 95 efficiently managed supply chain system so as to ensure that stock replenishment is done fast, as there is limited space for buffer stocks.

SPECIALTY STORE
Specialty stores are single-category, focusing on individuals and group clusters of the same class, with high product loyalty. Typical examples of such retail format are: footwear stores, music stores, electronic and household stores, gift stores, food and beverages retailers, and even focused apparel chain or brand stores. Besides all these formats, the Indian market is flooded with formats labeled as multi-brand outlets (MBOs), exclusive brand outlets (EBOs), kiosks and corners, and shop-in-shops.

CATEGORY KILLERS LARGE SPECIALTY RETAILERS

Category killers focus on a particular segment and are able to provide a wide range of choice to the consumer, usually at affordable prices due to the scale they achieve. Examples of category killers in the West include Office Mart in the US. In the Indian context, the experiment in the sector has been led by The Loft, a footwear store in Powai, Mumbai measuring 18,000 sq. ft.

DISCOUNT STORE
A discount store is a retail store offering a wide range of products, mostly branded, at discounted prices. The average size of such stores is 1,000 sq.ft. Typical examples of such stores in India are:

food and grocery stores offering discounts, like Subhiksha, Margin Free, etc. and the factory outlets of apparel and footwear brands, namely, Levis factory outlet, Nikes factory outlet, Koutons, etc.

CONVENIENCE STORE
A convenience store is a relatively small retail store located near a residential area (closer to the consumer), open long hours, seven days a week, and carrying a limited range of staples and groceries. Some Indian examples of convenience stores include: In & Out, Safal, amongst others. The average size of a convenience store is around 800 .

CHAPTER 2. DEPARTMENTAL STORES IN BHILAI & RAIPUR

DEPARTMENTAL STORES IN BHILAI & RAIPUR

ANMOL SUPER BAZAAR :
Anmol super bazaar was started in 2003 in Bhilai, the owner of the departmental store is Mr. Paras Chand Chauradiya. They are the mainly selling the products of HUL, ITC & Ponds companies. Its present manager is Mr. Subodh Shukla.

Address: Chouhan Estate Near Chandra Mourya Takies, Supela Bhilai (C.G.)

APNA SUPER BAZAAR :

Address: New Civic Center , Bhilai (C.G.)

TRIPTI SUPER BAZAAR :

Address: Nehru Nagar Near BSR Hospital Bhilai (C.G.)

BIG BAZAAR, RAIPUR :

Big Bazaar, a part of the Pantaloon Group, is a hypermarket offering a huge array of goods of good quality for all at affordable prices. Big Bazaar with over 50 outlets in different parts of India is present in both the metro cities as well as in the small towns. Big Bazaar has no doubt made a big name in the retail industry of India; moreover shopping here is further made a memorable experience with the varied rates of discounts on products as well as discount vouchers available in a variety of amounts Raipur, India, July 19, 2007 - Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, a part of the Future Group, today announced its entry in the State of Chhattisgarh with the opening of its largest chain of hypermarket store BIG BAZAAR in Raipur city. Widely known for its unbelievable pricing and unmatched offers throughout the year, the popular Big Bazaar will cater to the entire household needs of the citizens of Raipur city.

VISHAL MEGA MART, RAIPUR :

Vishal is one of fastest growing retailing groups in India. Its outlets cater to almost all price ranges. The showrooms have over 70,000 products range which fulfills all your household needs, and can be catered to under one roof. It is covering about 29, 90, 146 sq. ft. in 24 states across India. Each store gives you international quality goods and prices

hard to match. The cost benefit that is derived from the large central purchase of goods and services is passed on to the consumer.

WESTSIDE, RAIPUR :
The Westside stores have numerous departments to meet the varied shopping needs of customers. These include Menswear, Womens wear, Kids wear, Footwear, Cosmetics, Perfumes and Handbags, Household Accessories, lingerie, and Gifts. The company has already established 41 Westside departmental stores (measuring 15,000 - 30,000 square feet each) in Raipur (C.G) Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad & Noida (to be considered as 1 city), Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara and Jammu. The company hopes to expand rapidly with similar format stores that offer a fine balance between style and price retailing.

