The Retailers Association of India (RAI) recently organised an India Retail Market Immersion Programme for senior leaders from Loblaw, aimed at offering first-hand exposure to the Indian retail landscape.

The programme opened with a contextual briefing by RAI on the structure, scale, and evolution of India’s retail market, followed by guided visits to a dark store, a grocery hypermarket, and a department store. The market visits were supported by Bigbasket, Reliance Retail, and Shoppers Stop, enabling participants to observe multiple retail formats in operation.

The Loblaw delegation was led by Roman Gerlicher, Senior Vice President – Store & Pharmacy Technology. The immersion programme is being conducted as a joint initiative between RAI and Accenture, and forms part of RAI’s ongoing efforts to facilitate international retail knowledge exchange and market understanding