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Rising online shopping, and not FDI, is the real threat to traditional retail

I am a big advocate of FDI and feel that the impact of FDI in India will be much larger than just benefiting farmers or adversely affecting small traders. So, when I was told that in my last piece my views on the subject seemed ambiguous, I thought I should make them more clear. Two

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India’s retail story: 15 years on still groping in the dark

It’s been more than 15 years since the start of modern retail in India and by now, it should have attained maturity. Unfortunately, it’s nowhere close to the global standards. This could be because of lack of skills or expertise, but it could also be because the Indian market is so big that major players