12-25-2005, 04:40 AM
Now that I think about it there is one big chain (must have around 25 outlets) called Adani in Ahmedabad. But its not like walmart. Its much smaller in terms of shelf space. Then there is Star Bazaar, Big Bazaar, V-Mart, piramid etc where you can find all that you want including Ragu and Prego spaghetti sauce and basmati rice.. Gujjus flock to these places on weekends to spend time in AC market in ahmedabadi heat but not many actually buy much. Still I am sure they survive and do good profit too but havent seen a killer difference.
But its still too early to say whether this is actually going to kill the smaller stores. The overheads of maintaining these stores seemed big to me atleast.
Some consolidation might be good but we have to take care of mom and pop stores. We still dont have an economy which can support too many good quality jobs. One solution that I can think of is to make it compulsory for big companies too outsource lots of its services to support local business.
But its still too early to say whether this is actually going to kill the smaller stores. The overheads of maintaining these stores seemed big to me atleast.
Some consolidation might be good but we have to take care of mom and pop stores. We still dont have an economy which can support too many good quality jobs. One solution that I can think of is to make it compulsory for big companies too outsource lots of its services to support local business.