Given these developments, India may simply skip the hypermarket stage and go online, just as it skipped fixed-line telephony and went mobile. Of course, hypermarkets will do well in a few locations, but they are unlikely ever to dominate India’s retail sector.
既然如此，印度大可以越过超市阶段，直接进入在现阶段，正如其越过固定电话直接进入了手机时代。当然，在不少地区，超市仍能表现出色，但它们已不可能主宰印度零售业。