India Retail News

Is organised convenience retail (organised retail) the villain we are all made to believe it is? Is the fear that organised retail spells certain death of kirana defensible? Is there any merit in contemplating they can co-exist? Would it be sustainable? What would the eco-system look like? What role will organised retail play in the eco-system? How will kirana respond? These are but a few questions that have distressed people across the spectrum of convenience retail. The fact is - kirana and organised retail are genetically wired differently. How differently the two are wired is evident from the challenges faced by either segment in India. This paper attempts to provoke a comprehensive examination of the issues involved and suggest probable solutions.