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Executive Summary
About Mom &
Me
Research
Findings
Understandin
g Mothers
Retail Market
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Started in 2009
Currently has 114
stores in 70 cities
Store Visits
In-depth Interviews
Consumer Survey
Early Introduction
of Brand
Baby Care
Market Rs.
646 billion
Expansion by
opening 60
more stores
over next 2
years
After 3 + years,
child becomes
major influencer
Immediate
Connect
Community
Gynecologists
Building
Emotional
Connect
Nursing Homes
Babycenter.in
Centralized
Logistics
Establish
another 120
stores by
2018
New Touchpoints
Pediatric Clinics &
Playschools
CLV
Decentraliz
ed
Logistics
Annual
Sales of Rs.
1800 crore
by 2018
114 Mom & Me Stores Across 70 Cities With Product Offerings From -9 To +9 In 11
Product Categories
About Mom &
Me
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
No. Of Stores
Started
Flagship
Store
2010
18 Stores
14 Cities
114 Stores
70 Cities
200 Crore
2009
2015
60
Additional
Stores
2013
Unique Shopping
Experience
Breast Feeding
Room
Child Friendly
Floor Plan
Play Area
60 % Customer
Conversion
114
77
49
18
3
2009 2010 2011 2012 20132014 (P)
Expansion Strategy
Value Proposition
New Approach to
Pregnancy and
Baby Care
Personal Shopper
Exceptional
Customer Service
Parenting Forums
174
Everything Under 1
Roof
Product Offerings
from -9 to +9
11 Product
Categories
Location Strategy
High Street & Malls
5000 to 10000 sq. ft. Store
Area
Specialty Store With Both Physical And Online Presence. Branded And Private
Label Offerings For SEC A Moms.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Competitive
Landscape
Physical
Store
Mass
Merchandise
r
Age: 24 to
40 year
Moms
Specia
lty
Store
Upper Middle
Class, SEC
A1, A2 and
A3 category
Shop in
Shop
Agreement
Ecommerce
Destination
Maternity in 77
stores
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
Retail Market
Educated/
Working
Moms
High
disposable
income
Target
Group
Custom
er
Digitally
Active
Product
Pa r t n e r s h i p s
Exclusive
Distributors
hip
Marimare
Cam & Tutty
Bambini
Exclusive
Licenses
Disney
Fisher Price
Research
Findings
Stores
Covered
NCR (9)
Mumbai (4)
Dehradun
(1)
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
Competitor Stores
Visited
Personal
Interviews
Mothercare
Me & Mom
Catmoss
Store Managers
Store Employees
Mom & Me GMC
K
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a
n
s
Company Details
Rental
Expens
es
Rs. 2 to
4 Lakh /
3000 sq.
Inventory
Turnover
2.5 months
Salary
Expense
s
8 to 8.5%
of Net
Coupon
Hit Rate
Loyal
Custom
er
Purchas
es
12%
62%
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Interview with
Founder of
chhotu.in
Indias premier eB tailing logistics
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Target
Group
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Number
ofRRespondents
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- 106
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a
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
Understanding Business
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Customer Insights
Positioning Problem
Value for Money
Only 12.2% of survey customers knew
that Mom & Me had products for -9 to +9
Customer agnostic to brands. They Focus on
Quality and buy private labels happily
Low Visibility
No one discovered the store through
promotions
Store Location Strategy inside the Mall
Personal Shopper
Catalogue Shopping
Loyalty Program
Good Quality Products
Convenience: One Stop Shop
Less footfall
Cluttered Store
No Fixed Planogram
Costly & Less Popular Licensed Brands
Product Portfolio: Less Variety for 4-9 years
The Primary Shopping Period For Expecting Mothers Is From -7 to -2. Introduce
Brand Earlier Than Competitors.
Research
Findings
Information
Gathering
Understanding
Mothers
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
Retail Market
Anxiety/Distr
ess
No Shopping
1 Month
2 Month
3 Month
4 Month
5 Month
6 Month
7 Month
8 Month
FIRST SONOGRAM
No need of shopping
Information through
online community,
friends & family
Introduce
Brand
9 Month
CLUTTER
Most Companies
approach
Mothers in this
period
Shopping by
Husbands
Brand Trust Is Of Prime Importance. Word Of Mouth And Internet Are Primary
Sources Of Information.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Sources of Information*
4% 4%
33%
10%
14%
16% 19%
Books
Friends & Family
Internet
Doctors
Child Birth Educators
Midwives
Others
Retail Market
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Behavioral Attitudes
Very Protective towards her child.
Brand TRUST needs to be established early.
Friends and Family still play an important role.
Referrals and Word of Mouth become powerful
influencers.
