Project of Rahul 2191111#1
Project of Rahul 2191111#1
Project of Rahul 2191111#1
A project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of
(Session 2021-2023)
I am using this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who Supported me throughout the
course of this MBA project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance, invaluably constructive
criticism and friendly Advice during the project work. I am sincerely grateful to them for Sharing
their truthful and illuminating views on a number of issues Related to the project.
I express my warm thanks to Ms. Neetu Singh for his support and Guidance at Baba Farid college
of Management and Technology.
Student Name: - Rahul
SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr./Ms. Rahul UID 2191111 student of MBA Batch 2021-2023 University
roll no. 100802 of Baba Farid College of Management and Technology, Bathinda has completed
his/her major project work titled, “A Study on a Customer Preference to ward Reliance Digital
Retail store in Punjab” as per given guidelines under my supervision. The project work is
appropriate for the evaluation and has not been submitted elsewhere in any form earlier.
Signature of Supervisor/Guide
DECLARATION
Project report submitted by me to Baba Farid College of Management and Technology, Bathinda
in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of MBA is a record of
confide project. We here by Declare that the project entitled “A Study on Customer Perception
Toward Reliance Digital Retail Store in Punjab” is carried out by me. We further declare that
the work reported in this Project has not been submitted and will not be submitted, either in part
or in full, for the award of any other degree in this institute or any other Institute or university.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction 1-6
4. Objectives 11-12
Reliance Digital is a one stop store for electronics and consumer durables. Customer perception
certainly plays an important role in having the ability to attract new customers and also to retain
existing customers. In the highly grown markets, it is quite important to attract new customers and
also keep track of the existing customer base. The objective of the present study is to analyze the
customer perception towards quality, store design, service, pricing of products
and location aspects and in turn also analyze customer perception towards the ambience of the
store. The study conducted might help Reliance digital to know what all factors are essential for
maintaining a good relationship with its customer. In this regard a survey was conducted using
structured questionnaire with around 150 respondents through Google forms (online). Data
collected was analyzed and represented using SPSS. The study strives to assess the major
challenges faced by the employees while working in the store. It was also found during the course
of research that many of the customer were more loyal towards Reliance digital store
maintained a good customer service. The study helps us to understand and ascertain customer
perception towards Reliance Digital and its products in Punjab.
A comprehensive survey was conducted in this regard to get sufficient insights for the study. The
findings of the study can be of help to Reliance Digital to understand customer perception.
CHAPTER-2
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO COMAPNY
In what is being seen as one of the biggest deals in India’s retail space, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance
Retail on Saturday announced that it is acquiring the retail and wholesale business and the logistics
and warehousing business from the Future Group for Rs 24,713 crore.
The deal will cement Reliance’s position as the undisputed leader of India’s retail segment, giving
it a strong footing in the grocery and apparel segments, in turn boosting order volumes for the
conglomerate, which plans to focus heavily on digital in the days to come. It will also add muscle
to Reliance for its ongoing battle with Amazon for the Indian e-commerce market.
As we speak about the deal, here’s all you need to know about how RIL, which once focused on
petrochemicals and oil and gas, entered the consumer business, and what it holds for the
conglomerate now.
How it began
RIL entered the organized retail segment in 2006, around the time that RIL was being divided
between the brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani. Christened Reliance Retail, the company started
off with the launch of the first Reliance Fresh store in Hyderabad. The idea was to make buying
groceries and vegetables a lifestyle experience at neighborhood market prices. With an investment
of Rs 25,000 crore, RIL’s aim was to roll out this format for segments such as consumer durables,
pharmacy and lifestyle products as well.
The various products which are available at the Reliance Digital stores are –
• Digital cameras
• Refrigerator
• Washing machines
• Micro oven
• Water purifiers
• Mobiles
Branded products
The Reliance Digital offering various types of branded products are mentioned below Sony,
Samsung, Apple, Google pixel, H.P, Dell, Honor, Mac book, Hi-tech, Whirlpool, IFB, Bosch,
Philips, Panasonic, Futura, Redmi, Yamaha, Asus
Non-Branded items
Reliance Digital marketing certain private label products under its own brand called ‘Reconnect’.
These products offer brand warranty varies up to 6 months to 1 year.
