Course: Merchandising Management
December 2021 Examination
1. How would you go about displaying the merchandise if it were your own store where
you are planning stationary? (10
Marks)
2. If the merchandise in your store were apparels and apparels related products how you go
about creating maximum visibility and greater sales? (10 Marks)
3. Case Study
Can Repainting adds colour to June Quarter
At a time when there is visible moderation in demand across categories, firms such as
Asian Paints, Berger, and Kansai Nerolac have surprised the Street with their June quarter
(Q1) numbers. All three reported double digit sales volume growth, in the region of 15-18
%, when most others saw slip sharply.
Growth came despite a sustained slowdown in the automotive and construction segments,
both of which are key users of paints.
Explaining this curious trend, H M Bharuka, managing director of Kansai Nerolac, said the
reason was a lower repainting cycle and the convenience with which consumers can do up
their homes now. “The repainting cycle has crunched. People earlier repainted their homes
after five to seven years. They do it now after two to three years,” he said. “Paints are also
easily available now. This is pushing up the repainting market.” Abhijit Roy, MD and CEO
of Berger Paints, said demand for paints in small towns and rural areas was robust.
“One, the nature of the market is such that people are not taking loans to repaint their
homes. The second reason is that whenever possible, people today are repainting their
homes. It could be for a special occasion or a festival or to protect their homes or beautify
their places of residence. All this is contributing to growth,” he said.
Growth came despite a sustained slowdown in the automotive and construction segments,
both of which are key users of paints.
Explaining this curious trend, H M Bharuka, managing director of Kansai Nerolac, said the
reason was a lower repainting cycle and the convenience with which consumers can do up
their homes now. “The repainting cycle has crunched. People earlier repainted their homes
after five to seven years. They do it now after two to three years,” he said. “Paints are also
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easily available now. This is pushing up the repainting market.” Abhijit Roy, MD and CEO
of Berger Paints, said demand for paints in small towns and rural areas was robust.
“One, the nature of the market is such that people are not taking loans to repaint their
homes. The second reason is that whenever possible, people today are repainting their
homes. It could be for a special occasion or a festival or to protect their homes or beautify
their places of residence. All this is contributing to growth,” he said.
Decorative paints, or paints used in homes and retail establishments, make up around 70 %
of the total markets, with industrial paints constituting the rest, sector experts said.
Analysts said reduction in the GST rate by 10 % has also aided growth.
“Earlier, paints as an item attracted the peak GST rate of 28 %,” said Abneesh Roy, senior
Vice-President, research (institutional equities), Edelweiss
“It is now down to 18 % after the rate was revised (downwards) in July last year. Paint
majors have passed these benefits to consumers. Plus commodity prices, especially, the
price of crude oil has been benign, implying these hasn’t been price hikes in the (June)
quarter,” he added. In the past one month, crude prices have fallen 11 %. Derivatives of
crude are used in paints. The price of titanium dioxide, another key input used in paints,
had fallen 14 % year on year and 5 % sequentially in Q1. The result of all this was that
margins had improved.
Operating margins in Q1 for the three points over the year ago period. One basis point is
equal to one hundredth of percentage point.
All three firms are pushing their distribution reach aggressively, especially into small
towns and cities, to partake of growth. Roy said his firm plans to expand distribution by 10
% every year to reap benefits of the overall demand for paints.
Bharuka said his company would push its direct reach into small towns and cities, while
Asian Paints proposed to add around 3000 dealers per annum to consolidate its hold in
trade channels.
a. What segment is Nerolac focusing on? What are the reasons for the growth in the supposed
to be understood as a slack market? (5 Marks)
b. What are the reasons for people to paint their house more frequently? What could be the
success of Nerolac in todays scenario? (5 Marks)
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