Pricing is crucial, especially in a challenging economic climate, as competitive pricing and price leadership impact consumers’ choices. GlobalData’s pricing analysis reveals that Natures Basket offered lowest prices of the total SKUs within the packaged water category from July through September 2024, followed by Lulu-India and Big Basket. According to the analysis, the price range of $5 and below was the most competitive, with 29 SKUs.
The chart below illustrates price leadership among the covered retailers which offer the highest number of low-priced products in the category. Of all retailers, Natures Basket had greatest share of lowest prices for individual SKUs in packaged water in India in Q3 2024.
Analysis of the quarterly price data showed that no discounts were offered for packaged water category by the retailers tracked by GlobalData. Among variants, the tracker revealed mineral water and natural; mineral water as the most popular (by number of SKUs) packaged water variants. These were priced 71.18% lower than the average price of a packaged water SKU.
Among the e-retailers tracked by GlobalData, the leading ones, based on the number of SKUs, were Natures Basket, Lulu-India, Big Basket, and . According to the analysis, Lulu-India had the lowest average unit price, while the retailer with the widest product assortment was Natures Basket.
The report brings attention to the intricate pricing dynamics within the packaged water market, examining both the SKU and retailer levels, and offering invaluable insights for stakeholders. Notably, Natures Basket, Lulu-India and Big Basket stood out as prominent e-retailers, providing competitive pricing for a substantial number of packaged water SKUs. However, to comprehensively grasp packaged water market in India, continuous tracking of SKU pricing over time is necessary.
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GlobalData’s online price intelligence platform helps users analyze price leadership and price gaps, as well as visualize product variants at the SKU level, across multiple geographies, retailers, and categories. The platform, a product of Consumer Intelligence Center provides price insights from more than 370 online retailers across 44 countries.
