Tesco was the first global retailer to apply for multi- brand retailing in India.
Asking the government to tweak FDI norms in multi-brand segment, retailers said sourcing rules must be made similar to that of single brand while demanding foreign firms be allowed to put only 50 per cent of first tranche of investment in back-end infrastructure.
The UK-based retailer can add to the best practices it already brings to Tata's retail business.