tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852145049223522225.post509820826802706696..comments2023-08-15T21:38:50.224+05:30Comments on Mishti's musings: Gourmet retailing and RameshMishtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303084138759710981noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852145049223522225.post-51024768293437483652007-10-17T07:20:00.000+05:302007-10-17T07:20:00.000+05:30You do not want Walmart to be in Bombay/India. Th...You do not want Walmart to be in Bombay/India. They are only there because they are facing severe resistance in the US. What the west rejects, is then dumped in developing countries like ours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852145049223522225.post-70002679198405041872007-09-14T14:01:00.000+05:302007-09-14T14:01:00.000+05:30Sanjoy: Thanks for the comments. I too agree with ...Sanjoy: Thanks for the comments. I too agree with you. The "painful disruption" that you mention is a part and parcel of any change. With reforms, many people and companies had to undergo a painful transition. Rememeber the sub-broking community in Mumbai? With electronic exchanges etc they have vanished. Think of the VRS in Tata Steel when one though it was an employment for many generations.<BR/><BR/>But finally the question is what is good for the country and the greater good of the community. If the state can provide for alternate training, retooling and reskilling of the work fore, it is the best alternative. But our state is incapable and more importantly unwillling.In that absence thankfully human beings are resilient enough to readjust. As workers of Tata Steel and sub-brokers of Mumbai have shown.Mishtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303084138759710981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852145049223522225.post-30600161196735988822007-09-14T13:31:00.000+05:302007-09-14T13:31:00.000+05:30I completely agree that organized retailing leads ...I completely agree that organized retailing leads to job creation. However, it also does destroy small family run shops. We can argue that the productivity of the jobs created in supermarkets is higher than the jobs lost in small grocery stores and therefore the net increment is positive. <BR/><BR/>But for the individual family it is a painful transition and it is in that contect that a planned reskilling program - if available - would have been critical to mitigate unquantifiable social costs.Sanjoy Sanyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271492874311997469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852145049223522225.post-69500330151806581222007-09-04T15:40:00.000+05:302007-09-04T15:40:00.000+05:30I hear you are handing out invites to a wine tasti...I hear you are handing out invites to a wine tasting at this place...pls dont forget usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852145049223522225.post-25377267739425893112007-08-29T16:14:00.000+05:302007-08-29T16:14:00.000+05:30A true analyst. You go shopping and find out if sa...A true analyst. You go shopping and find out if sales are up or down after the makeover.:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131131480170074917noreply@blogger.com