Big Bazaar
Big Bazaar
Big Bazaar
CHAPTER 1 Pg.’s
Introduction 4-6
Need of the study 7
Objectives of the study 8
Methodology 9
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
Findings 51
Conclusion 52
Bibliography 52
Annexures 53
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Introduction
The project is about understanding the Loyalty programs of the company. Loyalty
cards are the most common form of loyalty programs found throughout the world
today. Loyalty programs are initiated by businesses with two main goals. The
primary goal for most loyalty programs is the acquisition of information relating
to their customers' spending habits, while the secondary goal is to actively
cultivate loyalty amongst customers to ensure they continue patronizing the
business. A loyalty program enables a company to gain detailed knowledge about
its customers. Companies typically have several goals when launching loyalty
programs, all of which are focused on generating greater profits from the
program’s members. These goals include Improving knowledge of the customer,
increasing customer retention and purchase frequency and leveraging that
knowledge to increase the sales of undersold and/or highly profitable
products/services.
In Big Bazaar loyalty programs are operated by offering a discount on certain
products, usually marked throughout the store. In Big Bazaar there are 3 types of
loyalty cards.
1. Pay back card –
In this loyalty program when customers buy products points will be added to this
card. The customer earns 2 PAYBACK points for every Rs200 spent. For 1-point
0.25 paisa will be added to this card. Not only points the customer gets exclusive
Big Bazar offers for being a PAY BACK customer. With Big Bazaar-
PAYBACK loyalty program, shopping for daily essentials can bring in rewards
points. You now get benefits of not only the best prices and Big Bazaar offers,
but also earn 2 PAYBACK Points for every Rs 200 spent.
Big Bazaar is India’s largest hypermarket chain which offers best prices and a
wide range of products in Fashion & Apparel, Food Products, Electronics &
Kitchen Appliances, Home Decor, Plastics, Utensils, Crockery and Furniture.
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It’s simple! Just quote your PAYBACK Number or your Linked Mobile No,
while checking out at Big Bazaar and reap the benefits.
Advantages:
1. Customer get exclusive Big Bazaar offers for being a PAYBACK
Customer.’
2. Customer earn 2 PAYBACK Points for every Rs 200 spent
3. Customer can collect PAYABCK Points from various Future Group
formats, like Central, Food Bazaar, Brand Factory, food hall, Ezone
4. Customer can redeem PAYBACK Points at Big Bazaar, or at any of the
50+ online & instore PAYBACK Partners, including Future Group brands.
Features:
1. Easy to use and secure.
2. Use on-the-go with your mobile phone & avail exclusive offers at Future
Group Stores.
3. Link multiple loyalty cards in one single app.
4. Track transactions and balances virtually.
5. First of its kind! compare your shopping - with local or online competitors.
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6. Fund your wallet using net banking, credit/debit card or even by cash at
Future Group stores.
7. Be a part of the cashless & digital revolution.
Besides the Rs.2000/- benefit for Profit Club Members, some of the other
exclusive privileges are:
1. Personal Accident Insurance Cover.
2. Exclusive Monthly Offers and Discounts.
3. Cashback and Bonus amounts during festivals.
4. Free Shopping benefits during promotional initiatives.
5. Priority Billing counters and much more.
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NEED FOR THE STUDY
The scope of this research is to study the loyalty program with respect to Big
Bazaar customers in Visakhapatnam. The study is taken up to gain and insight in
retail marketing. This research is based on the primary and secondary data
collected from employees working in the organisation. It aims at understanding
the store and floor design at Big Bazaar and organisation structure, department,
techniques, marketing strategies, operations and advantages it has over the
competitor.
A detailed explanation regarding the questions was given to seek the right answer
from the customers. This study made me to analyse the issues in the organisation
given by the customers
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
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METHODOLOGY
Area of Study:
The study is exclusively in marketing. It is a process requiring care experience,
interaction, business judgement and imagination.
Sampling Size:
The sampling size of study is 50.
