It was `` more business than usual '' for India 's shopkeepers this week , says Anjana Menon . This was despite political parties forcing some shops to close in protest at retail reforms . The government has also been accused of using the protests as a means of getting its own way on issues like land acquisition and foreign direct investment. But Menon says it is hard to imagine big retailers wiping out `` mom-and-pop '' stores .
It was `` more business than usual '' for India 's shopkeepers this week , says Anjana Menon . This was despite political parties forcing some shops to close in protest at retail reforms . The government plans to allow international supermarkets greater access to India . But Menon says it is hard to imagine big retailers wiping out `` mom-and-pop '' stores .