Retail, Food and Supply Chain Logistics

Retail Roundtable

I was fortunate to have participated in a very informative roundtable discussion hosted by PwC on FDI in Indian retail on 27 January. A number of the UKs leading retailers took part, and the discussions were led by Rohit Bhasin and Akash Gupt from the PwC India office.

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Sector Member Services

The UKIBC launched a new service tailor-made for SMEs: the UKIBC Online Sector Service on July 1st.

This online service provides intelligence, events, reports, and creates "communities" by linking large and small companies around specific industry sectors.

The Sector Service offers:

Frequent news updates via the UKIBC website e.g. transactions, government announcements, press reports, etc.
A quarterly report on each sector, featuring market trends, case studies of UK companies succeeding in India, profiles of leading Indian businesses, and business opportunities.
Free access to UKIBC events in your particular sector.
Free access to networking events with visiting Indian delegations.
Discounted fees for UKIBC delegations in the particular sector.
Exclusive access to UKIBC's Online Business Forum for UK and Indian companies (hub.ukibc.com)
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To register

Online Sector Membership Application Form

Sector Opportunities

India is making a real splash in the global food market, as an importer and exporter.

By 2015 the Indian food industry is expected to be worth £160 billion. And by 2020 that’s expected to rise to £197 billion, fuelled by demand from India’s growing class of young consumers.

India is now ranked the third most attractive emerging economy for retail investment by management consultants A.T. Kearney.

But this isn’t the only good news. A report by Leeds University ranks India as the third best place for UK companies to do business from 2012-2014.

Retail, Food and Supply Chain Logistics Report