Developing economies, specifically India, are appearing on the world retail industry radar due to the size and potential of their markets. As organised retail presents enormous business opportunities, big names such as Reliance, Birlas and Tatas along with the foreign supermarket chains (in partnership with Indian companies), have been making an entry into this sector. Fearing loss of business and employment, traders and hawkers have held large-scale protests in various parts of the country. In the light of this, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry commissioned the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) to analyse the impact of organised retailing on unorganised retail, farmers and intermediaries as a possible input to future policy-making.