CHAPTER 3. LITERATURE REVIEW

3. LITERATURE REVIEW
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The study of the consumer behaviour enable us to analysis ones own decision in buying. The very look of the departmental store attracts people, the way in which products are visited not only to buy, but also spend sometimes in the cafeteria and to enjoy the atmosphere, the consumer takes a look to choose the product and understands the inferential as well as the external factors. This is done in a clean unpolluted atmosphere in departmental store. It is a matter for study as to why people come and buy from a departmental store.

ATTITUDE
Attitudes are evaluative statement either favourable or unfavourable concerning objects, people or events.They reflect how one feels about something. When I say I like my job, I am expressing my attitude about work. .Stephens P. Robins

An attitude can be defined as a persistent tendency to feel and behave in a particular way toward some object. .Luthans

COMPONENTS OF ATTITUDE :
1. Cognitive component : The opinion or belief segment of an attitude. 2. Affective component: The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude. 3. Behavioural component: Refers to an intention to behave in a certain way towards someone or something.

ATTITUDE CAN BE FORMED BY THE FOLLOWING:

1. Conditioning 2. Direct experience 3. Social learning

FUNCTIONS OF ATTITUDE:
a. Adjustment b. Ego-defensive c. Value Expressive

d. Knowledge e. Attitude formation

CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Consumer behaviour is defined as that behaviour exhibited by people in planning, purchasing and using economic goods and services. Buyers behaviour is the process by which individuals decide whether, what, when, where, how and from whom to purchase goods and services. Instead of trying to market what is easier for us to make, we must find out much more about what the consumer is willing to buy we must apply our creativeness more intelligently to people, and their wants and needs rather than to product Charles G. Martina emphasizing on the above statement, the target of all marketing activities should be consumers. The firms have to device plans and implement them so as to achieve consumer satisfaction. This calls for an analysis of how consumer behaves in the market place. Buyer behaviour may be viewed as an orderly process whereby the individual interacts with his environment for the purpose of making market decisions on products and services Thus, the chief characteristics of buyer behaviour are: 1. It includes observable physical activities, such as walking through the market to examine the products and in making a purchase, and mental activities such as forming attitudes, perceiving advantages materials and learning to prefer a particular brand. The consumers apply both the activities to acquire goods and services and obtain satisfaction from them. 2. Consumer behaviour is a complex and dynamic concept, too constantly changing, and therefore management need to adjust with the change, otherwise the market may be lost.

3. The individuals specific behaviour in the market place is affected by interval factors such as needs, motives, perception and attitudes as well as by external or environmental influences such as the family, social groups, cultural, economic and business influences.

To achieve a better understanding of the consumer behaviour, study of those disciplines, which may provide some explanations as to why people behave as they do is required. The internal and external forces and influences interact in highly complex ways, affecting the individuals total pattern of behaviour as well as his buying behaviour.

EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
A consumer uses information to arrive at a set of final brand choices. The question is, how does the consumer choose among the alternative brands in the choice set? He evaluates the various alternatives available in the market on the basis of certain attributes. There is no simple and single evaluation process used by all consumers or by one consumer in all buying situations. The attributes of interest to buyer vary by product, their need, quality, style, etc.

PURCHASE DECISION
Having evaluated the purchase alternatives, he has to decide whether to buy or not to buy. If he has decided to buy, then he has to take decisions regarding the brand, the quantity of purchase, the place of purchase and the mode of payment to the made.

POST PURCHASE BEHAVIOUR

After purchasing the product, the consumer will experience some level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction. This will influence his subsequent behaviour. If he is satisfied, he will show more interest to buy the product the product or get information that might confirm its high value. Hence, to satisfy a consumer, a market must try to convince him to choose a product, the attributes for which a consumer gives importance must be analyzed. The marketers job does not come to an end as soon as the product is being bought, but continues into the post purchase period. Further, proper understanding of the various participants behaviour in the buying process and the major influences on their buying behaviour, will help the marketers to design effective marketing programs for their target markets.

