Rajan Mittal, MD, Bharti Enterprises, says that this decision has been well thought through as you know the pause was there and it has been 10 months and I am sure government has done and has build consensus to make this announcement.
Raj Jain of Bharti Walmart, says that overall, this is a big policy announcement for the Indian economy not only for multi-brand retail but for several sectors and several issues which have been pending for a long time, we welcome the decision.
Kishore Biyani, CEO, Future Group explains to CNBC-TV18 that it took some time for all the stakeholders to realize that it was a win-win proposal. Biyani added that FDI would boost the economy and encourage entrepreneurship in the country.
RC Agarwal, CMD, Vishal Retail, says that currently, we are not in talks with foreign company but this will bring lot of benefits for the government, customers, retailers because from now onwards the home retail industry will consolidate.
Ficci secretary-general Rajiv Kumar explains to CNBC-TV18 that the decision to allow FDI into multi-brand retail will confuse the Opposition and boost the domestic and overseas investment sentiment.
The Cabinet on Thursday cleared the bill to increase foreign direct investment to 51% in multi-brand retail and 100% in single brand. Nikhil Chaturvedi, managing director of Provogue says, it should have a very positive impact for the entire industry and for the company.
The foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector has been in the backburner for a long time now. Nikhil Chaturvedi, managing director of Provogue believes that the FDI in retail will focus on Tier 1 cities and this thought excites a lot of participation.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Nikhil Chaturvedi, managing director of Provogue said, the festive season might be decent. “September did worry us a lot. But if I see the first weekend of October, it does give us hope that the season might be decent.”