Assume that $X$ is a compact Hausdorff space and $A\subset X$ is a retract of $X$. >Is there a topological groupoid structure on the topological pair $(X,A)$ where, in the corresponding small category, $X$ and $A$ plays the role of morphisms and objects, respectively. **Edit:** Is there a theory which investigate such type of problems for $A$ not necessarily a single point