By Manju Bansal, Senior Director, Global E&C Solutions Marketing, SAP
As emerging markets open up their economies for foreign direct investment (FDI), the retail sector is one that presents a conundrum for policy makers and politicians. Typically it employs loads of people, has a low skills-barrier to entry and tends to be geographically dispersed. In India, for instance, the retail sector accounts for over 10% of the GDP and is the 2nd largest source of employment after agriculture....