It is my privilege to chair the 2011 edition of IRF. The 2010 edition marked the resurgence of consumption in India, the cautious expansion of modern retail and renewed interest in the Indian market from international retailers. Despite slowdown in reforms and increase in demands for transparency and eliminating corruption from civil society, the economy progressed well. IRF 2011 promises to catalyse action within the Indian retail industry and we all look forward with great anticipation to the positive energy that we can see flowing through the market.


Bijou Kurien
Chairman, India Retail Forum (IRF) 2011
President & CE – Lifestyle, Reliance Retail Ltd