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By 2018, the Indian retail sector is likely to grow at a CAGR of 13 per cent to reach US$ 950 billion. Organized retail industry is expected to account for 24 per cent of the overall retail market by 2020

The Indian retail industry accounts for over 10 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and around 8 per cent of the employment. India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space.

India's retail market is expected to nearly double to US$ 1 trillion by 2020 from US$ 600 billion in 2015. While the overall retail market is expected to grow at 12 per cent per annum, modern trade would expand twice as fast at 20 per cent per annum and traditional trade at 10 per cent.


India is expected to become the world's fastest growing e-commerce market, driven by robust investment in the sector and rapid increase in the number of internet users. Indian e-commerce sales are expected to reach US$ 55 billion! by FY2018 from US$ 14 billion in FY2015.

India’s direct selling industry increased 6.5 per cent in FY2014-15 to Rs 7,958 crore (US$ 1.19 billion) and is expected to reach a size of Rs 23,654 crore (US$ 3.55 billion) by FY2019-20.

The Indian retail industry in the single-brand segment has received Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows totalling US$ 344.9 million during April 2000–September 2015, according to the Department of Industrial Policies and Promotion (DIPP).

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  Retailers Association of India (RAI)

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