International retail players may arrive in India within 12-18 months

International retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Carrefour SA and Tesco Plc may take at least 12-18 months before they open their first stores in India, after the government allowed them to own as much as 51 percent in local chain stores. Analysts who track the sector reason that these companies may need time to understand the policy before firming up their plans, all of which would take time, according to a Mint survey of Boston Consulting Group, Ernst and Young India, Deloitte Haskins and Sells, KPMG Advisory Services, Technopak Advisors and Booz and Co. Indeed a big boost in the retail world, which would able to help those signage players engaging in in-store displays and other related items.