udaan acquires retail-tech startup ShopKiranaudaan, an eB2B platform, has acquired retail-tech startup ShopKirana, bringing Info Edge on board as a shareholder. This acquisition aims t...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.26 AM 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
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
Dawaa Dost raises debt fund from Grameen Impact for business expansionThe SDG-3 goal includes access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all, along with focus on st...
05 Apr, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Kirana grocery retail stores see record adoption of tech, led by Udaan, SnapBizzIndia has an estimated 12 million-plus neighbourhood stores and despite double-digit growth in online grocery, offline still contributes mo...
26 Jun, 2021, 11.57 PM IST
B2B marketplace Jumbotail raises Rs 35 crore from Alteria CapitalJumbotail, a business-to-business marketplace and retail platform, will use the funding from investor Alteria Capital to expand its operati...
14 Jun, 2021, 02.56 PM 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
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
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
Kirana revival one of the key pivots in distribution chain of FMCG firms: Industry executivesTop industry executives said that apart from investment in ecommerce due to surge in online shopping amid the pandemic, FMCG companies are ...
10 Dec, 2020, 06.49 PM IST
Why small shopkeepers are not willing to digitise their kirana stores despite attempts by FMCG cosThe multi-pronged attempts by these FMCG companies to sign up these shop owners have often hit a wall. The claims that tech-enabled solutio...
23 Aug, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Technology is capable of changing India's retail landscape, especially in a post-pandemic worldTectonic changes are taking place in the field of retail with the pandemic bringing about a decisive shift towards online buying, and techn...
03 Aug, 2020, 08.41 AM IST
Industry captains discuss how coronavirus is changing consumer behaviourChiefs of key companies are confident of the India story and are expecting focus on hygiene and immunity to continue, even as India adopts ...
03 Aug, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
Kirana King targets 7,000 stores in five yearsThe company also has its own warehouse with distribution centres.
27 Sep, 2019, 05.46 PM IST
Metro Cash & Carry delays ecommerce plan for kiranasCurrently, a sales force of 800 people has been deployed with tablets to meet kirana owners in real-time to negotiate deals.
11 Apr, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
BigBasket looks to scale B2B business with SnapBizz partnershipBigBasket cofounder Abhinay Choudhari said, while B2B constitutes 17-18% of the company's total business, it is expected to grow to 25% in ...
27 Apr, 2017, 08.58 AM IST
Techprocess ties up with NumberMall for cashless payments in rural kirana storesPaynimo is inter-operable with more than 185 payment modes, including credit and debit cards, net-banking, e-wallets and the likes.
22 Nov, 2016, 02.57 PM IST