Area of operation
The Reliance group of the companies are extended its various branches in metropolitan and express
cities like Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nādu. Currently, it is having more than 1900
branches operating in India. The company having Corporate Head Office at Mumbai, Maharashtra
with many regional offices.
Infrastructural facilities
Reliance Digital stores have state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities in all of its outlets. It provides
excellent infrastructural facilities by keeping in mind customer attraction towards the product and
highlighting its features. Reliance Digital store in Putter provides a prominent parking place,
drinking water facility, and customer baggage counter. The store has three floors, and on each floor
of the store, the merchandising is divided based on customer convenience for easy access and by
keeping in mind the technique used to present the visual merchandising tool. An effort will be
made to make a SWOT Analysis of Reliance Digital.
Marketing specialists have featured that product utilization doesn't just infer the demonstration of
purchasing, yet in addition includes the demonstration shopping and how it is utilized as a
pleasurable apparatus. Where items are being sold has a social criticality for individuals. The social
affiliation that the customer identifies with the shopping experience depends on the store condition.
Building up the store environmental factors by giving them a social essential from the customer
viewpoint will help structure the image and notoriety of the retailer. Store image impacts
customers, therefore, store fashioners and managers are starting to comprehend the significance of
knowing the realities that customers look for in choosing the store they visit and the items they
buy, just as the noteworthiness of picking up customer loyalty. Information about these basic
perspectives that are affected by store configuration can be utilized as an answer for empower
proof-based store structures.
Customers partner their sentiments, contemplations, and impressions with the stores, and these
components influence their support and buy conduct. The buy selections of customers are impacted
by the store image. The repurchase goal and the fulfillment got from shopping at a store are
prompted during the underlying buying stage in which the clients partner their feelings with the
store image. Consequently, the impression of clients with respect to a store is created by the store
image, and this discernment is connoted by their repurchase goal and fulfillment levels.
The perception of customers is gotten not just from their insight with respect to the item alone, yet
additionally from their apparent pictures of the item. Perception is the phase that a customer or an
individual experience in choosing, improving, and deciphering outer triggers into a strong picture.
CHAPTER-3
REVIEW OF
LITERATURE
LITERATURE OF REVIEW
William & Prabakar (2012) concluded that “The customer perception of retail ser
vice quality is an important segment to the emerging and the existing retailers in th
e market as the study reveals that perception of service quality influenced by the va
rious nature with various customers even some of the general factors like Personal i
nteraction, physical aspects are the dimensions on of the customer perception remai
ns constant and common to all the customer on a majority basis so the retail outlets
have to frame their own strategies In order to attract the customers on a longer basi
s” the sample is used 400 .research methodology is the descriptive method.
Raja guru and Matanda (2006) examined ‘Consumer Perception’ and observed th
at except product price, other store and product attributes have positive effects on c
ustomer perception. Further research is needed to identify retail managers focus on
product quality, store convenience as well as assure quality and availability of new
products in order to enhance customer loyalty and also to compare consumers using
various retail formats and consumers‟ perception of product and store attributes on
retail formats keeping in view demographic correlates major Findings are. 1) Servic
e quality is positively related to value perceptions and customer satisfaction; and 2)
Customer perception. Structure of the research methodology: Research design – De
scriptive and sample size is 200.
Finlay (2007) in their study examined the underlying perceptions of consumers tow
ards store and shopping outlets and found price and location as two critical factors i
nfluencing store outlet choice. She indicated that consumers are rarely prepared to c
hange their shopping patterns to access alternative outlets for electronics purchases
being habitual nature, time constraint and low cognitive processing characteristic. F
urther research is needed to consider different demographic groupings in different l
ocalities in order to better understand the impact of limited choice in an area. Major
findings I s The Indian urban landscape comprises of 66 million households as per I
ndian Census 2001. Further analysis of the census data indicates that 29% of the ur
ban households live in metros followed by towns with less than 1 lakh population a
nd sample were used is the 250. Structure of the research methodology: Research d
esign -Descriptive prof.