3.1 Factors That Influence Buyer Behaviour

Throughout the buying process, various factors may influence the buyer. A persons culture, social class, reference groups and self-image all have a bearing on the purchase decision. As to

the situational factors like the presentation of the product, the events in the buyers life and the persons mood at the time of purchase also induce him to purchase a product of his choice.

1. CULTURAL FACTORS
Culture is the most fundamental of a persons wants and behaviour. It refers to a set of learned beliefs, attitudes, values, customs, habits, etc., and determines human wants and behaviour. Separate marketing strategy can be developed for each culture and market can be segmented for patterns of behaviour varying between different cultures.

2. SOCIAL FACTORS
The different classes namely, upper class, middle class and lower class also determine the behaviour of a person to purchase his products. Low class customers buy usually on impulse and do not even care to read advertisement much. Middle class consumer purchase carefully and read advertisements much to know and compare the prices of different procedures engaged in the same line of activity. Upper class consumers want high class goods maintain their status in the society.

3. . PERSONAL FACTORS A buyers behavior is also influenced by personal factors such as age, occupation, income, life style, etc

a) Age
People buy different products at their different life stage, their taste, preferences, etc., also change with change in life stage. For instance, taste in dress materials, recreation etc., are age related.

b) Occupation
For certain occupation, the purchase of certain type of products is necessary. For example, a sales representative will buy fancy dress, shoes, suitcase, etc., to win the attention of the people. Similarly, a chief executive of a company will buy costly suits, undergo air travel, etc.

c) Income
Income being the main source of purchasing power, the buying pattern of people differs with different level of income.

d) Life Style
The term life style refers to the persons pattern of living in the world. People belong to same social class, occupation, may lead quite different life styles. Life style attempts to profile a persons way of being and acting in the world.

4. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
A persons buyer behavior is also influenced by the following psychological factors.

a) Motivation
A motive as an inner urge that moves a person to some action. People buy goods as a result of certain mental as well as economical forces that create desires of buying such goods.

b) Perception
Perception is the process by which an individual selects, organizes and interprets information inputs to create a meaningful picture of the world. Persons at the same motivated stage may act in a quite different manner if they perceive the situation differently.

c) Learning
Learning may be defined as all changes in an individuals behaviour arising from past experience. Learning is the main aspect in the study of human behaviour. Buying decisions are affected critically by the learning experience of buyers.

d) Attitudes
An attitude is a state of mind feeling. If may be described as a persons emotional feeling, action, tendencies towards some idea or object. If a person has an attitude towards a product, it is difficult to change his attitude because a persons attitude settles into a consistent pattern. It induces him to behave in some way. People have attitudes towards each and everything and to study the buyer behaviour it has to be taken into notice.

3.2 Key Findings till now:

1. At a macro level, manufacturers felt that the impact of modern retail will be positive. According to them, the advent of organized retail in India was both welcome and inevitable for the Indian economy. In their opinion, the benefits that organized retail would bring by far outweigh the negative effects of inadequate retail services in a country like India. Some of the reasons cited for this positive impact were: Benefits for consumers: Organized retail will offer consumers several benefits, such as wider product choice more in line with consumer needs, lower prices, better shopping experience because of improved store ambience and increased browse ability, enhanced service, and quality levels.

 Greater job creation: Organized retail will create employment at several levels. The most significant increase will be in front-end jobs for retail staff, where the contribution of organized retail will be not only in the greater number of the people employed but also in making jobs that were otherwise considered menial, more dignified, thereby, giving even those without higher educational qualifications a decent livelihood. Efficient supply chain: The robust sourcing and distribution network likely to be set in place by modern trade would result in a more efficient supply chain management -- reduced lead times, fewer stock outs, reduced wastage, and consistent product quality. Survival of traditional retail: Manufacturers believe that both small and large retailers would continue to co-exist in India. Small retailers account for the bulk of retail sales today and will remain a significant force in the future since growing consumption will itself warrant the growth of both organized and traditional retail. Traditional retailers will also innovate, upgrade their stores and enhance value-added services to retain and strengthen relationships with their customers.

2. The likely direct impact on the business of manufacturers, however, will not be entirely
positive. The response of manufacturers interviewed to the likely impact of growth of organized retail on their own businesses was, on the whole, more guarded and less positive. The benefits that organized retail would bring in terms of creating higher demand for their brands and greater efficiency in the distribution system would need to be weighed against the pressures on prices, margins, and the threat of competition from private label brands.

