Foreign retailers slow to enter Indian market

1 min read 18 Jan 2013, 12:58 PM IST

Shalene Gupta

Only a handful of brands are applying to enter India and the process has been fraught with delays

A shopper walks in Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo casual clothing store in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters (Reuters) — A shopper walks in Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo casual clothing store in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
**(Reuters)**

The Indian government in September last year eased policy restrictions on the entry of multi-brand retailers into the country. But foreign retailers have been slow to bite. Only a handful of brands are applying to enter India and the process has been fraught with delays.

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Published: 18 Jan 2013, 01:09 AM IST

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