Fixed Shop Small Retailers

Specify the characteristics of fixed shop retailers.

Differentiate between itinerants and fixed shop retailers.

Recent indications that the government is considering foreign direct investment in retail trade have sparked off a debate on the advisability and consequence of this policy Retail trade takes place through five types of outlets-Kirana shops, more modern retail shops, departmental stores, super markets and hyper markets. Kirana shops and retail shops are a feature of our landscape. Every village and town has them. They are usually family-owned and mass-managed. As generations pass and villages become small towns, Kirana shops graduate into modern retail outlets. When towns become cities, departmental stores appear. Super markets are the next stage in the evolution of retailing. They are viable only in the bigger cities. The fear expressed by some people is that allowing FDI in retail trade and the entry of international retailers could lead to a diminution of kirana shops and retail stores. Super markets do not exist in small towns in India at present.

Recent indications that the government is considering foreign direct investment in retail trade have sparked off a debate on the advisability and consequence of this policy Retail trade takes place through five types of outlets-Kirana shops, more modern retail shops, departmental stores, super markets and hyper markets. Kirana shops and retail shops are a feature of our landscape. Every village and town has them. They are usually family-owned and mass-managed. As generations pass and villages become small towns, Kirana shops graduate into modern retail outlets. When towns become cities, departmental stores appear. Super markets are the next stage in the evolution of retailing. They are viable only in the bigger cities. The fear expressed by some people is that allowing FDI in retail trade and the entry of international retailers could lead to a diminution of kirana shops and retail stores. Supermarkets are not viable in the small towns.

Recent indications that the government is considering foreign direct investment in retail trade have sparked off a debate on the advisability and consequence of this policy Retail trade takes place through five types of outlets-Kirana shops, more modern retail shops, departmental stores, super markets and hyper markets. Kirana shops and retail shops are a feature of our landscape. Every village and town has them. They are usually family-owned and mass-managed. As generations pass and villages become small towns, Kirana shops graduate into modern retail outlets. When towns become cities, departmental stores appear. Super markets are the next stage in the evolution of retailing. They are viable only in the bigger cities. The fear expressed by some people is that allowing FDI in retail trade and the entry of international retailers could lead to a diminution of kirana shops and retail stores. Kirana shops are still managed by the members of the family it owns.

Recent indications that the government is considering foreign direct investment in retail trade have sparked off a debate on the advisability and consequence of this policy Retail trade takes place through five types of outlets-Kirana shops, more modern retail shops, departmental stores, super markets and hyper markets. Kirana shops and retail shops are a feature of our landscape. Every village and town has them. They are usually family-owned and mass-managed. As generations pass and villages become small towns, Kirana shops graduate into modern retail outlets. When towns become cities, departmental stores appear. Super markets are the next stage in the evolution of retailing. They are viable only in the bigger cities. The fear expressed by some people is that allowing FDI in retail trade and the entry of international retailers could lead to a diminution of kirana shops and retail stores. Super markets came up much before modern retail stores in the big cities.

Recent indications that the government is considering foreign direct investment in retail trade have sparked off a debate on the advisability and consequence of this policy Retail trade takes place through five types of outlets-Kirana shops, more modern retail shops, departmental stores, super markets and hyper markets. Kirana shops and retail shops are a feature of our landscape. Every village and town has them. They are usually family-owned and mass-managed. As generations pass and villages become small towns, Kirana shops graduate into modern retail outlets. When towns become cities, departmental stores appear. Super markets are the next stage in the evolution of retailing. They are viable only in the bigger cities. The fear expressed by some people is that allowing FDI in retail trade and the entry of international retailers could lead to a diminution of kirana shops and retail stores. Inference : FDI in retail sector may protect the interests of both the consumers and Kirana shop owners. 1) If the inference is 'definitely true'. i.e. it properly follows from the statement of facts given 2) if the inference is probably true though not 'definitely true' in the light of the facts given. 3) If the data are inadequate i.e. from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false 4) If the inference is definitely false, i.e. it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given for it contradicts the given facts.

Statement : Discount offers provided by organised retail chains are increasingly eating into the small retailers' pic, thus creating a problem for manufacturers in spite of the hype around the retail boom. Courses of action : I. An effort should be made to dissuade customers from purchasing the prodcuts on discounts. II. All such manufactures should stop supplying products to organised retail chain. III. Effort should be made by the manufactures for commercial dialogues with the retail chain.