Sources of Data:
a) Primary data:
The data collected for the first time through observation and survey method.
The data is collected by interviewing directly with customers.
b) Secondary data:
The data is collected by secondary sources also. The data is collected by the
help off staff members.
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INDUSTRY PROFILE
Retailing is the transaction between the seller and consumer for personal
consumption. It is does not include transaction between the manufacturer,
corporate purchase, government purchase and other wholesale purchase. A
retailer stocks the goods from the manufacturer and then sells the same to the end
user for a marginal profit. Retailing involves all activities incidental to selling to
ultimate consumer for their personnel family and household use. It does this by
organizing their availability on are relatively large scale and supplying them to a
customer on a relatively small scale. Retailer is any person/organization
instrumental in reaching the goods or merchandise or services to the end users.
Retailer is a must and cannot be eliminated. India’s retail market is expected to
grow tremendously in next few years. The Indian retailing industry is becoming
intensely competitive, as more and more players are Vying for the same set of
customers. The major retail players are Pantaloon Retail, Shoppers Stop,
Reliance, etc. Most modern retailers typically make a variety of strategic level
decisions including the type of store, the market to be served, the optimal product
assortment, customer service, supporting services and the store's overall market
positioning. Once the strategic retail plan is in place, retailers devise the retail
mix which includes product, price, place, promotion, personnel and presentation.
The retail sector in India is merging as one of the largest sectors in the economy.
In 2015 the total market was approximately $600 billion and CAGR was 7.45
since 2000. Retail industry is expected to grow to $1.3 trillion by 2020, thereby
registering a CAGR of 9.7% in 2020. India's retail market is expected to grow
tremendously in next few years. India shows US$330 billion retail market that is
expected to grow 10% a year, with modern retailing just beginning. India ranks
first in2005. In fact, in 2005 and 2006, India is the most compelling opportunity
for retailers, because now India is in peaking stage.
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Retailing support services may also include the provision of credit, delivery
services, advisory services, stylist services and a range of other supporting
services.
The Company is part of the Future Group, which is a pioneer in the organised
retail & consumption industry. It stands as the only truly Pan India retail chain.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company is present through the large format stores
and small stores prominently across most consumption centres. Its presence
across 321 cities, including the metro cities, prominent tier two cities, fast
growing cities and new consumption centres, ensures that the Company is present
in all consumption areas across length and breadth of India to serve the maximum
consumers. The Company has attracted best talents from the industry as well as
successful in retaining its core team, which has rich experience of last 20 years
leading the Company’s core retail business. According to various research reports
on Retail industry, it is believed that retail industry in India is on a strong growth
trajectory, since per capita GDP in India is close to $2,000, post which the
consumption across Food, Fashion & Home is expected to grow 2-3x in the next
decade. This trend has been established in many other emerging markets reaching
per capita GDP around $2,000. Key industry drivers are India’s favourable
demographics, rising middle class with increasing share of discretionary spends
and a rise of shopping area and e-commerce. Future Retail has an established
network of stores under various formats, spread across pan India basis, and is
poised to get the maximum benefit of the surge in the consumption drive. The
network of Future Retail is strategically well placed to capture the value shift,
through the high consumption centers as well as the upcoming cities. In FY 2018-
19, FRL would lead from front in the Retail Industry, taking advantage of its
experience in the retail sector, scale of operations, technological advancements,
strong distribution network and experienced and skilled workforce. The efforts
initiated “to get more out of the same” could increase productivity per square foot
of retail space.
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COMPANY PROFILE
Future Group is India’s largest retailer and one of the leading business houses. Its
founder and group CEO is Kishore Biyani. The company had incorporated as
Manz Wear Pvt Ltd. Future group is and Indian private conglomerate company.
The company is known for having a significant prominence in India retail and
fashion sectors, with popular super market chains like Big Bazar and Food Bazar
lifestyle stores like Brand factory, Central etc.
