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Until two years ago, <keyword id="113282" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Retailers-Association-of-India">Retailers Association of India</keyword> (RAI) acted like any other industry body, organising retail events and training programmes for the retailers in India. However, today, it has evolved into an association taking the rapidly growing e-commerce industry <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Indian-retailers-have-declared-war-against-FDI-and-e-tailers-Know-more/articleshow/47358192.cms">heads on</a>. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Indias-retailers-lobby-against-Amazon-Paytm-and-Flipkart/articleshow/52202379.cms">India’s retailers refuse to be mute spectators as Amazon, Paytm and Flipkart allegedly violate the online marketplace model</a> 
 
What inspired the change, one might ask, other than the need to raise a voice against the trend that was eating a major portion of their jobs? 
 The answer is, RAI’s CEO <keyword id="113284" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kumar-Rajagopalan">Kumar Rajagopalan</keyword>. 
 
It was the autumn of 2014 when<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Indias-biggest-investor-Rakesh-Jhunjhunwala-isnt-very-happy-about-the-Indian-e-commerce-players/articleshow/50943518.cms"> Indian e-commerce giants</a>, the likes of Flipkart and Amazon with billions of dollars in their hidden pockets, started to offer heavy, almost <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Discounting-everything-isnt-the-right-way-ofdoing-it-Shubhra-Chadda-Chumbak/articleshow/53080611.cms">unbelievable discounts</a>, in their Diwali sales. This led to sale worth millions of dollars within a matter of few days, because honestly, who would not like discounts? However, there were some people marred by these sales, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Brick-and-mortar-retail-stores-shine-once-again/articleshow/50928440.cms">brick-and-mortar</a> retailers, who kept waiting for people to come and shop during the festive season, like always. 
 
The blow to their jobs was such that they had to come together to find a solution to this new, but huge, problem that had raised its head. 
 
It was this fight between traditional retailers and e-commerce companies that brought Rajagopalan, a trained CA, into the limelight, says <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/kumar-rajagopalan-architect-of-retailers-fightback-against-ecommerce-companies/articleshow/53329692.cms">ET</a>. 
Having worked at Shoppers Stop and IBM, Rajagopalan paved way for retailers’ united fight against e-commerce, turning the once sleepy RAI into one of India’s most active lobby groups. This activism forced the centre to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Flipkart-and-Snapdeal-have-one-thing-in-common-but-thats-irking-the-Govt/articleshow/49057085.cms">eventually make rules</a>, barring e-commerce companies from offering deep discounts and influencing retail prices directly or indirectly. 
 "He comes from the retail industry, so he has a good understanding of retail and is using his knowledge to build the last mile connect with the bureaucracy and with various implementing agencies of the government," <keyword id="44949" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Future-group">Future Group</keyword> director Rakesh Biyani says about Rajagopalan. 
 
"The most important thing is that we are supporting modernisation of retail to help the industry to the next level of growth," Rajagopalan said. "Biggest thing is to make the industry healthy as the sector is still not profitable at a total level," he concludes. 
 
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Meet Kumar Rajagopalan, the man behind Indian retailers’ fight against e-commerce companies

<ul><li>Indian stock market indices opened in green on Friday.</li><li>The Sensex was trading 0.45% higher, while the Nifty50 was up 0.46%. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing on D-street today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian benchmark stock index, Sensex advanced over 175 points in early trade on Friday, led by gains in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and RIL amid persistent foreign fund inflow and positive cues from global peers. The Sensex was trading 0.45% higher, while the Nifty50 was up 0.46%. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Motors </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharti Infratel </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">JSW Steel </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Bank </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UPL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Technologies </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Zee Entertainment Limited </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Adani Ports &amp; SEZ </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of August 28, 10:06 am These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today: Future Enterprises hit 5% upper circuit Kishore Bhayani owned Future Enterprises shares hit 5% upper circuit after <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/future-enterprises-board-meets-tomorrow-to-seal-reliance-retail-deal/articleshow/77795529.cms">news reports</a> surfaced that the board will meet on Saturday to finalise the sale of the group’s retail business to Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Retail. The news also brought a rally of 4.46% in Future Retail shares, 5% in Future Lifestyle Fashions shares and nearly 3% in Future Consumer shares. Sun Pharma gained over 2% Sun Pharma gained over 2% after the company Chairman Israel Makov said that the pharma major is conducting clinical trials to test the effectiveness of many existing medicines in treating symptoms of COVID-19. GMR Infra opened 4% higher GMR Infrastructure gained 4% during the early trading hours after the company decided to restructure its business. The GMR group said after demerging the business energy, urban infrastructure and EPC services - will be split into GPUIL. And, the airport business will be listed separately. Bharat Electronics, BHEL, L&amp;T, Bharat Forge rally Defence stocks Bharat Electronics, BHEL, L&amp;T, Bharat Forge, rallied after defence chief of India<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-likely-to-introduce-a-second-defence-import-embargo-list-by-the-end-of-year-as-it-chases-down-5-billion-in-exports/articleshow/77797223.cms"> General Bipin Rawat said the government is looking to introduce another list</a> that will restrict the import of defence items. The second list will be aimed at creating more opportunities for Indian defence firms. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gained % </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharat Electronics </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BHEL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.46% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharat Forge </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.63% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">18% </td></tr></tbody></table> NMDC gains 10% Shares of state owned NMDC gained 10% despite weak quarterly results. 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