Mission of Top 500 is to remain solidly more than just a ranking of the who's who in the industry. Ranking has already become a useful body of organised information.
It will eventually be a database of business intelligence and valuable information and insights into the experiences, lessons and drivers of successful Asia Pacific retailing.
Not surprisingly, retail companies operating in India who made it into the Top 500 ranking propelled the country ahead of other Asia-Pacific economies in US dollar growth terms.
The total retail sales achieved by the top 17 retailers in India posted growth in excess of 31 per cent over 2005.