Growth Started:
1. In 1987 company incorporated as Manz Wear Pvt Ltd. India’s first formal
trouser brand was Pant looms trouser.
2. In 1992 initial public offer (IPO) was made in the month of May.
3. In 1994 Future Group India was established with a vision to provide
diverse services in India and Global markets.
4. In 1997 Pant looms was the India’s family store launched in Kolkata.
5. In 2001 Big Bazar was the India’s first hype market chain launched in
Jogeshwari, Mumbai.
6. In 2002 Food Bazar, the super market chain is launched.
7. In 2007 Future Group crossed $1 billion turnover mark.
Brands:
1. Big Bazaar
2. Central
3. E zone
4. Brand Factory
5. Food Bazaar
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6. Nilgiris
7. Hyper City
8. Food World
Organisation Profile:
Rewrite Rules, Retain Values, this simple idea has been at the core of their
business since the inception of Future Group. Today, a wide portfolio of brands
in food, FMCG and fashion, complement the country’s pioneering modern retail
networks. More than 600 million customer visits are recorded across the 2,000
Future Group retail stores, covering over 24 million square feet of space in over
400 cities and towns. Millions more interact with group’s brands and businesses
through ecommerce sites, social media and mobile apps like Future Pay.
Future Group’s food value chain operates with its nation-wide network, reaching
the smallest towns and cities with its sourcing and manufacturing units, and
integrated distribution systems. Tasty Treat, Golden Harvest, Karmiq, Kara,
Sunkist, Think Skin, Mother Earth, Kosh, Nilgiris are among the leading brands
from the Future Group. In fashion, our manufacturing facilities produce garments
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designed and sourced by a talented team of trend-spotters, designers and
merchandizers. Brands like Lee Cooper, John Miller, Cover Story, Indigo Nation,
Scullers, Knighthood, DJ&C, Bare, UMM, and Ancestry are some of our key
brands. Future Group is a corporate group and nearly all its businesses are
managed through its various operating companies based on the target
sectors. For e.g., retail supermarket/hypermarket chains Big Bazaar, FBB, Food
Bazaar, Food Hall, Hometown etc. are operated by its retail division, Future
Retail Limited, while its fashion and clothing outlets Brand Factory, Central, and
Planet Sports are operated via another of its subsidiaries, Future Lifestyle
Fashions Limited. With these many fashion outlets and supermarkets, the group
also promotes its fashion and sports brands like Indigo Nation, Spalding,
Lombard, Bare etc., and FMCGs like Tasty Treat, Fresh & Pure, Clean Mate,
Ektaa, Premium Harvest, Sach etc. It also has operating companies to cater
specifically to internal financial matters and consulting within its group of
companies. On November 21, 2014, Future Consumer Enterprises Limited.
acquired the 98% from Actis Capital and other promoters. With that, Nilgiris is a
fully owned subsidiary of Future Consumer Enterprises Limited (FCEL).
Future Retail operates some of India’s most popular retail chains that inspires
trust through innovative offerings, quality products and affordable prices that
help customers achieve a better quality of life every day. We serve millions of
customers in more than 400 cities in every state of the country through digital
platforms and over 2000 stores that cover over 16 million square feet of retail
space. Big Bazaar, our flagship chain is regularly ranked among the most trusted
retail brands in the country. Our small store neighbourhood retail chains, Easy
Day and Heritage Fresh operates closer home to customers and offers member-
customers a range of services.
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Big Bazaar:
Products:
1. Electronics
2. Home & Furniture
3. Home Improvement
4. Home needs
5. Health & Beauty
6. Grocery, Staples and more
7. Clothing
8. Footwear
9. Toys
10.Sports goods & Fitness
11.Craft Supplies
12.Photo Finishing
13.Bread, dairy and eggs
14.Beverages
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15.Fruits and vegetables
16.Personal care
17.Kids utilities
Vision:
Future Group shall deliver Everything, Everywhere, Every time for Indian
Consumer in the most profitable manner.
