Quick commerce becomes FMCG's biggest online sales channel in IndiaLatest data from companies including ITC Ltd, AWL Agri Business, Tata Consumer Products and Parle Products showed quick commerce accounted ...
27 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
B2B quick commerce startup Fairdeal raises $15 million from Bertelsmann India, othersB2B quick commerce platform Fairdeal.Market has secured $15 million in a funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments. The company ai...
26 May, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Udaan in talks to raise $50-60 million from existing backers Lightspeed, M&G: sourcesThe Bengaluru-based company had closed a $114 million funding round last June led by the two investors. The new round is being negotiated a...
25 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Delhi Chakka Jam for three days: Check what could be affected in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other NCR regionsDelhi Chakka Jam Today News: A three-day Chakka jam in Delhi-NCR has been called by transport unions starting May 21. During these three da...
20 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Why India’s beauty shoppers scroll more but still buy offlineIndia's beauty and personal care market is experiencing a digital surge, with online influence tripling since 2021. While 53% of shoppers a...
06 May, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
$250 bn e-commerce boom redraws India's retail buying & triggers a safeguard demandIndia's e-commerce sector is poised for massive growth, projected at $250 billion. Gen Z shoppers are driving this expansion, favoring new ...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
Kirana stores agree on a potential plan to survive the quick commerce takeoverKirana stores are feeling the heat from quick commerce, with 80% reporting lost business. To combat this, they're turning to digitalization...
18 Dec, 2024, 01.41 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
Death of the kirana store: Will quick commerce quicken it?Quick commerce platforms like Blinkit and Instamart have begun to overshadow India's traditional kirana stores, known for their community-d...
21 Aug, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
Mom-and-Pop Store Day: Why kiranas will survive the corporate blitzIn India, mom-and-pop stores are typically neighbourhood grocery stores. Apart from being social connectors for the local community, they a...
29 Mar, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
B2B e-commerce: The nascent, unexplored segment of online marketplace carries huge profitability potentialWith lower cost structures and nearly an 8x larger market opportunity, the B2B online grocery is a market at a nascent stage of disruption ...
23 Jan, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Reliance plans to rope in kirana stores as franchise partners for JioMartThe kiranas will source goods from Reliance or elsewhere, said two senior industry executives aware of the plans. In the case of products o...
12 Jan, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
Kirana revival a key pivot in distribution chain of FMCG, say industry executivesApart from investment in eCommerce due to surge in online shopping amid the pandemic, FMCG companies are extending support and chasing the ...
11 Dec, 2020, 11.16 AM 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
View: Integrate local kirana stores in the supply chain of e-commerceThe 12 million strong Kirana stores of India offer ubiquitous and fast delivery of goods across the country.
26 Apr, 2020, 01.47 PM IST
Metro Cash & Carry seeks level playing fieldThe German wholesale retailer has thrown its might behind mom-and-pop groceries and has demanded level-playing for the unorganised sector, ...
09 Nov, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
Amazon to take kirana stores onlineStarting first in Bengaluru on a pilot run, Amazon intends to scale this up nationally, a senior executive from the Seattle-headquartered c...
26 Mar, 2015, 11.13 AM IST