Features
Who shrunk my shop?

The Indian retail sector registered the highest loss due to shrinkage in the Asia-Pacific region in 2007. At 2.9 per cent of retail sales, India 's shrinkage or stock loss between manufacture and its point of sale undoubtedly is cause for concern.
After all, in terms of it retail value, this translates to a staggering rupees 9,691 crore!

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Interviews
Mr. Kamal Nath

Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has pooh-poohed fears of India’s small town store owners that they would be swamped by retail giants and said both will happily co-exist. “India is one of the biggest markets of the world and the two will be there for a long, long time.” Nath said in an exclusive interview in the Indian Capital.

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