Key Takeaways
Ideal Window for Brand Message is between the
confirmation of pregnancy and the first sonogram
Early
First Mover
Less Clutter
Establishment Of
Advantage
Trust
Moms using social
media on a regular
Todays moms spend
basis has jumped by
around 8hrs/week
more than 510% since
online.
2006
Post Birth, Mother Is The Decision Maker till 2 years. The Influence Of The Child
Increases With Age. After 4 years, the Child becomes the Decision maker.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
Retail Market
Approximately 44% of all mothers report physical and/or emotional impairment during the first 2 months
after birth.*
Kids become Influencers at about 3 years age. Soon enough, they turn into Decision Makers.
Mothers look for Trust in the Brand. Kids look for Variety & Value for Money.
Mothers not
available
0 to +2 month
+2 month to 2 year
3 year
4 year
9 year
Sources of Information
Immediate
Family
Parenting
Books
Online
Forums
Magazines
Mass Media
Social
Media
Playschools
* Based on responses of 903 mothers. Declercq, ER and Sakala C, et al. New mothers speak out. The Childbirth
Understanding The Growth Of The Industry And Age Wise Presence Of Competitors
About Mom &
Me
Research
Findings
OVERVIEW
Merchandise Retail $500
billion
Corporate Retail - $38 billion
27 Million child births in 2012
Overall Industry CAGR 17%
Pre-delivery period
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
700
586.1
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
CAGR
27
7.9
5.4
1.9
Cosmetics
Baby Food
Diapers
Apparel
12%
10%
18%
18%
12%
COMPETITORS
Toddlers (0-2 years)
19.3
18%
Building Connect With Mom At The Identified Touch Points Across 9 Months in
order to Acquire new customers to the store.
Research
Findings
3 Month
5 Month
6 Month
7 Month
8 Month
Business
Expansion
Nursing Home /
Hospitals (Delivery)
Strategic Partnership
with babycentre.in
Advertise events &
workshops on the site
Utilize the customer
information for
database marketing
Provide content to the
site
4 Month
E-Commerce
Market
Emotion
al
Appeal
Communities
(Information Search)
Brand introduction on
discovery of pregnancy
Mom & Me branded
informative pregnancy
book and congratulation
card
Discount Coupons
Product Catalogue
Store Information
2 Month
Retail Market
Commu
nity
Online
Building
Gynecologist
1 Month
Understanding
Mothers
Display catalogues in
Clinics
9 Month
The Cluster Centers Indicate The Importance Given By Each Segment To The
Specific Attribute.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
E-Commerce
Market
Retail Market
Business
Expansion
7
4
7
6
6
5
Loyal
Cluster 1 - Loyal
7
7
8
7
8
8
Disloyal
Cluster 2 - Disloyal
8
7
Identified 6 Key Affinity Builders that are significant for Loyal Customers of Mom &
Me.
About Mom &
Me
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
Retail Market
21.99
15.01
13.96
11.40
11.24
10.18
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
Ambience
Comfort: 1-Stop Shop
Quality of Products
Range of Products for Moms
Key Takeaway
Store Layout, Ambience and Quality of Services are major differentiating factors
between the loyal and disloyal customers.
Standardize Store Planogram & reduce clutter in the store to retain loyalty.
Baby Products appeal to both the customer segments.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Increase
Product
Portfolio
Marketing
Objective
Increase
Ticket Size
Increase
Frequency
of Visits
Sponsor
Cross-selling/
Regularly
Playschool
Bundling
update
Events
similar
product variety
&
purchases
Competitions
E-commerce
engagement
1.Target
Fathers to
shop online.
2.Partner with
Banks to get
Database &
offer
discounts
Marketing Objective
Understandi
ng Change
of Decision
Parameters
Store
Attractivene
ss
Kid becomes
Decision
Maker:
Parameters
change from
TRUST to
VARIETY & VFM
Different
Color scheme
& Ambiance
appealing to
Kids from 4-9
years
E-tailing Market Is Booming And Indians Are Becoming More Comfortable With
Online Purchases.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
Reasons to Enter
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
E-tailing Market
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
CAGR 50%
2012
2017
Firstcry.com 36 stores
across 31 cities & towns
E-commerce Players
Research
Findings
momandme
.in
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
E-Commerce
Market
momandmesho
p.in
Business
Expansion
Focus on
discounts in
direct conflict
with brand
positioning.
Online Chat
Assistance is
unique and
useful.
Perceived Problem
Solution
Multiple
Displays of
Apparel
overshadowing
other product
lines.
Store Locator
tab not
displayed
prominently.
