How to resize photos for retina display to avoid pixelation?

My original image file looks fine but after scaling down, it looks pixelated. However, it looks fine on non-retina display. Why is this so and how do I solve it?
Would appreciate your help!

Can you give us more details about the size/resolution of the photo before and after scaling it down?

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