Reliance Retail sets the ball rolling on delivery in an hour, starts pilot service in Mumbai, Navi MumbaiReliance Retail's Mumbai delivery service aims for quick fulfillment in 30-45 minutes, integrating with kirana stores for wider reach. The ...
26 Jun, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Mom & pop stores vs new kids: India's ubiquitous kirana stores have a new rivalTech-enabled players running self-service outlets like Frendy, SuperK, and Kirana King are challenging traditional kirana stores post-Covid...
20 Jun, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Reliance Retail plans 30-minute delivery model for quick commerce re-entryReliance Retail is re-entering the quick commerce market with a 30-minute delivery model, focusing on a wider assortment of products than e...
30 May, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Pre-Diwali orders still on shelves, kiranas cut back on fresh orders with FMCG companiesFMCG companies had indicated that consistent decline in rural markets had halted in the September quarter but deficient rains, followed by ...
05 Dec, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
Men step out most for buying groceryUttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar have the highest percentage of male shoppers, according to the data — 56-69%. By conside...
09 Jul, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Prior stocking dents FMCG offtake in NovemberIndia's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market fell 15% by value in November compared to October as kirana stores, which stocked up in he...
02 Dec, 2022, 08.49 AM IST
FMCG sales remain flat amid trade restockingThe decline in the consumer goods segment is more pronounced in rural areas, and companies said demand could recover in the second half of ...
04 Nov, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
FMCG sales dip in September as traders go slow on stockingSales of groceries had risen 6% month-on-month in August, reversing consecutive sequential decline in the past three months, according to t...
04 Oct, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
Indian retail, a nearly $900-billion market dominated by mom-and-pop storesIndia - population 1.3 billion - has over the years become a sought-after retail destination with a growing base of young and affluent shop...
22 Mar, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Why Reliance Retail's private labels revolution is spooking global consumer goods biggiesInside Reliance's supermarkets, Nestle's Maggi '2-Minute noodles' sit next to Snac tac 'Ready in 2 mins' noodles, both in yellow-coloured p...
22 Mar, 2021, 01.50 PM 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
Consumer goods fly off the shelves as coronavirus spreads in IndiaDeliveries have been delayed and some items such as sanitisers have gone off shelves or are unavailable online. Retailers and fast-moving c...
16 Mar, 2020, 06.40 AM IST
The kirana is a technology shop tooYour neighbourhood store is changing with canny store owners realising the benefits of going digital.
17 Jan, 2020, 08.52 PM IST
Top tech investor bets India corner shops can fight AmazonIndia has the market size and talent pool to make things happen and now investors are lining up with capital.
01 Oct, 2019, 09.44 PM IST
Myntra to use the power of kiranasThe Bengaluru-based firm will display some of its products in kirana outlets, like FMCG firms do by hiring dedicated shelves at such stores.
21 Dec, 2017, 04.14 PM IST
GST issues hit shelves at grocery chains, kiranas & electronics retailersMost companies and distributors tried to empty their stocks by June 30 because of uncertainty over transition norms and new prices.
13 Jul, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
Made-for-online food items fly off e-shelvesThe key to impulse products is visibility and online platforms give that leverage to companies to display content to consumers where they w...
03 Nov, 2015, 11.28 AM IST