Website Comparison Suggests Better Use Of Internet Marketing And Social Media
Integration
About Mom &
Me
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
babyoye.co
m
E-Commerce
Market
Parameters
momandme.i
n
momandmeshop
.in
firstcry.co
m
Daily Visitors
1,550
3,818
37,926
36,120
13,923
3,255
20,617
170,667
223,944
37,592
Average
Page/User
2.1
5.4
4.5
6.2
2.69
SEO Score
63.3%
62.5%
68.2%
75.3%
72%
Bounce Rate
51.3%
50.2%
41%
44.3%
58.7%
Prominence to
Social Media
Online Chat
Assistance
Testimonials
Informative
Need to
Content
babycenter.in
Business
Expansion
Firstcry.com
and
Babyoye.com
drive more
than 10 times
the visitors on
Mom & Me
Average
sites / user on
page
momandme.in
very low
compared to
other
sites
No
Prominence
to Social
Media on Mom
& Me sites
The Bounce
Rate for Mom
& Me is more
as compared
to the
industry
Centralized Delivery Model Leads To Longer Delivery Time And Higher Cost
About Mom &
Me
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Takeaways
E-commerce
Business Unit is
operating under
loses
Order Processed at
Distribution Center
Main Distribution
Center Mumbai
Regional
Distribution Center
Delhi
Order Shipped to
Customer to be
Received in 1-4 Days
Product Delivered,
Payment Collected,
Order Closed
Decentralized Delivery Model Can Provide Significant Cost Advantages Along With
Better Service Delivery
About Mom &
Me
Online
Order
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Store in
same
city
Yes
E-Commerce
Market
Retail Market
Pass on
Order to
nearest
store.
Same day
Clearing
N
O
Key
Accounts
Delivery by
domestic
courier.
Nearest
MDC/RDC
PARAMETERS
Centralized
Decentralized
Delivery Cost
High
Low
Benefit to Customer
None
Lower Price
Extensive
Poor
Service Delivery
Low
High
Reverse Logistics
High Cost
Low Cost
Delivery Time
3-4 days
0-1 day
Repeat
Purchases
Business
Expansion
High Involvement
Products
Personalized Delivery
for Relationship Building
Lower Cost using IntraCity Courier Service
Low Involvement
Products
Advantages of
Decentralized
Model to
Option of passing
part of savings
customer
Faster Order Processing
Faster Inventory Turnover
Reduced reverse logistics cost
Direct Savings of 49.36 % on logistics
cost
*Refer Appendix for Calculations
Link Loyalty
Card with
Mobile App
Linking all
Customer Data
with App
Research
Findings
History of
Purchases
available
with
customer
Keep aware of our
Product Offerings
Business
Expansion
Educatio
nal
Content
for
Moms
Value
Propositi
on in
Mob.
Inventor
App
y
Educatio
Monitori
nal
ng &
Contents
Mobile
for Kids
Commerc
e
Purchase
History and
Usage
Customer to
repurchase
fast moving
items
Take Order
from Mobile
App directly
Monitor Purchases
made through Mom
& Me. Give targeted
Offers
Incentivize to
make e-purchase
from Mom & Me
Convenience of
ordering
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
E-Commerce
Market
Business
Expansion
Snapdeal &
Flipkart have
better reach
than Mom&Me
Increase web traffic & SEO by listings on Fast moving e-commerce sites
Determined by
pages and apps
connected to,
on facebook.
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
Retail Market
Advantages
1)Brand activation in smaller cities & towns
2)Faster inventory turnover
3)Lower levels of Capital required
4)Higher Market Penetration
5)Increased barrier to entry by competitive
concepts
6)First Mover Advantage to consolidate brand
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
Year
200
9
2010
2011
201
2
201
3
No. Of Stores
18
49
77
114
500
%
172
%
57%
48%
YoY Growth
Rajkot
Anand
Agra
Surat
Patna
Gandhinagar
Varanasi
Jabalpur
Research
Findings
Understanding
Mothers
10%
39%
2013
2018
No. of
Stores
114
244
Annual
Rs. 216
Sales
Focus
on MarketingCrore
Efforts,
Rs. 1800
Crore
2014
Business
Expansion
E-Commerce
Market
20%
Year
Retail Market
2015
2016
2017
Expand store presence in
Tier2 & 3 cities.
Build strong database of
loyal customers
2018
THANK
3967
Conversion Rate
1.5%
60
Centralized
Model
Decentralized
Model
Rs. 115
Rs. 50
15
60
45
Rs. 750
Rs. 3,000
Rs. 5,175
Rs. 0
Rs. 5,925
Rs. 3,000
Number of
Rate of
Geometric
Stores
Growth (YoY) Mean (CAGR)
2009
2010
18
500%
2011
49
172%
2012
2013
2014
(P)
2015
(P)
2016
(P)
2017
(P)
2018
(P)
77
114
57%
48%
300
250
224
200
174
124%
150
144
26%
100
174
21%
50
199
14%
224
13%
244
9%
199
144
114
77
39%
49
18
3
244
Assumption
s
2014 (P)
2015 (P)
2016 (P)
2017 (P)
2018 (P)