Mission:
i. Future Group shares the vision and belief that their customers and
stakeholders shall be served only by creating and executing future
scenarios in the consumption space leading to economic developers.
ii. They will be the trendsetters in evolving delivery formats, creating retail
reality, making consumption affordable for all customer segments – for
classes and for masses.
iii. They shall infuse Indian brands with confidence and renewed ambition.
iv. They shall be effective, cost-conscious and committed to quality in
whatever they do.
v. They shall ensure that their positive attitude, sincerity, humility and united
determined shall be the driving force to make them successful.
Core Values:
1. Indianness
2. Leadership
3. Respect and Humility
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4. Introspection
5. Openness
6. Valuing and Nurturing Relationships
7. Simplicity and Positivity
8. Adaptability
9. Flow
1. Foot wear
2. Fashion:
i. Men’s wear
ii. Ladies wear
iii. Kids wear
3. Toys and Stationary section
4. Home wear
5. Home fashion
6. Bags & Luggage’s
7. Electronic zone (e-zone)
8. Processing food and Non-processing food
9. Fruits & Vegetables
10.Staples
11.FMCG products
12.T24
13.Beverages
14.Food court
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Competitors:
Significant Features:
Shopping in the Big Bazaar is a great experience as one can find almost
everything under the same roof. It has different features which caters all the needs
oh the shoppers. Some of them are:
The Food Bazaar or the grocery store with the department selling fruits and
vegetables.
There is a zone specially meant for amusement of the kids.
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Electronics zone also called e-zone concerned with electronic goods and
cellular phones.
Future Bazaar.com or the online shopping portal which makes shopping
easier as one can shop many products of Big Bazaar at the same price from
home.
There is a Customer Seva desk (CSD) for customers. It deals with problems
and doubts if customers are facing.
India's Biggest Offline Retail Store Big Bazaar has come up again with another
sale named Wednesday Bazaar which will live on weekly basis on
every Wednesday. They have announced Wednesday Bazaar as 'Hafte Ka Sabse
Sasta Din'.
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Wednesday Bazaar offers grocery clothes, accessories and personal care products
on greater discounts. In the hyper markets or supermarkets business, it is noted
that the highest footfalls generated by these stores are mostly on the weekends or
on national holidays. Therefore, it becomes very important for the retailer to plan
certain offers in such a manner that it can attract customers on the weekdays too.
For the customers, Wednesday Bazaar is the “Hafte Ka Sabse Sasta Din” which
the customers leverage on and for Big Bazaar, Wednesday Bazaar is an
opportunity to maintain footfalls to its standards on weekdays too.
For Big Bazaar, Wednesday Bazaar is a concept, which it tends to run on a long-
term basis. For which the aim is to inculcate in the minds of customers that every
Wednesday is a day of greater savings at Big Bazaar.
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Big Bazaar has clearly emerged as favourite shopping destination for millions of
customers across the country. Its success is the true testament to the emotional
bonding it has established with the Indian customers, because of its value
offerings inspirational appeal and service levels.
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The Fixed Deposit scheme offers an Interest rate of ‘up to 10.10%’ on your
deposits with an additional 0.25% Interest if you are either a Future Pay Member,
a Big Bazaar Profit Club Member, Company Shareholder or a Senior Citizen.
The FD offered under the scheme brings you high returns with high safety. With
Interest rate of ‘up to 10.10% (for 3 yrs. cumulative scheme) and CARE rating
of AA- (FD) Outlook Stable, our Fixed Deposit ensures you safe and best returns
on your money which is superior to other fixed returns investment options. The
FEL deposits are being accepted only from resident citizens having the PAN and
deposits from non-resident Indians and foreign nationals are not allowed. The
deposits may be made jointly in two or three names. The first-named depositor
will be regarded as the beneficial owner after clubbing all deposits in which the
person has been named as the first/sole depositor in his/her individual capacity.
