The retail industry in India is one of the quick growing sectors in India and this sector has seen very good progress in the past two years. Initially, the retail sector in India was unorganized, but nowadays with the growing preferences of consumers, the sector is becoming one of the organized sectors in India.

Unorganized retails industry includes paan shops, kirana stores, subzi mandi, medicine stores and medium & small grocery stores. The names of some of the top players in the retail sector in India are given below:

List of Top Retail Companies:

• Shoppers’ Stop

• Westside

• Pantaloon

• Lifestyle

• RPG Retail

• Crossword

• Wills Lifestyle

• Globus

Some of the details regarding these top players in the retail industry in India are given below:

Shoppers’ Stop:

Shoppers’ stop was established by the K. Raheja Group in the year 1991 on the 27th of October. This company has already made their mark in the real estate and hospitality sector in India and now they have made their presence felt in the retail industry as well. They deals with wide range of products like gift items, home decorations, accessories and men & women apparel in the retail industry. They have stores in different cities like Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Lucknow, Jaipur, etc…

Westside:

Westside is also called as Trent Limited and this retail company was established in the popular Tata Group. They are operating from their corporate office from the city of Mumbai with their chain of stores in different cities like Vodadara, Surat, Pune, Noida, Nagpur, Mumbai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, etc…

Pantaloon:

Pantaloon is a flagship of the Future Group and they have nearly 140 stores in 32 cities in India with their headquarters at the city of Mumbai. Pantaloon is the founder of the popular Big Bazaar a hypermarket chain and this is located in different cities in India. They are dealing with a wide range of products like footwear, fashion accessories, gifts, stationery, music, books, consumer electronics and home improvement products.

Lifestyle:

The Indian Retail industry was revolutionized by Lifestyle by offering a truly international shopping experience to the people. Initially, they launched their first retail outlet in the city of Chennai and now they have their outlets in different cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Gurgaon.

RPG Retail:

RPG Retail is one of the fastest growing groups in India and they have made their mark in different sectors like tyres, life sciences, entertainment, transmission, power, Information technology and communications. Some of the best names in the retail industry are Spencer’s and music world.

Crossword:

Crossword is one of the largest booksellers in the retail industry in India and this company came into existence in the year 1992 on the 15th of October. During the year 2004, crossword was honored for excellence in publishing by the Federation of Indian Publishers. They are not only dealing with books, but are also engaged in sale of CD-ROMs, toys, magazines and stationery items through their outlets located in different cities in India.

Wills Lifestyle:

Wills Lifestyle was established by the popular ITC limited and this retail company has established itself as a fashion destination offering different types of accessories and apparels. The apparels and accessories offered by Wills Lifestyle are designed by top designers in India.

Globus:

Globus came into existence in the year 1998 and this company was established by the popular Rajan Raheja Group. The first outlet of Globus was opened in Indore and two more was established in Chennai.

The retail industry in India is operating with the view to fill the gap between the manufacturers and the end users. It is because of this industry that people are able to make use of different products.