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This study investigates the key determinants of organised retail in BRIC countries. The study analyses the factors that have led to a growth in the organised retail in the context of China, Brazil and Russia. In the subsequent section, we retrospect on these factors in the Indian context and explore the economics of organised retail sector in India. Using simple econometric modeling, we try to identify the key determinants in the growth of the organised retail sector in the Indian for the time period 2000-10. We also provide some policy suggestions to expedite the growth of organised retail sector in India.

Keywords

Organised retail, BRIC countries, Simple linear regression, FDI, Urbanization

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