Management of Supply Chain Drivers in Kirana Stores (A Case Study of Bangalore City)

Retail is an old phenomenon in India. Despite the emergence of organised food retail, the traditional kirana stores accounts for about 90% of the trade. At the same time, it is the fact that organised retail is gaining momentum in India and is being increasingly accepted and adopted by the people, especially younger generation. Meanwhile, the Government of India (GoI) is taking steps to open up the food retail for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which would turn the gate to organised retail and many have expressed their apprehension about its probable impact on the traditional trade.