3. Manufacturers anticipate several benefits.

Organized retail will fuel growth and build efficiencies. Manufacturers felt that the advent of modern retail will stimulate their growth as well. Initially, this will be because of increased demand created by organized retailers in order to fill retail shelf space, and, subsequently, because of increased consumption created by the consumers exposures to categories and brands at modern retail formats. They also felt that the need to service large buyers demanding lower prices and greater efficiencies will force large manufacturers to invest in people, processes, and technology to streamline their own production and distribution operations.

Organized retail will aid development of new FMCG categories. Manufacturers anticipate that organized retail will help in the development of new product categories particularly higher priced categories, categories that have a high degree of consumer involvement and those which benefit from consumer touch and feel like personal care products and eatables. Further, since modern retail facilitates faster customer feedback, they will be able to effect improvements in products and brands and go to market faster.

Organized retails sourcing and distribution network will benefit

manufacturers. Manufacturers felt that, currently, most of organized retail is operating

through the traditional supply chain with its multiplicity of intermediaries. As organized retail grows and large retailers have their distribution centers (DC) and IT infrastructure in place, manufacturers will be able to supply directly to these retailers. This would help reduce transaction costs on logistics, packaging, credit, commissions, etc. Elimination of intermediaries would also bring in more transparency in the flow of operations.

CHAPTER 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Methodology is the way to systematically solve the research problem. Research methodology just does not deal with research methods but also considers the logic behind the methods. It may be understood as the science of studding how research is done scientifically and systematically.

METHODOLOGY
The primary methods of data collection that is questionnaire technique was used to collect the data required. Respondents include both male and female. Convenience sampling method has been adopted under the non-probability sampling technique The questionnaire consists of four parts namely, personal information, purchasing pattern, details about products and customers services provided at the store. The questionnaire was designed in such a way that the respondents were able to express their opinions and ideas freely and frankly.

Sample Area of the Study

The area covered under the study is in Bhilai and Raipur city.

Period of the Study

The study was conducted during the period Febuary 2011 to March 2011.

Population
To achieve the objective of the study, the city of Bhilai and Raipur is selected.
So population of research consists of individual customer of Bhilai and Raipur city.

Sample Size

The sample is a representative unit of population. It is neither feasible nor desirable cover the entire population, so we have taken sample size 180 for this project.

Sampling Method
The sampling method adopted in the research is convenient sampling. In This sampling the researcher selects the respondents who are basically coming to the store.

Sources of Data collection

Both primary and secondary data are required. Primary data is the first hand information collected directly from the respondents. The tool used here is questionnaire. Primary data is collected through survey among existing customer.

Secondary Data
Secondary data is collected through internet and books.

RESEARCH DESIGN

Conclusions and recommendati ons-based on data analysis

priliminary research identifiying facilities of both orgnised and unorgnised stores. identify the factors that attract the consumer

Interview and fgd's of consumers

Primary data analysis-using statistical tools and techiniques

Preparation of research instruments(Q uesstionnaire)b ased on interview

collecting data from respondent identifying source of data collection

Pre testing the research instruments

4.1The Project Brief

The objectives of the study are:

 To study the factor influencing the customers to purchase house hold articles from
departmental store.

To study the needs of the customers at the place of purchase. To study the consumers opinion and ideas about the price, quality and services rendered
by the departmental stores.

To study the sales services provided by the departmental stores. To suggest, improve in sales and functions in the departmental stores based on results.

4.2 RESEARCH PLAN

Identify current status of Departmental Store in Raipur

Evaluating various factor

Determine customer Satisfaction Towards Departmental Store in Raipur

Identify various factor attracting consumer towards Departmental Store

BEGINNING INVESTIGATION
This phase involved beginning investigation of the various factors which could possibly affect the consumers perception about the various brands and in turn influence the purchasing decisions of the customer from departmental stores.. We primarily used three methods to identify the various factors. The

Secondary data gathered was analyzed to understand the current scenario of the Retail stores. The analysis of the secondary data also helped us find different attributes which affect the Retail segment.

