• India expected to become fifth largest consumer market in the world surpassing Germany by 2025 from its current 12th rank.
• The middle class of India expected to grow about 12 times to 583 million by 2025 from current 50 million.
• Aggregate consumption in India will grow fourfold in real terms, to $1,700 billion (Rs.70,000 billion) by 2025 from $415 billion (Rs.17,000 billion) at present.

• Retail market for mobile phones is estimated at $16.4 billion (Rs.70,000 crore).
• The annual growth of mobile retailing is pegged at 15%-20%.

• The retail market in India is ranked second in the Global Retail Development Index of 30 developing countries drawn up by AT Kearney, the world's second largest high-value strategic management consulting firm.
• With organized retail segment growing at the rate of 25 -30% per annum, revenues from the sector is likely to triple to $24 billion by 2010 from the current $7.7 billion.
• The share of modern retail is likely to grow to about 15%-20% in the next decade from its current 2%.
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the largest retailer in the world has big plans for the Indian market. It has sourced more than $600 million worth of goods, up from $400 million last year.
• Mothercare PLC of U.K., specializing in products for expectant mothers and merchandise for children up to 8 years and Shoppers’ Stop, the largest retail stores chain in India have teamed up and revised their initial target of 40 outlets in India when they opened in Apr 2006 to more than 100.
• McDonald's Corporation, the world's largest fast food chain is planning to set up “drive thru” restaurants at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), petroleum refining enterprises owned by the government of India, petrol pumps by June 2007 with plans of about 100 restaurants in the next three years.
• Reliance Retail, a subsidiary of India's largest private sector company Reliance Industries Ltd is set to launch its private label across half a dozen product categories in the market which will be distributed through the supermarkets.

• Organised retail sales projected to reach $23 billion by 2010, three times of the current size of $7 billion
• Retail boom spreading to tier II and tier III cities also
• 361 malls under construction across India, out of which 227 are in the top 7 cities and the rest in smaller cities
• Real estate fund by an Israel-based financial services company Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings: $700 mln
• 35 hypermarkets and 325 large department stores also under development
• Additional 25.39 mln sq. ft. of retail space being developed, against the currently available 10.6 mln sq. ft.

• Organised retail business of coffee in India: $17 mln
• Annual consumption: 80,000 tonnes (up from 55,000 tonnes in 1991)
• Potential for retail outlets: 3000
• Planned investment in India by Britain’s Costa Coffee in the next 4 years: $33 mln (Rs. 150 cr)
• Barista, the largest Indian coffee chain, to invest in 2006-07: $8.8 mln (Rs. 40 cr)
• The number of outlets Café Coffee Day, the second largest coffee chain of India, wants to open by June 2007: 500

• Planned investment by Reliance Retail, a subsidiary of India's largest private sector company Reliance Industries Ltd: $5.4 bln (Rs. 250 bln)
• Reliance Retail’s turnover target by 2010: $21 bln (Rs. 1000 bln)
• India’s total retail market: $202.6 bln
• Current market size of the organised retail segment: $7.7 bln
• Current share of organised retail in the total retail market: 3.8%
• Expected share of organised retail in the total retail in next 10 years :15-20%

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