Organized Retailing in Context with Amalgamation of Small Firms in Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Naquibur Rahman

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Organized Retailing in Context with Amalgamation of Small Firms in Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Naquibur Rahman

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 5)

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The purpose of present study systematically brings into focus the prospects of organized retailing in Saudi Arabia and its growth drivers as Baquala (small store) turning into small stores to supermarket and hypermarkets. The present dissertation is a systematic and comprehensive analysis and objective study of organized retailing in KSA and its outcome analysis thereof. The basic purpose of the present study is to find out and develop a co-relation taking place between organized retailing in KSA and growth drivers thereof. The GCC retail industry is poised for a healthy growth in Middle East and KSA. It also points out at geographical dispersions of market potential for varying class of customers. It aims at observing growth of Saudi Arabian retail market like Carrefour, Panda Bin Dawood, Al-Marai, Sadafco and Savola etc. The present study further intends to estimate share of organized retail in KSA. The dissertation further studies KSA growth drivers accelerating retail business identified as an organized retailing: for example such growth drivers like growing population, online retailing, retail demand, malls and super/hypermarket and religious tourism that gives boost to organize retailing in KSA. The present study points out at new emerging trends and retail space after the inflow of organized retailing in KSA. In order to study a comprehensive organized retailing in KSA and growth drivers operative therein, as the survey research methodology has been applied to study research objectives. Discussion in organized retailing points out at various factors like socio-economic, changing income profile, changing role of women, age factors and finally dynamic role of banking system - make a dynamic impact on organized retailing in KSA as well as growth drivers as shape, form and quality need to be maintained and modernize in terms growing organize retailing in KSA.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20150305.30
Page(s)	583-593
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Organized Retailing, Growth Drivers, Retail Industry, Emerging Trends, Amalgamation of Firms

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Department of Marketing, College of Business, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah Al Mukarrmah, Saudi Arabia

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