4.2.1 COLLECTION OF QUANTITATIVE DATA: Measurement and Scaling Procedures: Non-Comparative Rating scale is used in which
respondents evaluate only one object at a time, and for this reason no comparative scales are often referred to as monadic scales. No comparative techniques consist of continuous and itemized rating scales. We have used continuous rating scale in order to rate the choices for purchase considerations and the sources of purchase decisions.

Questionnaire Design: This phase involved the design of the questionnaire on the basis of the focus
group discussion which identifies possible factors as influencing the customer behavior. Research problems were listed and then the information needed was identified. The questions were then prepared in order to fulfill the information requirements as identified earlier.

Survey: Different Survey methods were used for collection of data. The principle method used was
Personal Interviewing of the respondents. Focus group discussion was conducted by us in Raipur.

4.2.1 SAMPLING PROCESS: Target Population: The target population is the collection of elements or objects that process the
information sought by the researcher and about which inferences are to be made. Our target population involves the customers of Supermarket & Departmental stores in Bhilai & Raipur.

Sample Size-:
The aim was to collect 180 samples for the analysis. The samples should be such that they are customers of Departmental stores. We also tried to get a sufficient ratio of men and women in the samples. The main demographics targeted were the younger age group as they are more conscious and aware of shopping trends. Also I tried to focus more on the mothers and young professionals as they would be more interested in trying out modern stores and was more conscious. Customers who have been purchasing from the modern stores were better able to answer the questions regarding the influencing factors and the reasons for their attraction and purchase.

Sampling Technique: A mixture of quota and stratified method was used for sampling, with care
being taken to get responses from customers of different age groups and of different professions.

Brief introduction about this Survey :-

Research Design Research Instrument Data collecting

Descriptive Structured questionnaire Primary data collected through questionnaire,

Secondary data from books, Internet. Sample Unit People of Bhilai and Raipur

Sample Size Sample Technique Sample Frame

180 Survey convenient

CHAPTER 4. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

INTRODUCTION
All the information collected from the sample respondents is analyzed and the results presented at the end of this chapter. The data analysis are related to the customer need in a departmental store, various

factors influencing their purchase and their opinion regarding the products price, quality and etc, and the after sales services rendered by the departmental store.

METHODOLOGY Questionnaire Checking/Editing: The questionnaire is checked for completion and interviewing quality. Editing is the review of the questionnaire with the objective of increasing accuracy and precision. Collation of Data: The data is collated in the excel sheet and prepared for statistical analysis. An pie chart view of the data was also taken for further analysis. Primary research analysis: The group members have conducted the surveys in the form of questionnaires and Interviews from respondents format of which has been given in the Primary Research Methodology. Target Group consists of housewives, working professionals and college students above 18 year old.

5.1 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

TABLE SHOWING THE OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Student Employed House Wife Buiness Total Respondent

Total Respondent

Student 14

Employed 10

House Wife 5

Buiness 2

Interpretation: - Above table showing the occupational status of the respondents. It reveals
that, more than 46% of the respondents are Students, followed by 33% of the respondents are Employed and least no. of respondents are Business and House Hold.

CHART SHOWING THE AGE GROUP OF THE RESPONDENTS

Below 30 years

30-40 Years

40-50 years

Above 50 years

7% 7%

13%

73%

Interpretation: - The above represents the age group of the respondents. More than 70% of the
respondents belong to the age group of Below 30 years. 13% of the respondents belong to the age group of 30 - 40 years and a least of 7% belong to the age group of 40-50years and 7% above 50 years.

GRAPH SHOWING THE MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS

Marital Status
25

20

Axis Title

15

10

0 Single Married

Marital Status

Single 22

Married 8

Interpretation: - The table shows the marital status of the respondents. It reveals that, about 73% of
the total respondents are Single and 27% are married.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Professionally Qualified

Undergraduate

Graduate

Postgraduate

Interpretation:The above represents that 33% of the respondent are Undergraduate, 40% of the respondent are Graduate, 27% of the respondent are Postgraduate & 10% of the respondent are Professionally Qualified.

5.2 ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

Q1. From which type of store you prefer purchasing the product?

