*Reliance Industries, India’s largest retailer, stated that the country is set to emerge as the world’s third-largest retail market by 2030, supported by government initiatives aimed at enhancing disposable incomes and driving consumption.
*India’s retail sector is on track to exceed Rs. 1,37,10,400 crore (US$ 1.6 trillion) by 2030 from Rs. 81,57,859 crore (US$ 952 billion) in 2024.
*India’s organised retail sector is expanding rapidly. It is projected to reach Rs. 19,70,870 crore (US$ 230 billion) by 2030 from Rs. 11,31,108 crore (US$ 132 billion) in 2024, driven by rising disposable incomes and evolving consumer preferences, according to a Deloitte-Retailers Association of India (RAI) report.
*As of FY25, India’s has the third highest number of e-retail shoppers globally.
* Collective efforts of financial houses and banks with retailers are enabling consumers to go for durable products with easy credit.
* India’s consumer and retail sector closed 139 deals worth Rs. 32,562 crore (US$ 3.8 billion) in Q1 CY25 marking a 65% surge in deal volume and a 29% rise in value over the previous quarter, led by major deals such as Temasek’s Rs. 8,569 crore (US$ 1 billion) investment in Haldiram’s and Wilmar International’s Rs. 12,339 crore (US$ 1.4 billion) acquisition of Adani Wilmar’s staples business.
* Due to India’s wealth of resources, availability of labor at relatively low costs, and special investment wages such tax breaks, etc., foreign corporations prefer to invest here.
* India’s retail trading sector attracted Rs. 41,645 crore (US$ 4.86 billion) FDIs between April 2000-June 2025.
* In August 2025, Reliance Retail announced plans to invest Rs. 40,000 crore (US$ 4.67 billion) over three years to set up Asia’s largest integrated food parks, leveraging AI, robotics and sustainable technologies to drive its target of Rs. 1,00,000 crore (US$ 11.67 billion) in annual FMCG revenue.
* To improve the business climate and make it simpler for foreign companies to register fully owned subsidiaries in India, the Indian government has implemented a number of rules, regulations, and policies.
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