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Wholesale and retail trade: Sources

Distributors, warehouses and stores moving finished goods from factories to households

Sources

  1. Global Powers of Retailing 2025 Deloitte, 2025
  2. Retail infographic, May 2026 India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), 2026
  3. Ecommerce to account for more than 20% of worldwide retail sales despite slowdown (February 2025 forecast) eMarketer, 2025
  4. Government says nearly 55.49 crore users onboarded on UPI as of June (Lok Sabha reply, Ministry of Finance) News On AIR (Prasar Bharati), 2026
  5. Assessment of Logistics Cost in India (DPIIT-NCAER), summary Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 2025