Options
(I) (II) Organized Both Org. & Unorganized

No. Of Respondent 21 9 30

Percentage (%) 70% 30% 100%

Total

No. Of Respondent
25 20 15 10 5 0 Organized Both No. Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that 70% of the respondent prefers Organised Stores for purchasing & 30% of the respondent purchase from both the Organised & Unorganised Stores.

Q2. How many times do you go for purchasing?

Options
(I)Once in a month

No. Of Respondent
11

Percentage (%)
36.7%

(II)Once to thrice a month (III)Many times a month (IV)Rarely

3 9 7

10% 30% 23.3% 100%

Total
12

30

10

No of respondent

0 Once in a month Once to thrice a month Many times a month Rarely

Interpretation:The above data shows that 37% of the respondent go once in a month, 10% of the respondent go once to thrice a month, 30% of the respondent goes many times a month & 23% of the respondent goes rarely for purchasing.

Q3. Which type of product you purchase from Departmental Store?

Options
(I) Fruits & vegetables (II)Provisions & groceries

No. Of Response
10 19

Percentage (%)
13.51% 25.7%

(III)Cosmetic product (IV)Health care product (V)Stationery products

Total

20 11 14 74

27.0% 14.9% 18.91% 100%

No of Response
25 20 15 10 5 0 Fruits & vegetables Provisions & groceries Cosmetic product Health care product Stationery products No of Response

Interpretation:The above data shows that 13.5% of the respondent buys fruits & vegetables, 25.5% of the respondent buys provision & groceries, 27% of the respondent buys cosmetic product, 15% of the respondent buys health care product, 19% of the respondent buys stationery items from departmental stores.

Q4. What is the reason for purchasing through Departmental Store?

Options

No. Of Response

Percentage (%)

(I) Convenient (II) Time Saving (III) Less Cost (IV) Prestige

Total

18 15 12 8 53

34% 28.3% 22.64% 15.1% 100%

No. of Response
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Convenient Time Saving Less Cost Prestige No. of Response

Interpretation:The above data shows that 34% of the respondent purchase from departmental stores because it is convenient, 28% for time saving, 22.5% because of less cost & 15% because of their prestige consideration.

Q5. What factors attract you towards modern retail stores?

Options
(I) Variety of products (II) Offers & schemes (III) Environment (IV) Facilities

No. Of Response
16 6 5 7 34

Percentage (%)
47.1% 17.65% 14.7% 20.6% 100%

Total

No. Of Response
18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Variety of Product Offers & Schemes Environment Facilities No.Of Response

Interpretation:The above data shows that variety of product is the main factor which attracts the customers while offers & schemes not much influence the customer.

Q6. How do you come to know about offer & schemes?

Options

No. Of Response

Percentage (%)

(I)Advertisement(T.V., Radio) (II) Newspaper/Magaz. (III) Through Persons (IV)Others Total

12

36.4%

13 5 3 33

39.4% 15.2% 9.1% 100%

No. Of Response
14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Advertisement Newspaper Persons Others No.Of Response

Interpretation:The above data shows that main sources of information to the customers are Newspaper, T.V. & FM Radio.

Q7. Do they provide free door delivery service?

Options
(I) Always (II) Often (III) Sometimes (IV) No

No. Of Respondent Percentage (%)

11 8 2 9 Total 30

36.7% 26.7% 6.7% 30% 100%

No.Of Respondent
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Always Often Sometimes No No.Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that 36.5% of the times departmental stores provides free door delivery service, 26.5% of the times departmental stores often provides free door delivery service, 6.5% of the times departmental stores provides free door delivery service & 30% of the times departmental stores dont provides free door delivery service.

Q8. Do they provide parking facility free of cost?

Options
(I) Yes (II) No

No. Of Respondent 23 7 30

Percentage (%) 76.7% 23.3% 100%

Total

No.Of Respondent
25 20 15 10 5 0 Yes No No.Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that 77% of the customer uses the parking facility free of cost & 23% of the customer has to pay for using the parking facility.

Q9. Do they provide discount & benefits?

