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Volume 02, Issue 10

Published on: October 2026

RETAILER ENGAGEMENT, STOCK PROJECTION AND LOYALTY PROGRAMME PROMOTION IN FMCG GENERAL TRADE: A FIELD-BASED STUDY OF ITC LIMITED’S PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS BUSINESS

Ketan Shailendra Khandelwal Nikhil Gaherwar

Prof. Roopesh Gupta

Master of Business Administration (Marketing),

School of Business, Indira University, Pune

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Retail execution in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) depends on the coordination of product availability, outlet coverage, retailer communication and channel relationships. This field-based study examines retailer engagement, stock projection and loyalty-programme promotion in ITC Limited’s Personal Care Products business, drawing on the activities and records described in the researcher’s On-the-Job Training (OJT) report. The purpose is to interpret how regular retailer contact can support market information collection, stock planning, programme communication and sales-team coordination. The study follows a descriptive, exploratory approach based on internship fieldwork, retailer interactions, discussions with sales personnel and the outlet-coverage and activity figures recorded in the report. The OJT document records 1,200 outlets visited, an average of 25 outlets covered per day, five products/brands covered, 12 retailers providing stock projections, 10 retailers engaged with the PACE programme, four recorded stock-related issues and 20 instances of major retailer feedback. These figures describe reported field activity; the report does not provide a sufficiently detailed outlet-level dataset to calculate conversion rates, sales revenue, product-wise performance or the effect of loyalty-programme participation on sales. The findings indicate the practical value of systematic retailer visits, structured stock information, consistent communication and follow-up. They also highlight a need to distinguish activity counts from commercial outcomes and to maintain standardised records of retailer requirements, product availability and subsequent orders. As the study is based on a short internship and descriptive records rather than a random sample or controlled design, its observations are context-specific and cannot establish causal relationships or represent ITC’s wider retail network

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Khandelwal, K. S. & Gaherwar, N. (2026). Retailer Engagement, Stock Projection and Loyalty Programme Promotion in FMCG General Trade: A Field-Based Study of ITC Limited’s Personal Care Products Business. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(10), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.149

Khandelwal, Ketan, and Nikhil Gaherwar. "Retailer Engagement, Stock Projection and Loyalty Programme Promotion in FMCG General Trade: A Field-Based Study of ITC Limited’s Personal Care Products Business." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 10, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.149.

Khandelwal, Ketan, and Nikhil Gaherwar. "Retailer Engagement, Stock Projection and Loyalty Programme Promotion in FMCG General Trade: A Field-Based Study of ITC Limited’s Personal Care Products Business." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 10 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i10.149.

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