Arati. Biradar (2018) Analyse of Customer Perception has become a very importa
nt component in giving outstanding customer service. By increasing popularity of c
ustomer relationship management can companies are now placing more importance
on customer perception and their relationship with customers. Many of the manufac
tures are adjusting flexible strategies to attract customers from various classes. Stru
cture of the research methodology: Research design – Descriptive and sample size i
s 100.Major Findings from the survey are that it was found that maximum custome
rs are visit occasionally. 2 Most of the respondents purchase products from Relianc
e Digital, because of product Variety, better quality and various brands available at
store. 3. According to the respondents the best part of Reliance Digital is availabilit
y of products.
Krishnan Ramasamy (2013) the research also tried to identify the impact of vario
us factors on customer satisfaction in selected consumer durable white goods. They
found some independent variables were overall quality; usage experience, pre sales
, after sales service, sales person’s behaviour, repair, reliability, customer service a
nd product compatibility. These variables were found statistically significant and ha
d positive impact on customer satisfaction and worthiness, responsiveness, warrant
y, loyalty programs; competitive prices were the factors that had negative impact o
n customer satisfaction.
CHAPTER-4
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
It is helpful to Reliance Digital to understand the customer perception. This study also helps to R
eliance Digital to know what all factors are essential for maintaining good relationship with custo
mers.
Here Industry wants to know the customer perception towards RELIANCE DIGITAL in order to
get data which provide them a result of their product in market how is performing, also study hel
ps to have some changes to adopt to make it more effective This study also helps for Customer pe
rception plays a vital role in a store ability to attract new customers and to retain existing custome
rs from this study is that store have the ability to control many of the factors that build an individ
ual perception of the company brand.
The information collected from the respondents is considered for analysis and respondents might
be biased in providing satisfactory answers to questions. The study is limited to Punjab and its su
rrounding areas only. Data presented in this study is based on the opinions of the Limited respond
ents.
Major factors and reasons for customer perception of Reliance digital of retail store evaluated by
getting feedback from the customers and also ascertaining the findings of the study. The study wo
uld help to improve the sales/marketing activities of Reliance digital of retail store in Punjab.
CHAPTER-6
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Type of Research:
Type of Data:
Both Primary and Secondary data are used for the purpose of research Type of research Data Col
lection method:
Primary data: Primary data was collected with the assistance of 150 respondents with
Secondary data: The secondary data was taken from various websites, books, journals, magazin
es, news clippings etc. Data regarding various research papers to support research objectives was
also taken from online web sources.
Research instrument: Structured questionnaire framed with the help of Google forms
CHAPTER-7
DATA
ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Gender
Male 56.6%
Female 43.3%
0%
Female
43%
Male
57%
Yes 70%
NO 30%
No
30%
Yes
70%
Interpretation: -According to this data 70% person are frequently shopping and 30% are just on
the discounts and festival.
Q2 How often?
Column1
Monthly
20%
Seasonally/During
offers
47% Quaterly
33%
Interpretation: - According to responses 20%Persons are monthly 33.33% Persons are Quarterly
and 47.66 Seasonally/ during offers
Q3:- What is your expenditure on shopping at Reliance stores?
17% 19%
24%
40%
Interpretation:-According to survey different people are spending our money according to our
requirement in Reliance store.
Q4:-Are you satisfied with the brands offered by reliance under different department and
categories ?
Responded Percentage
No 40 26.66%
26%
73%
Yes No
Interpretation: -According to survey 73% persons are satisfied and 26% are not satisfied of the
branding of the Reliance store.
Q5:-Reliance digital will providing latest products ?
Responded Percentage
No 25 16.33%
N O 16%
YES 83%
Interpretation: - From the responses we know that the 83% people are say that the reliance store
providing latest product and 16% people are say no.
Q6:- Rate the following departments on your level of satisfaction for the brands/products being
offered:
(1=highly dissatisfied 2=dissatisfied 3=natural 4=satisfied 5=highly satisfied)
Women's wear
47% Men's Wear
53%
Interpretation: - Airtel is providing proper services.88% customers are getting proper services b
y 12% customers are not getting proper service.
Q7:-Are you satisfied with the price for different brads offered at reliance Retail stores?
Responded Percentage
Yes 120 80%
No 40 20%
20%
Yes
No
80%
Interpretation: - According to the responded 80% people are satisfied and 20% are not satisfied
Interpretation: -According to responded 30% are saying unavailability of different sizes 20%un
availability of colour options 34% limited brands /products being offered 16% brands/ products a
re highly priced for their value.
