1. INDIA

2. * Paid member based shopping model. * Factory direct purchasing, high velocity resale. * Lower shrink – less stolen, more sold. Member model reduces shrink. * Higher freight volumes, lower turnaround to sale time * Redistribution is quick – centralized. * Cost reductions realized from fast inventory sales. * Efficient sales floor layouts – more product, less wasted space = more sales.

3. * Very low marketing, labor and a targeted discount model * Coupon/Sales blasts sent to a limited target audience – members only. * Reduction in marketing dollars over competitors equals lower costs for goods. * Labor costs reduced via larger volumes of stock on hand, in pallets and ready for customer distribution with low labor required. * Hours of operation limited to core shopping times and light need for overnight stocking staff. * Return policy highly favorable in the market, most goods accepted back without receipts and with extended warranty options.

4. * Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – $4.06 trillion (5 th in the world) * Inflation – 12% - High (206 th in the world) * GDP Growth Rate – 10.4% (5 th in the world) * Foreign Reserves – $287.1 Billion (7 th in the world) * GDP Per Capita - $3,500 (262 nd in the world) * Currency Stability – 43 - 49:1 USD – 52wk Range

5. * Ruling Party and Leader * Pratibha Devisingh Patil – (2007 – Current) * Party: Indian National Congress * Government Stability * Democratic Nation * Harsh relations with China over allegations of munitions being traded with Pakistan and China’s oversized military footprint. * Money Out – Imports * By 2035 India will be the second largest importer of fossil fuels. * Subsidies * 14% of Indian GDP is subsidized. * Majority of Indian subsidies are oil of which 39% of subsidized kerosene is stolen.

6. * Indian Transport and Fuel Infrastructure * Airports – 353 (249 with paved runways) * Heliports – 40 * Pipelines * Condensate/Gas – 2km * Gas – 9,596km * Liquid Petroleum Gas – 2,152km * Oil – 7,448km * Refined Products – 10,486km * Railways – 63,974km (4 th in the world) * Roadways - 3,320,410km (3 rd in the world) * Waterways – 14,500km (9 th in the world) * Merchant Marine – 324 (29 th in the world)

7. * Indian Real Estate Cost * India-wide housing prices have increased 21.3% in Q2 2011. * Ranked 2 nd out of 50 countries for annual growth of residential prices. * High Growth - Compared to 2010 by City * Bhopal +46.41% * Faridabad +44.74% * Chennai +35.52% * Bengaluru +35.29% * New Delhi +33.64% * Low Growth – Compared to 2010 by City * Kolkata +10.23% * Surat +9.56% * Jaipur +4.92%

8. * Real Estate Availability * Moderate availability due to financial situations in India. * High cost is a big detractor in Indian Real Estate Sales. * Cost of land post Indian 2001 Economic Bubble exceed that of the median home sales prices. * 65% of flats sold in Delhi and 35% of flats sold in Mumbai have sold to speculators. * Booming growth in Indian GDP may result in more availability over 2013-2015 at affordable prices. * Jones Lang LaSalle remains the largest partner for real estate sales and coverage in India.

9. * The following Web Content was used for this presentation. * The United States Central Intelligence Agency, Retrieved 10/6/2011 * https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/geos/in.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/geos/in.html * Yahoo! Finance, Retrieved 10/6/2011 * http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=USDINR=X&t=5y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c= http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=USDINR=X&t=5y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c= * Wikipedia, Retrieved 10/6/2011 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_policy_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_policy_of_India * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Estate_in_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Estate_in_India * Global Property Guide, Retrieved 10/6/2011 * http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Asia/India http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Asia/India