Notes on the Geography of Northern India: Organized Retail in DelhiWal-Mart is still persona non grata in India, but organized retail is still making huge inroads in Delhi. Make default image size larger ![]() An ancient column of an unknown order? No; as the wisp at the top suggests, it's the stack for a shopping center. ![]() Here's the center proper, with no shortage of columns. ![]() Another view. The building echoes some of the official buildings of British New Delhi, right down to the choice of color. ![]() The interior, like malls across India, is full of international brands but not international retailers, still kept at bay. ![]() Supermarkets are still generations behind the international standard, but here's one of the companies trying to expand rapidly. It's part of Mukesh Ambani's empire. ![]() The interior, perhaps twice the size of an American convenience store. ![]() Lots of packaged foods, many (perhaps most) of which would be unfamiliar to a shopper in the United States. ![]() Lots of staff, which means no waiting. ![]() Politically incorrect? ![]() The last word in Delhi malls, circa 2008. ![]() Interior. |
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