Q9:Are you satisfied with the discounts and offers that come up at the store?
Responded Percentage
Yes 125 83.33%
No 25 16.66%
16%
Yes No
84%
Interpretation: - According to responded 83% people are satisfied with offers and 16% are not s
atisfied for the come up offers in store.
Q.10:- According to you, which is the best source of information about these discounts and
offers?
Sales
13%
20%
20%
Messages Store visit
47%
Interpretation: -According to response 47% are saying messages 20% store visit 13% tele calls
and 20% E-mails to know about the reliance all offers.
Q.11:- How would you rate the customer handling and the behavior of the floor staff at the store
on a five-point rating scale?
(1=highly dissatisfied 2=dissatisfied 3=natural 4=satisfied 5=highly satisfied)
Sales
7%
20% 10% 1 highly dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
3 natural
4 satisfied
Interpretation: - According to the customer rating 33% natural 30% satisfied 10%dissatisfi
ed 7% highly dissatisfied 20% highly satisfied. Customer handling and the behaviour of the
staff.
Q.12:- Are you satisfied with the services of Customer Service Desk?
Responded Percentage
Yes 120 80%
No 30 20%
20%
80%
Yes No
Interpretation: -According to the responses majority of customers are satisfied with the custome
r80% service desk and 20% are not satisfied.
Q.13:- Rate the following services on the basis of your level of satisfaction: https:
Exchange 25 16.66%
Tailoring 35 23.33%%
Other Services (Lost & Found 20 13.33%
, customer handling, informati
on etc.)
Sales
13% 17%
Exchange
Tailoring
23%
47% Billing
Interpretation: - According to responses 47% customers are highly satisfied with the billing .23%
customers are satisfied with the tailoring. 17% customer are Exchange and 13% other services.
Q.15:- Rate the following for your perception of the store and its offerings:
Sales
10%
10%
40%
7%
33%
Interpretation:-According to the customer 10% customer are satisfied with pricing strategy.
10%are satisfied with product quality and 7% are advertising and information and 33% are
discounts and offers and 40% customer are satisfied with store location.
CHAPTER-8
FINDINGS AND
SUGGESTIONS
FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS
FINDINGS: -The followings are the findings from the research are;
Majority of customers i.e., 40% spend 1000-2000 for their purchases at reliance store.
73% customer are satisfied with brands offered by reliance retail stores.
SUGGESTIONS:-
Reliance stores can increase products availability of different sizes.
Reliance stores need to improve customer handling and behavior towards customers.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Name.............................
Gender: M (), F ()
Occupation.........................
Address...........
Questions:
[1] Do you shop regularly at Reliance Stores? how frequently you shop at Reliance store?
Yes
No
Monthly
Quarterly
Seasonally/ during offers
Up to 1000
1001-2000
2001-3000
3001-4000
4001 and above
[4] Are you satisfied with the brands offered by reliance under different departments and
categories?
Yes
No
Yes
No
[6] Rate the following departments on your level of satisfaction for the brands/ products being
offered:
(1=highly dissatisfied 2=dissatisfied 3=natural 4=satisfied 5=highly satisfied)
Rating 1 2 3 4 5
Dept./Category
Men’s Wear
Women’s wear
[7] Are you satisfied with the prices for different brands offered at reliance Retail Stores?
Yes
No
[8] What is the most important problem that you face in reference to the brands/ products offered
at the store?
(Select any one of the following)
[9] Are you satisfied with the discounts and offers that come up at the store?
Yes
No
[10] According to you, which is the best source of information about these discounts and offers?
Tele Calls
E-mails
Messages
Store Visit
[11] How would you rate the customer handling and the behavior of the floor staff at the store on
a five-point rating scale
(1=highly dissatisfied 2=dissatisfied 3=natural 4=satisfied 5=highly satisfied)
1 2 3 4 5
[12] Are you satisfied with the services of Customer Service Desk?
Yes
No
[13] Rate the following services on the basis of your level of satisfaction: https:
SERVICES 1 2 3 4 5
Billing
Exchange
Tailoring
Other Services (Lost & Found, customer handling, information etc.)
[14] Rate the following for your perception of the store and its offerings:
Offerings: 1 2 3 4 5
Pricing Strategy
Product Quality
Advertising and Information
Discounts and offers
Store Location