Retraction Note:

The chapter ‘Regulation of Retail: Comparative Experience’ authored by Anuradha Kalhan and Martin Franz, and published in the edited volume ‘ Organised Retailing and Agri-Business: Implications of New Supply Chains on the Indian Farm Economy’,(ISBN: 978-81-322-2475-4) edited by N. Chandrasekhara Rao, R. Radhakrishna, Ram Kumar Mishra, Venkata Reddy Kata, pages 139 – 157, has been retracted by agreement between Martin Franz and the volume editors N. Chandrasekhara Rao, R. Radhakrishna, Ram Kumar Mishra, Venkata Reddy Kata. The retraction has been agreed as it was submitted by the corresponding author, Anuradha Kalhan, without the knowledge or consent of the other researcher, Martin Franz, listed in the chapter.

All related instances of this chapter in the book should be considered retracted and/or amended as follows.

  • The names of authors Martin Franz and Anuradha Kalhan from Contributors on page xv is retracted.

  • On page 10, the first paragraph under section 1.3.1 in Chapter 1 is amended as:

    Three chapters in this section examine the overall impacts of organized retail on agriculture, relative roles of public and private sectors and an alternative approach keeping in view equity and environmental sustainability.

  • On page 11, first, second and third paragraphs as mentioned below are retracted.

    Anuradha Kalhan and Martin Franz review the regulatory… to control the retailing trade.