voluntary report public distribution date 2 4 2004 gain number bg4001 bangladesh retail food sector approved by chad r russell us embassy fasnewdelhi prepared sayed sarwer hussain ferdousi ara highlights s is dominated traditional shops nonetheless it has shown growth and modernization keeping pace with overall economic the increase in middle class consumers changes consumption patterns organized including supermarkets remains relatively small but consumes increasing volumes of imported products exhibits fastest includes psd no trade matrix unscheduled new delhi in1 bg usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 09 page 12 unclassified table contents section i market review 3 status types shop behavior import 1 bangladeshi imports processed million dollars 5 ii road map for entry a strategies structure figure 6 b unorganized
