Future prospects for growth of Indian e-commerce industry

Abstract

The Indian retail industry is growing at a rapid rate given the funding by global investors. It is expected to reach 100 billion by 2022 from $4.5 billion in 2014 growing at CAGR of 47%. The horizontal players occupy 80 % of the Indian e-retail market, and vertical players occupy 20%. Horizontal players sell many vertical products whereas vertical players operate in specific verticals such as furniture, fashion apparels, grocery etc.