Friday, December 07, 2012

RELIANCE RETAIL: RATIONALISATION

Reliance needs to engage with a global partner for its back end

“Reliance Fresh failed because it was too aggressive with its strategies and wanted to capture the entire market without leaving any space for the middlemen and local retailers,” points out a Mumbai-based retail specialist. Reliance had planned to establish its C&C business (which has attracted international big wigs like Walmart, Tesco, Carrefour, Metro AG, et al) in Tier-II cities. However, tough economic conditions demanded conservation of cash reserves, so that business was scrapped.

Winston Churchill had once said, “If you are going through hell, then keep going.” Indeed, Reliance must keep going, but wthout repeating the mistakes of its past. Quite logically, Reliance will have to cut the flab that it developed in such a short amount of time. The company is also mulling over international tie-ups for back-end support. That is a prudent strategy, which has served players like Bharti & Tata well. Outsourcing supply chain management is more cost effective and feasible, especially for a geographically scattered country like India.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPMMalay Chaudhuri

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