The Indian retail sector is growing at a faster pace and witnessing a notable shift towards an organized retail market as compared to conventional unorganized retail in India. The main changes. Abstract. The retail sector in India is highly fragmented and organized retailing is at an advanced stage. very nascent stage. As India enters the global retail playing field, it faces critical issues. This study analyzed the impact of liberalization of the Indian economy and FDI policy on the retail sector since its implementation in s. It also analyzes the sub-categories in more detail by studying their impact on the unorganized retail sector and FDI flows in the single-brand and multi-brand retail sectors. A comprehensive and critical report,