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While retailers feel the inflation heat, value stores make merry
Jun 29 2008, Sharmila Chakravorty

Who is beating the inflation heat? At a time when almost all the retailers have taken a blow from unprecedented price rise, value stores like Big Bazaar, Subhiksha and V-Mart are seeing ‘better-than-usual’ business.

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