Options
(I) Always (II) Occasionally (III) Sometimes (IV) No

No. Of Respondent 5 10 14 1 30

Percentage (%) 16.7% 33.3% 46.7% 3.3% 100%

Total

No.Of Respondent
16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Always Occasionally Sometimes N0 No.Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that 16.5% of the customer believe that departmental stores always provides offer & schemes, 33% of the believe occasionally, 46.5% believe sometimes& 3.3% believe that the departmental stores never provides offer & schemes.

Q10. Do you buy branded products?

Options
(I)Always (II)Sometimes (III)Rarely

No. Of Respondent 7 18 5 30

Percentage (%) 23.3% 60.0% 16.7% 100%

Total

No.Of Respondent
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Always Sometimes Rarely No.Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that 23.3% of the customers always buy branded products, 60% of the customers sometimes buy branded products & 16.7% of the customers rarely buy branded products.

Q11. Which mode of purchase you mostly follow?

Options
(I)Cash (II)Credit

No. Of Respondent 30 0 30

Percentage (%) 100% 0% 100%

Total

No.Of Respondent
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Cash Credit No.Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that since all the departmental stores dont provide credit facility, they deal only in cash payment.

Q12. What is your at a time budget for purchasing?

Options
(I)Rs 500-1000 (II)Rs1000-2000 (III)Rs 2000-3000 (IV)Above Rs 3000

No. Of Respondent 5 14 7 4 30

Percentage (%) 16.7% 46.7% 23.3% 13.3% 100%

Total

No.Of Respondent
16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 500-1000 1000-2000 2000-3000 Above 3000 No.Of Respondent

Interpretation:The above data shows that 16.7% of the customers have their at a time budget of 5001000, 46.7% of the customers have their at a time budget of 1000-2000, 23.3% of the customers have their at a time budget of 2000-3000 & 13.3% of the customers have their at a time budget above Rs 3000.

CHAPTER VI

6.1 FINDINGS

1. Mostly the youth & students prefer the departmental stores. 2. People generally go in departmental stores to buy variety of products. 3. Attractive offers & schemes is not the important factor for purchasing from the departmental stores. 4. Some departmental stores are not situated at convenient locations. 5. Majority of the customers goes only once in a month for purchasing. 6. Newspaper, Television & FM Radio is the major sources of information to the customer. 7. At a time budget of customers fluctuates in the range of Rs 1000-2000. 8. 86% of the customers are satisfied with services & facilities of departmental stores. 9. When a customer go for purchasing with others (friends, relatives & colleagues) his budget increases. 10. Customers above age of 40yrs dont discriminate between General Stores & Departmental Stores. 11. All Departmental Stores accept Debit & Credit cards, but they do not have the facility of Online Shopping.

6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Departmental stores should also offer the facility of trolley for carrying, since bucket is not sufficient enough. 2. Departmental stores should have the air conditioned stores. 3. Departmental stores should have the different doors for entry & exit. 4. Departmental stores should not allow the customer to carry their own bags while entering in the store, their should be a proper arrangement for keeping it in a self with token system. 5. They should also start keeping gifts, art & crockery products. 6. They can also attract more customers by keeping some additional products like school bags, raincoat, belts, goggles, caps, stationary items, greetings & bakery products. 7. They should regularly check their security cameras. 8. If possible they should install the Metal Detector system for the purpose of security & safety. 9. They should always keep fire extinguisher & install fire alarm in their store. 10. Emergency number should be written in the notice board or near counter. 11. They should display screen which keep on informing to the customers.

6.3 LIMITATIONS / CONSTRAINTS

Since this Project was intended to initiate us to the methodologies and techniques of Business Research Methods, therefore there are a number of constraints in terms of Manpower and Resources to conduct a large-scale survey. The scope of the project was limited to learning. There have been a number of limitations because of which the survey may not be indicative of the views of the target population. A few of these have been mentioned below:

The Sample size used for the research is less. The Sample consisted of large no. of students. The Target Area was limited to some colonies, offices and colleges. Consultation with Experts would have largely improved quality of the Research. The Questionnaire was not extensive and more issues could have been addressed. The responses obtained might be inaccurate or biased, inadvertently or deliberately. The sample of the respondents chosen for the study might not be the exact representative. Analysis of the proposed aspects might differ depending on the tools and techniques used.

