Due to the potential lucrative benefits for players in the Indian Retail Market,Carrefour will face several competitors.
Local Indian competitors include Reliance Industries Ltd., which plans to invest US$6 billion in opening 1000 hypermarkets and 1500 supermarkets , Pantaloons , which plans to increase its retail space to 30 million ft2 with a US$1 billion investment and Bharti Telecoms, which is in talks with British global giant Tesco for a $750 million joint venture.