Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Co-branded cards squeeze; Slice’s valuation resetHappy Wednesday! Global economic challenges are casting dark clouds over the Indian consumer lending business. This and more in today’s ETt...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Amazon's Now pivot; Anthropic's revenue surgeAmazon is shuttering its Fresh service in major cities to focus on its quick commerce platform. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
07 Apr, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Just a warning strike...: Operation Sindoor’s missile impact visible at Pakistan’s Kirana Hills in new satellite imagesNew satellite images analysed by geo-intelligence expert Damien Symon appear to show that India may have struck Pakistan’s highly sensitive...
20 Jul, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
Can Budget 2025 safeguard kirana stores from the quick commerce boom?Union Budget 2025: The rise of quick commerce platforms like Zepto and Blinkit in India is reshaping the retail landscape, especially impac...
23 Jan, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
Quick commerce companies quizzed by government over FDI, operating modelSenior executives from Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto, and Bigbasket met with Indian government officials. They discussed warehouse owner...
01 Jan, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Market share of Kirana stores gradually shifting to Quick Commerce: ReportKirana stores in India are losing market share to quick commerce platforms, with their share expected to drop to 88.9% by 2028. The conveni...
20 Nov, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
Quick commerce denting kirana sales, not affecting large ecommerce as much: Delhivery CEOThe impact of quick commerce on kirana, or the general trade channel, especially on grocery delivery has been much debated within the indus...
15 Nov, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
Quick commerce may corner more than $1 billion of kirana sales: report“After Covid, a lot of customers have experimented with online grocery and there is a buyer base who is ready to pay for convenience. So, o...
15 Nov, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
Kirana shops are battling for survival amid the rise of q-com, but the story is not over for them yetIn metro areas, quick commerce platforms are rapidly changing urban retail by offering fast delivery of diverse products, challenging tradi...
13 Oct, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Is quick commerce a threat to traditional kirana stores? Karan Taurani explainsBut quick commerce is the one which is growing at 50%, 60%, 70% on that low base. And if these things continue to catch up, if this really ...
13 Sep, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
Decoded: Why German retail giant Metro wants to exit IndiaThe irony, however, is that although kiranas have shed their earlier suspicions, most of their 'vocal local' supporters haven't. This is pa...
06 Aug, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
It's getting tougher for FMCG firms to navigate pandemic-hit last mileExecutives said there is a 10-15% impact on operations of distributors, wholesalers and retailers in the fast-moving consumer goods industr...
14 Jan, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
Modernisation of 10% kiranas can generate 3.2 million jobs: Report“The rapid changes in consumer behavior and acceleration of online commerce, mandate that the Indian retail ecosystem transform to meet eme...
28 Jan, 2021, 04.40 PM IST
Consumer purchases becoming omni-channel, says GCPL CEOThe evolution of online and direct-to-consumer approach is "blurring" the retail formats as they are "merging and crisscrossing", he said, ...
10 Dec, 2020, 10.18 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
Retailers like Future Group, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Reliance adopting kirana-store model to push salesDomestic supermarket chains are changing tack to beat the mom-and-pop stores at their own game.
20 May, 2013, 10.03 AM IST