What differences in the retail environment may justify the fact that the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain in India has far more distributors than it has in the United States?

There seems to be a lot more in India than those in the United States.

Explanation:

A significant number of suppliers are required to provide them with purely small shop owners in India.

India is a shopkeeping country that sells over one billion customers. India is growing westward, but a long time (and if it is indefinitely) will be before big retailers take over shops. A significant number of distributors are needed to serve small business owners. The younger ones in India, especially in the IT-rich Chennai and Bangalore regions, has much higher disposable incomes than the elder generation and elsewhere in the world. These younger workers have very various retail practices and have changed the shopping and supply chain needs of India. Lack of infrastructure is yet another real excuse why India might need much more retailers than the United States Low infrastructure