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Magsons: Strategizing in the Hyper-Competitive Supermarket Industry

Rohit Prabhudesai, Nitin Pangarkar, Shantanu Prasad, Shawnn Coutinho, Anurag Dagar, Sanjana Raikar, Pratik Salgaonkar

Product #:W47917
Supplier:Ivey
Discipline:Marketing, Strategy
Setting:India, 2025
Details:Case (PDF) • 16 pages • 2026-03-26

Subjects:

Sales and marketingStrategyMarketingCompetitive strategyCorporate strategy

Industries:

Retail trade

Geography:

IndiaAsia
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By August 2025, Kirit Maganlal, cofounder of Magsons Group (Magsons), faced pivotal decisions about the supermarket chain’s next phase of growth. Magsons had added new store formats in recent years, yet profit margins remained persistently low. Competitive pressure was mounting from three fronts: well-entrenched local rivals, the entry of national giant Reliance Industries Ltd., and aggressive online delivery platforms backed by venture capital. Maganlal had to decide whether to continue investing in expansion and how Magsons could craft a location strategy that would leverage its strengths and improve profitability.

Learning Objectives

This case can be used in undergraduate- or graduate-level strategic-management courses. The case can effectively illustrate issues related to competitive advantage, industry transition, and the need for a strategy shift. The questions posed at the end of the case require students not only to think about the industry’s future evolution but also to consider the strategy an incumbent might adopt to stay relevant. After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to do the following:
  • Understand and appreciate the motivation and conviction behind pioneering a new retail category.
  • Assess the competitive position of a key player in an industry in transition.
  • Develop a perspective on the evolution of competition and the emergence of a substitute service.
  • Recommend a strategy for an incumbent that is facing challenges on multiple fronts, at the broader environment level as well as the level of specific competitors.
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