Organised retailing refers to trading activities undertaken by licensed retailers, that is, those who are registered for sales tax, income tax, etc. These include the corporate-backed hypermarketsand retail chains, and also the privately owned large retail businesses. Unorganised retailing, on the other hand, refers to the traditional formats of low-cost retailing, for example, the local kirana shops, owner manned general stores, paan/beedi shops, convenience stores, hand cart and pavement vendors, In India, a shopkeeper of such kind of shops is usually known as a dukandar.

Retailers in India

Mahindra Group, Reliance Industries Ltd, the Aditya Birla Group, and Bharti Enterprises Ltd.

Entry of MNC's In INDIA

The world's largest retailer by sales, Wal -Mart Stores Inc and Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises have entered into a joint venture agreement and they are planning to open 10 to 15 cash-and-carry facilities over seven years. The first of the stores, which will sell groceries, consumer appliances and fruits and vegetables to retailers and small businesses,