India vs USA grocery stores: American woman living in India says 'too many choices' leave her overwhelmed. Check out her videoAn American mother's viral social media post highlights the stark contrast between Indian and US grocery stores. She observed Indian market...
19 May, 2026, 11.48 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
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
FMCG companies chart fast-moving sales growth path for kiranas to beat retail slowdownGeneral trade remains the mainstay of FMCG sales in India, despite the surge in ecommerce in the past three years since the outbreak of Cov...
28 Nov, 2023, 09.14 AM IST
View: Adapt to the new kirana zamanaIn the last few years, kiranas have been very agile to adapt to the new digital, B2C tech-enabled world. These stores now have the convenie...
25 Jan, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
FMCG companies giving more importance to kiranas over EcommerceGrocery orders could not be placed from several PIN codes on Amazon Fresh on Tuesday and remained unavailable till Thursday.
21 Apr, 2021, 08.19 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
Return of the kirana store: Number of neighbourhood shops back to pre-Covid levelsBizom, a sales automation firm that transacts with 7.5 million retail stores, said operational kirana stores fell to a fourth in April afte...
12 Nov, 2020, 08.15 AM 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
Why India needs to go vocal for local storesKiranas are not only the backbone of the supply chain management but also an essential part of our economy.
19 May, 2020, 06.32 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
Metro opens first Kirana Success Centre offering digital solution to small merchantsThe centre was inaugurated by Metro Chief Operating Officer Philippe Palazzi, Asia Pacific Head Christoph Winterer and India business head ...
27 Aug, 2018, 01.47 PM IST
Metro ties up with large FMCG firms to sell their brandsThese alliances include sale of SC Johnson’s All Out spray, Coca-Cola pop cans and Aquirius Glycocharge in most states, Mondelez’s Halls an...
18 Jun, 2018, 07.33 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
- The big myth & reality of retail groceries
Many products at supermarkets continue to be sold at MRP. Yet, a proper research on offers could actually help cut your grocery bills by 4-...
24 Sep, 2007, 03.42 PM IST
- The myth & reality of retail groceries
In Mumbai (like in other cities), players such as Big Bazaar, Subhiksha, Spencer and Spinach are seen frequently advertising their low pric...
21 Sep, 2007, 02.27 AM IST
- Biyani's next call is 'Small Bazaar'
Pantaloon retail plans to launch KB's Fairprice Value Stores that will focus on local catchment areas.
06 Jul, 2007, 12.03 AM IST