Unorganized Retail Sector

Unorganized retailing, on the other hand, represents 97 per cent of the total retail market is mainly characterised by typically small retailers, traditional formats of low-cost retailing, more prone to tax evasion and lack of labour law supervision. The local kirana shops, owner manned general stores, paan/beedi shops, convenience stores, hand cart and pavement vendors, etc. Food retail trade is a very large segment of the total economic activity of our country and due to its vast employment potential; it deserves very special focused attention. Efficiency enhancements and increase in the food retail sales activity would have a cascading effect on employment and economic activity in the rural areas for the marginalized workers. India is one of the largest unorganised retail markets in the world and more than 96 per cent of the retailers work in less than 500 sq ft.