New Delhi, April 9 -- The world is grappling with the US's tariff tantrums, which risk escalating into a full-blown global trade war. Export-focused sectors are in the direct line of fire, and the global economic slowdown will not spare anyone. Still, sectors catering to domestic consumption will remain relatively insulated.

Specifically, companies catering to mass demand had lagged behind in the post-pandemic K-shaped recovery, and are now available at attractive valuations. They hold particular relevance as their fortunes are reversing with a recovery in rural demand.

One of these turnaround sectors is value retail, and the stock in focus is V-Mart Retail. After reporting another quarter of healthy numbers earlier this month in its qu...