The Fixed Deposit Receipt will be issued in physical form unless the Applicant
has opted for the issuance of Fixed Deposit Receipt in Digital Form.
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In case of Non-Cumulative FDs, the Interest will be paid to the First/ Sole
Applicants Bank Account at the end of Calendar Quarters and at Maturity or on
previous business day in case end of quarter happens to be a Holiday.
In case of Cumulative Deposits, the Interest is compounded (added to the
Principal) at the end of each Calendar Quarter and will be paid to the First/ Sole
Applicants Bank Account, on maturity date or on previous business day, in case
the maturity date happens to be a holiday.
Swot analysis:
Strengths:
1. Wide presence in India covering almost all major cities and towns.
2. Efficient and cost conscious committed quality service.
3. High brand equity in evolving market.
4. Everyday low prices, which attract customers, and has a Huge investment
capacity.
Weakness:
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Opportunities:
Threats:
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF LOYALTY PROGRAMS
From the design perspective, a loyalty program needs three key specifications:
1. Participation requirements
2. Point structure
3. Rewards
The goal of every loyalty programme is to increase profit, revenue and market
share, thus securing the company’s stability and existence. But these are often
mid-term or even long-term goals which can only be achieved if other
intermediate goals are reached first. The following figure shows the typical five
main goals of many customer loyalty programs.
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Main Goals of Customer Loyalty Programs:
Increase in
Revenue
Profit
Market share
1. Customer Loyalty:
A customer loyalty program’s primary purpose is to build a relationship with
the customers that turn them into long term loyalty customers, who ideally
will obtain their lifetime demand for a specific product or service from the
company sponsoring the loyalty program.
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A customer loyalty programme has an advantage over other loyalty programs
in that it achieves the goal of data collection more effectively. By joining the
loyalty program, the members have already identified themselves as having a
special interest in the products or services that the loyalty programme
represents. In most cases, a joining fee must be paid, or a similar hurdle has to
be overcome to join the loyalty programme- an effort that non-interested
customers would probably not invest. In many other loyalty programs,
membership comes automatically with a product purchase or is granted
without any formal process. The existence of this special interest means that
the sponsor of a customer loyalty program can therefore easily approach its
members with detailed surveys concerning their purchase behavior, purchase
motivation, related attitude and beliefs, product perception and so on. All this
detailed information can be entered into the database. The members are in
many cases delighted that finally somebody, whom they know and whose
products they care about, shows interest in and concern for their opinions.
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5. Create communication opportunities:
The fifth and final main goal is to make communication opportunities that can
be used to intensify contact with the members. This is not only leading to more
regular contact with the members, which is initiated and thus controlled by the
manufacturer or dealer, but also leads to direct and personalized
communication. In contrast to mass communication through advertising and
direct mail- which even today is far from being truly personalized –this
ensures more efficient use of the communication budget, and a much more
positive effect.
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Loyalty Programs and long-term effect:
A customer loyalty program does not create the same short-term results as does
an enticing special offer via direct mail or heavy local advertising. Even so,
certain results can be seen rather quickly. The secondary goals can be achieved
in the short term. However, the primary goals are of long-term nature, and only
if customers are committed to the loyalty programme, and thereby to the
company, is the true profit potential of a customer loyalty programme realized
over time. It can take several months or years to set up a database that is complete
and detailed enough to be used for large scale marketing activities.
A customer loyalty programme does not lead immediate business improvement
and success, but gradually works towards all these goals over the months and
years of the relationship with its members. No loyalty programme will double
profit within weeks. However, the relationship that a loyalty programme helps to
build is very strong and productive. From a long-term perspective, there are other
three points to be considered are:
To plan and manage a customer loyalty programme properly, an
organization must realize that loyalty programme membership is never a
goal but is always a means of achieving their marketing goals.
No loyalty program can be successful if the product behind it is not good.
A loyalty program is not a cure for price, distribution or quality problems.
A customer loyalty program can add value to a product but can’t be the
value. Likewise, the loyalty programme can’t overcome significant
discrepancies on other decisive factors.