6.4 CONCLUSION
After analyzing the Departmental Stores, I concluded that the organized retail has opportunities to grow in India in spite of the kirana stores because these kirana shops will also get benefit of the growing economy. The argument that the kirana shops will be affected by these malls is only myth. The organized retail is attracting more and more Indian as well as foreign players of the retail industry. As my study shows that a major portion of the organized retail will be developed in small cities and towns, this opportunity has not been encashed by kirana stores and they are unable to meet the requirements of the customers. Therefore both the Departmental stores and kirana stores can play simultaneously in India so no need get afraid due to the Departmental stores.

Nevertheless, there is a timely need for a fresh regulatory framework and competition policy so that both traditional retail and modern retail can continue to grow in harmony eventually closing the gap between the organized and unorganized sector. The robust sourcing and distribution network of large retailers would certainly help make the supply chain more efficient.

Owners of the Departmental stores are gearing up to counter these pressures by strengthening their own brands, enhancing their retail presence and collaborating with traditional retailers. They believe, however, that both modern and traditional retailers will co-exist in India for some time to come, as both of them have their own competitive advantages. The kirana has a low- cost structure, convenient location, and customer intimacy. Modern retail offers product width and depth and a better shopping experience.

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 Gulati, A. and K. Kanguly. 2007. Competition among retail giants good, Economic Times of India, 3 August http://economicstimes.indiatimes.com

QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear Sir/Madam, I am conducting a survey entitled A Study on Customers Attitude towards Departmental Stores in Bhilai city I need your help in conducting this study. Kindly provide me your valuable opinion to fill this schedule. The information provided by you will be exclusively used for academic purpose.

Part I Demographic Information a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Name Address Phone/Mobile No Occupation Age Marital statues Education Qualification :_______________________________________________ :_______________________________________________ :_______________________________________________ : Student Employed House Wife Business : Below 30 years 30-40 y 40-50 y Above 50 y : Single Married : Undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate Professionally Qualified

Part II 1. Are you aware of Departmental Stores? (I) Yes (II) No

2. From which type of store you prefer purchasing the product?

a) b)

Organized (Departmental Store) Unorganized (General stores)

IF Organized CONTINUE, ELSE TERMINATE

3. How many times do you go for purchasing? (I) Once in a month (II) Once to thrice a month

(III) (IV)

Many times a month Rarely

4. Which type of product you purchase from Departmental Store?

(I) (II) (III) Fruits & vegetables Provisions & groceries Cosmetic product (IV) (V) (VI) Health care product Stationery products all the above

5. What is the reason for purchasing through Departmental Store?

(I) (II) Convenient Less cost (IV) (V) Time saving Prestige (VI) All

6. What factors attracts you towards modern retail stores? (a) Variety of products (c) Environment (b) Offers & Schemes (d) Facilities

7. How do you come to know about offer & schemes? (I) Advertisement(TV/Radio) (III) Through Persons in contact (II) Newspaper/Magazines (IV) Others 8. Do they provide free door delivery service? (I) Always (III) (II) Often (IV) 9. Do they provide parking facility free of cost? (I) Yes (II) No

Some times No

10. Do they provide discount & benefits? (I) Always (II) Occasionally 11. Do you buy branded products? (I) Always (II) Sometimes

(III) (IV)

Some times No

(III)

Rarely

12. Which mode of purchase you mostly follow? (I) Cash (II) Credit 13. What is your at a time budget for purchasing? (I) Rs 500-1000 (III) Rs 2000-3000 (II) Rs 1000-2000 (IV) Above Rs 3000

LiKert Scale
S.No

Questions

Strongly Agree Agree

Neither Agree Disagree Nor Disagree

Strongly Dont Know/ Disagree No comments

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Store are conveniently located Store working hour are suitable for you There are variety of product available for selection Product display are attractive Departmental store provides satisfaction Purchasing from departmental stores helps in saving money Purchasing with family members or other affects the budget

12 4 8 5 0 2 3

10 22 5 17 26 13 11

1 3 6 6 4 10 6

6 1 1 2 0 5 4

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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