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Retailers Rise Up

A recent email newsletter from the Retail Council of Canada carried an interesting item on how independent retailers in India are battling big retailers in their country. The article, "A Backlash for Big Retail in India" by Madhur Singh, appeared on time.com. In it Singh describes how "7,000 small shopkeepers, street vendors and traders [in Mumbai] shuttered their businesses... to march in protest against big national and international chain stores like Reliance Retail and Wal-Mart, who the shopowners say are threatening their livelihoods." Singh goes on to detail the pros and cons of the situation. But here are my questions for you: Would Canada's independent retailers benefit from having an association that would lobby for their rights? Are too many foreign-owned retailers coming into the Canadian marketplace? Would you march on your provincial legislature to save your business?

Posted by Lori Smith on November 7, 2007 10:17 PM |

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