As members are used to provide information, a service provider is holding
the responsibility to give something valuable and significant returns to
them.
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The loyalty program’s target groups:
The target groups for a customer loyalty program consist of those customers with
whom the sponsoring company primarily wants to develop [long term
relationships. The primary target group for a company’s customer loyalty
program should be their most important customers, those who constitute the
major portion of the company’s business, as securing these relationships is most
vital for their future success. Smaller customers and potential customers should
not be excluded from the loyalty program, but the primary focus should be on
developing a program that fits the needs of the top customers. Other customers
will still benefit from such a program, but company will want to target them with
concepts that take their needs into consideration.
The decision about whether to define the target groups narrowly or broadly
depends largely on the goals of loyalty program. If a company is aiming to set up
a complete database of their customer base, then a wide definition of target groups
is necessary; if the goal is to secure business from current key accounts, then
focus is more appropriate. Another factor to be considered is how potential
customers or competitors’ customers are to be approached. Sometimes, a loyalty
program can create a wave of new customers for sponsoring company, but that
will depend on the value and attractiveness of the benefit package. Customer
loyalty programs are very flexible and can cover several target groups, so it is
possible to remain in touch with customers even if their habits change and they
move from one target group or segment to another.
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1. Outlining Loyalty Program Objectives
2. Developing a Budget
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1. Outlining Loyalty Program Objectives:
Loyalty program objectives can be based on revenues, profits, customer loyalty,
and increased information on consumers. Common specific loyalty program
objectives are increasing the number of members, reducing member attrition,
increasing member purchases, increasing member purchase frequency, increasing
member profitability, and generating a satisfactory return on loyalty program
investment and receiving valuable market research data.
2. Developing a Budget:
The loyalty program budget needs to reflect various expenses like initial and
ongoing promotional expenses (including costs of communicating with
members), IT hardware and hardware servicing costs, database creation and
maintenance expenses, editorial and production costs of loyalty magazines, the
direct costs of loyalty rewards, and fulfilment function expenses. Some marketers
have defrayed some of the start-up and maintenance costs by imposing initial
membership fees for their loyalty programs. This initial fee can also reduce
memberships by casual customers (where the cost of maintaining their
membership is greater than their profitability) and can help create value to new
members. A major academic study found that higher membership fees increase
consumers’ preference for luxury versus necessity rewards and that high fees
increase the likelihood that consumers will join a program that offers a luxury
reward.
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6. Building an Appropriate Organization:
An effective loyalty program requires the development of an appropriate
organization to effectively plan, implement, and fine-tune the program. Firms can
outsource those activities where they have little expertise or where the outsourced
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developing and maintaining the member database, developing and maintaining
the loyalty member web site, and data mining.
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The third aspect is the selection of the benefits must be made from the customer’s
point of view. The customer’s opinion is what matters, and the only way to find
out what they think is to ask them. The program will only work if it offers benefits
that the customer like, rather than those that company want them to like.
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The right mixture of hard and soft benefits ensures the loyalty program’s
attractiveness and the achievements of its retention goals. Hard benefits are
tangible benefits which are immediately recognizable by all members and lead to
saving in some form or another. In most cases hard benefits are financial benefits
like discounts, rebates or coupons. Although savings are always at the top of
customers wish list and have a certain value for them, these financial benefits will
not be the retention drivers of the program. Such benefits are certainly appreciated
but are not the barrier against defection that a company is trying to build with the
customer loyalty programme. A company must always remember that a customer
who joins their loyalty programme simply because of a discount will be the first
to leave if the competitors next door offers an even better deal. What will make a
company’s loyalty program successful are soft benefits. These soft benefits are
the special offers, the value-added services, the special treatment, the recognition
and reward that the customer is looking for. The soft benefits are responsible for
the major proportion of loyalty effect. As most of the soft benefits included in a
customer loyalty program are intangible, company and/or product related, they
are also less likely to be copied by the competition. They ensure that the loyalty
program has the unique elements that make it attractive to the customers, and that
it offers the high value they are looking for.
