Eureka Forbes Part a
PART A
1. INDUSTRY PROFILE
1.1 General Introduction:
India’s consumer market is riding the crest of the country’s economic boom. Driven by a young population with access to disposable incomes and easy finance options, the consumer market has been throwing up staggering figures. India officially classifies its population in five groups, based on annual household income (based on year 1995-96 indices). These groups are: Lower Income; three subgroups of Middle Income; and Higher Income. However, the rupee income classifications by themselves do not present a realistic picture of market potential for a foreign business enterprise, because of significant differences in purchase power parities of various currencies. In fact, the Indian rupee has a very high purchase power parity compared to its international exchange value. For instance, while the exchange rate of one US dollar is 48.50i Rupees, the domestic purchasing power of a US dollar in the US is closer to the purchasing power of Rs 6 in India, for equivalent needs and services. As a result, India ranks fifth in the world, on purchase power parity terms, despite being having low per capita national income (US$ 340 per capita). Consumer durables sector is characterized by the emergence of MNCs, exchange offers, discounts, and intense competition. The market share of MNCs in consumer durables sector is 65%. MNC's major target is the growing middle class of India. MNCs offer superior technology to the consumers with added services.
1.2 Industrial background of the study:
The Indian consumer durables segment can be segregated into consumer electronics (TVs, VCD players and audio systems etc.) and consumer appliances (also known as white goods) like refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners (A/Cs), microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners and dishwashers. Most of the segments in this sector are characterized by intense competition, emergence of new companies and introduction of state-of-the-art models, price
1. INDUSTRY PROFILE
1.1 General Introduction:
India’s consumer market is riding the crest of the country’s economic boom. Driven by a young population with access to disposable incomes and easy finance options, the consumer market has been throwing up staggering figures. India officially classifies its population in five groups, based on annual household income (based on year 1995-96 indices). These groups are: Lower Income; three subgroups of Middle Income; and Higher Income. However, the rupee income classifications by themselves do not present a realistic picture of market potential for a foreign business enterprise, because of significant differences in purchase power parities of various currencies. In fact, the Indian rupee has a very high purchase power parity compared to its international exchange value. For instance, while the exchange rate of one US dollar is 48.50i Rupees, the domestic purchasing power of a US dollar in the US is closer to the purchasing power of Rs 6 in India, for equivalent needs and services. As a result, India ranks fifth in the world, on purchase power parity terms, despite being having low per capita national income (US$ 340 per capita). Consumer durables sector is characterized by the emergence of MNCs, exchange offers, discounts, and intense competition. The market share of MNCs in consumer durables sector is 65%. MNC's major target is the growing middle class of India. MNCs offer superior technology to the consumers with added services.
1.2 Industrial background of the study:
The Indian consumer durables segment can be segregated into consumer electronics (TVs, VCD players and audio systems etc.) and consumer appliances (also known as white goods) like refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners (A/Cs), microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners and dishwashers. Most of the segments in this sector are characterized by intense competition, emergence of new companies and introduction of state-of-the-art models, price