New smaller packs are "placing extra burden on retailers as they have to keep on adding new packs, leading to inventory management challenges, and impacting distribution efficiency," said Dhairyashil Patil, national president of All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF).
Fmcg: Within the retail sector domain, hypermarkets (51 per cent) and fashion & apparel (32 per cent) companies dominated the share in warehousing demand.
FMCG: New smaller packs are "placing extra burden on retailers as they have to keep on adding new packs, leading to inventory management challenges, and impacting distribution efficiency," said Dhairyashil Patil, national president of All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF).
The share of warehousing leasing by retailers in India decreased by almost a third in the first half of 2021 due to a slowdown in consumer spending on discretionary products. Retailers leased 9% of the warehousing space during this period, compared to 13% in the previous year. On the other hand, consumer goods companies doubled their share to 6%, while the auto segment increased their leasing from 5% to 7%.