Local arm of German retailer METRO Cash & Carry that runs 27 wholesale stores in the country selling staples, fresh produce and other packaged and household goods to small retailers, shopkeepers, businesses and restaurants, said the current three-week lockdown has disrupted movement of essential goods.
Arvind Mediratta, managing director and chief executive officer of the company, who is also the chair of FICCI's committee on retail and internal trade and co-chair of food processing committee at CII, spoke with Mint about the covid-19 impact and what consumers are buying.
Edited excerpts from an interview: How has business been impacted for you? The store footfall has dropped because of multiple reasons—customers are scared to come out of