Apr, 2015
E-tailing Market Trends
In GMV run rate terms, the Indian e-tailing market reached $ 10.5 billion in size in March 2015; horizontal players captured majority of the share E-tailing market segmentation Overview, market sizes in $ billion Key insights Horizontal players i.e. players selling products across verticals, dominate the e-tailing market The major horizontal players Amazon, Snapdeal and … more
In GMV run rate terms, the Indian e-tailing market reached $ 10.5 billion in size in March 2015; horizontal players captured majority of the share
E-tailing market segmentation
Overview, market sizes in $ billion
Key insights
- Horizontal players i.e. players selling products across verticals, dominate the e-tailing market
- The major horizontal players Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart contribute ~75-80% of sales to the e-tailing market
- Major verticals which vertical players operate in includes fashion, furniture and home furnishings, eye care products, healthcare products etc.
- These niche players constitute a small share of the market currently, but are growing rapidly
Flipkart has a ~40% share of the Indian e-tailing market but is lagging behind its rivals Amazon and Snapdeal in terms of GMV growth
Market share of horizontals
As % of total e-tailing market
Key drivers of Amazon India growth
- Focus on developing the widest product selection coupled with aggressive discounting policies
- High investment in and rapid expansion of Amazon Transportation Services network to enable a high degree of control over last mile delivery
- Strong focus on customer and seller satisfaction and high investments in technology
Key drivers of Snapdeal growth
- Focus on aggressively launching new and innovative categories including services
- High marketing spends on celebrity endorsements and on discount burns
- Strong focus on the mobile platform, which enabled it to grow the fastest amongst all e-tailers in Tier 2+ cities
Flipkart is lagging behind Amazon and Snapdeal in growing its seller count as well
Seller count for leading horizontals
Seller growth rates
- Flipkart has a predominantly inventory based model through WS Retail which has prevented it from increasing selection/categories as rapidly as its competitors
- Flipkart is now focusing on moving away from the WS Retail model gradually and hence its seller count is increasing
- Snapdeal has been aggressively onboarding sellers across India by setting up regional offices and by targeting smaller sellers of niche product categories
- Amazon has been onboarding sellers rapidly through a third party entity called Prione, which is a JV with Catamaran
Flipkart has the highest monthly cash burn of ~USD 60 Million; key cash burn areas across players are supply chain and marketing expenses
Player Cash Burns
USD Millions
- Supply chain costs hovers around 6-8% of GMV and account for a significant share of cash burn
- Marketing spends of 3-5% of GMV and discounting spends of 10+% of GMV further increase cash burn across players
This document covers insights on the e-tailing market in India, covering the key strategies implemented by the players.
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