Want an early signal on the economy and stocks this festive season? Watch 19 stocks, and what their managements say in the next 20 daysThere is a set of companies that sees the shape of the economy before economists do. They know when a household decides to spend or hold ba...
14 Oct, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
New indicator for New India: 25 stocks whose numbers can reveal what is in store for the economy and the stock marketFor decades, there was a familiar way to understand the Indian consumer. Economists waited for GDP, industrial production, inflation, credi...
28 Sep, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
National Traders’ Welfare Board pushes centralised loan portal, faster MSME creditThe Board called for stronger coordination between the Centre and states to address issues faced by traders and improve the implementation ...
26 Sep, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Difficult time for microfinance business behind us, Q2 to see growth, says IndusInd Bank MDIndusInd Bank expects its microfinance business to grow 15-20% in FY27, with CEO Rajiv Anand saying its difficult phase is now behind it. T...
06 Sep, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
ED raids 12 places across four states in Cyprus-based betting platform Parimatch probeThe search operation is continued by the ED's Mumbai zonal office under section 17 of PMLA, 2002, which grants authorised officers the powe...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
India’s next online grocery goldmine lies beyond the traditional routesThe shift in India’s e-commerce market is revealing a growing focus on value-oriented buyers from smaller towns. These consumers favor cost...
17 Aug, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
How to win customers and influence buyingA salesperson’s real skill lies in turning the hesitant browser into a happy buyer. Intuition and empathy are crucial skills now for sales ...
11 Dec, 2021, 12.10 AM IST
Kiranas fail to ride 2nd wave as e-grocers step up playKirana stores that saw a resurgence during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and led the recovery of the fast-moving consumer goods i...
07 Apr, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Grocery retail aggregator Kirana King raises Rs 7 crore in a pre-series- A Round from RVCFKirana King started its retail aggregation operations in 2017 and has a grocery retail network of more than 200 stores in Jaipur, Rajasthan...
09 Nov, 2020, 09.41 PM IST
Metro AG restrategises with smaller stores, to focus on kiranasThe move comes even as Metro Cash & Carry is seeking to cut operating expenses in India and shifting focus to the kirana segment from the h...
16 Oct, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
Growth curve for grocery stores to come from partnerships; customer loyalty diminishing: EYThe report, ‘Sentiments of India – pulse of the country’, said neighbourhood grocery stores are increasingly moving towards adoption of tec...
06 Jul, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
Kiranas become a lifeline for urban consumers in times of lockdownThe countrywide lockdown has helped neighbourhood grocery stores to make a comeback in metro cities.
02 Apr, 2020, 06.28 AM IST
Metro Cash & Carry to open 5 new stores in India this year, enhance partnership with kirana storesThe whole idea is how to make a kirana store smarter in terms of usage of technology, by running business more efficiently, targeting more ...
23 Feb, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
Grofers to add 700 kirana stores onto network, eyes $1 bn revenue by year-endThe Kirana stores are converted into Grofers-branded stores label products that are usually priced 30-40 per cent less.
29 Sep, 2019, 03.01 PM IST
Just Delivr to expand operations to 100 cities over next one yearNoida-based hyperlocal grocery startup Just Delivr plans to expand its operations to 100 cities and 10,000 merchants over the next one year.
21 Sep, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
- Kirana store owners may emerge as new bankers for rural India
The local grocery storekeeper has good information about the financial well being of the houses he serves and has emerged as the most viabl...
09 Apr, 2010, 04.01 AM IST
- Vishal Retail to rope in kiranas to take on biggies
In perhaps the first major attempt by a big retailer at co-opting kiranas in the country, Vishal Retail is rolling out a mega plan to turn ...
08 Apr, 2008, 02.01 AM IST