Relevance for the customer means that an offered benefit must be in some way
related to the best interests of the member, so that there is an incentive and interest
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in using the loyalty program benefits. Therefore, the benefit must be something
that the customer needs or wants, or at least could use. It is necessary to consider
in depth the needs and value structure of the specific target groups that are
approached by the customer loyalty program. Apart from the value aspects, a
loyalty program benefit must also fulfil other conditions which are more relevant
from the loyalty program sponsor’s point of view, such as practicability.
Finally, ease of use means that loyalty program benefits are clearly
communicated and can be called on without much effort. If the customer loyalty
program includes some sort of reward program which allows the customer to
accumulate points and then exchange these for specific rewards after reaching a
certain level, that must not be set too high. If rewards can only be reached after a
very long period and heavy purchases, this is not very encouraging and can often
lead to a negative perception.
Total 50 100%
Frequently of Shopping
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20
Responses
15
10 20
16
5 11
3
0
Once in 2 weeks Once in a month More than once in 2 More than once in a
weeks month
Shopping
Interpretation:
40% of the customers shop once in 2 weeks are the age (36-45), 16% of the
customers shop once in a month are the age (26-35), 9% of the customers shop
more than once in 2 weeks are between the age (18-25) and 22% of the customers
shop more than once in a month in Big Bazaar are 45 above.
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2. Are you aware of loyalty cards in big bazaar?
a. Yes
b. No
Yes 40 80%
No 10 20%
Total 50 100%
40
35
30
Responses
25
20 40
15
10
5 10
0
Yes No
Loyalty Cards
Interpretation:
80% of the customers are aware of the loyalty cards in the Big Bazaar. And 20%
of the customers whose are aware of Loyalty cards.
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3. If the answer is “YES” for the above question which type of loyalty card
do you use?
a. Payback card
b. Future Pay
c. Profit club card (PC)
d. All
25
20
Responses
15
25
10
5 12
7 6
0
Payback Card Future Pay Profit Club Card (PC) All
Loyalty Card
Interpretation:
50% of the customers use Payback card are between the age (26-35), 24% of the
customers use Future pay app are the age (18-45) and above, 14% of the
customers use Profit club card are the age (35-45) and above. and 12% of the
customers use all the Loyalty cards in Big Bazaar are the age 45 above.
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4. Did you benefit by these loyalty cards?
a. Yes
b. No
Yes 35 70%
No 15 30%
Total 50 100%
35
30
25
Responses
20
35
15
10
15
5
0
Yes No
Benfits
Interpretation:
70% of the customers agreed that they are benefited by these loyalty cards in the
Big Bazaar. And 35% of customers disagreed for this.
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5. By using these loyalty cards, did you get discounts on any products?
a. Yes
b. No
Yes 45 90%
No 5 10%
Total 50 100%
25
45
20
15
10
5
5
0
Yes No
Discounts
Interpretation:
45% of the customers gets discounts on any products by using these loyalty cards
in the Big Bazaar. But 5% of customers does not discounts by using these cards.
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6. Do you get message alerts whenever there are discounts or offers and new
products launched to your future pay app?
a. Every time
b. Sometimes
c. Never
d. Don’t know
Total 50 100%
Message Alerts
40
35
30
Responses
25
20
35
15
10
15
5
0 0 0
Every time Sometimes Never Don’t know
Messages
Interpretation:
70% of the customers gets message alerts every time. But only 30% of the
customers gets message alerts sometimes.
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7. Does Future Pay app add value to your shopping?
a. Yes
b. No
Yes 35 70%
No 15 30%
Total 50 100%
35
30
25
Responses
20
35
15
10
15
5
0
Yes No
Value
Interpretation:
100% of the customers agreed that Future pay app add value to the shopping.
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8. Do cash backs come to the Future Pay wallet whenever you buy a product
which is of “Future Pay Price”?
a. Never
b. Sometimes
c. Every time
Never 2 4%
Sometimes 39 78%
Total 50 100%
25
20 39
15
10
5 9
0 2
Never Sometimes Every time
Cash backs
Interpretation:
4% of the customers never gets cash backs, 18% of the customers gets cash backs
every time. But only 78% of the customers gets cash backs sometimes
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9. Does “Future Pay Price” will be there every time when you visit big bazar?
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Don’t know
Agree 44 88%
Disagree 4 8%
Don’t know 2 4%
Total 50 100%
30
25
44
20
15
10
5
4 2
0
Agree Disagree Don’t know
Price
Interpretation:
44% of the customers agreed that Future pay price will be there every time
whenever they visit Big Bazaar. 4% of the customers disagreed for this. And 2%
of the customers don’t know whether there will be Future pay price or not
whenever they visit Big Bazaar
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10. What is your overall rating on loyalty cards?
a. Excellent
b. Good
c. Average
d. Poor
Total 50 100%
25
20
Responses
15
26
10
14
5
6
4
0
Excellent Good Average Poor
Rating
Interpretation:
52% of the customers gave Excellent rating for the Loyalty cards, 28% of the
customers gave Good, 12% of the customers gave Average and 4% of the
customers gave Poor rating for this.
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FINDINGS
1. When compared to all frequently shopping customers, the customers who
shop once in 2 weeks is more when compared to customers who shop more
than once in 2 weeks. The customers who shop more than once in a month
and once in a month are medium.
2. Only some customers are aware of loyalty cards who shop in Big Bazaar.
3. When compared to all cards most of the customers use Pay back card and
least is Profit club card. And customers who use all the loyalty cards or any
two are medium.
4. Some customers are benefited, and some are not by these Loyalty cards.
5. Most of the customer gets discounts or offers on any products by using
these loyalty cards.
6. Most of the customers said that they get message alerts every time to their
mobiles whenever a new product is launched and discounts or offers
available. But only few customers said that they get message alerts
sometimes to their mobiles.
7. More customer has agreed that by using Future pay app it adds value to
their shopping but very few customers disagreed.
8. Most of the customers gets cash backs every time to Future pay wallet
whenever they buy a product which is oh Future pay price. But there are
some customers who gets cash backs sometimes to Future pay wallet.
9. The customers who agreed that there will be Future pay price whenever
they visit big Bazaar is more when compared to customers who disagreed.
There are only few customers who don’t know whether there will be future
Pay price or not whenever they visit Big Bazaar.
10. The customers who gave overall rating Excellent for Loyalty cards is high.
The customers who gave rating Good is medium and the customers who
gave rating Average and Poor is less.
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CONCLUSION
Big Bazaar is undoubtedly the number one retailer in India. It is a major shopping
complex for today’s customers. It is a place where customers find variety of
products of a reasonable price. Big Bazaar has a good reputation of itself in the
market. It has positioned itself in the market as a discounted store. It holds a huge
customer base. Majority of customers belong to middle class family. The young
generation also likes shopping and moving around Big Bazaar.
Big Bazaar is a hypermarket as it provides various kinds of goods like apparels,
grocery, stationary, food items, electronics items, etc. It competes with all the
speciality stores of different products which provide goods at a discounted rate
all through the year.
Different types of products are available starting from baby food to pizzas under
one roof. In Big Bazaar not only rich people shop but also middle- and low-class
people come to enjoy the shopping experience.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.futuregroup.in/
https://www.bigbazaar.com/
https://www.futureretail.in/pdf/Annual_Report_2017_18.pdf
https://www.futureretail.in/investors/annual-reports.html
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ANNEXURES
Personal Information
Age?
a. 18-25 b. 26-35 c. 36-45 d. 45 above
Your Marital Status?
a. Married b. Unmarried
What is your profession?
a. Student b. Self-employed c. Salaried d. Others
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