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Flipkart partners with over 50,000 kiranas ahead of Big Billion Day sales

It has done this in preparation for the festive season and its flagship sale event Big Billion Days

Metro Cash & Carry to roll out 6 small-format stores focussing on kiranas

The wholesale chain currently 27 stores catering to kiranas, Horeca and hospitality sectors; the new stores will be half the size of earlier Metro stores, covering an area of 20,000-25,000 sq ft

Flipkart Wholesale launches digital platform for Kiranas in fashion segment

Plans to expand to 20 other cities and tap other areas such as groceries and general merchandise

Meet the data scientist who is helping Flipkart take e-commerce to Bharat

The e-commerce major's chief data scientist Mayur Datar and is team are building robust data mining engines to help the firm target the next 200 million users

Flipkart acquires Walmart India's wholesale biz to help transform kiranas

Flipkart says it would leverage the strong wholesale capabilities of the company and enable growth for kiranas and MSMEs

Mastercard to invest Rs 250 cr over five years to reboot Indian SMEs

Plans roll out initiatives to improve digital payments awareness among small businesses; will provide low-cost acceptance online and offline solutions that are simple, safe and secure

How hyper-local consumption is driving change in brand-retail landscape

With the clamour for convenience and support for local brands on the rise, consumers, kirana stores, and brands are redrawing the terms of engagement

How Covid-19 made kirana stores adopt tech, innovation and online platforms

According to the survey, 20 per cent of the kirana store owners across metros and non-metros have started leveraging online platforms to get a steady supply of goods and assistance in deliveries

40% Indian consumers getting supplies delivered via e-commerce, local shops

If this consumer behaviour continues, malls and traditional retailers that rely for sales primarily on store visits will have to change their models and value proposition to cater to this new model.

Govt may soon incentivise kiranas for joining e-commerce ecosystem

The special package of incentives for the smaller format mom and pop stores is likely to be a part of the e-commerce policy being drafted by the Commerce and Industry Ministry

JioMart goes live across India, offers range of products for home delivery

The app is not yet available on Apple or Google Play Store and has to be downloaded from jiomart.com

Shops to reopen odd-even basis, buses and taxis to run with curbs: Kejriwal

People boarding buses in the city will have to be screened first, he said, adding that four-wheeler vehicles, including taxis, will be allowed with only two passengers

Amid race to woo small traders, CAIT readies online portal for kiranas

Called bharatemarket.in, the announcement comes at a time when e-tailers Amazon and Flipkart and offline player Reliance Retail are trying to woo small traders

Liquor shops to schools: What's open, what's not as India extends lockdown

Districts will be tagged as red, green and orange zones based on severity of coronavirus cases in extended lockdown.

Punjab CM announces 4-hour curfew relaxation, extends lockdown for 2 weeks

Lockdown/curfew will stay for two more weeks. Then we will see the situation, said Singh

Covid-19 impact: Paytm Mall plans to partner with over 10,000 small shops

Currently, Paytm Mall is working with all leading logistics players including GATI, Ecom Express, Delhivery, Bluedart, FedEx

Traders seek clarity, urge states to issue guidelines on reopening of shops

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) said the government's order to allow reopening of shops is open to interpretation as terms like "market complexes" are not easily understood

Covid-19 lockdown: Govt allows all local shops to open, but malls excluded

However, the exemptions will not be given in hotspots and containment areas

Kirana stores are the new battleground for India's e-commerce giants

National e-com marketplace to be launched shortly, to be world's largest e-com portal

Amazon announces programme to help offline stores leverage power of online

Code-named 'Local Shops on Amazon', the programme expected to help the ecommerce major take on rival Flipkart and Reliance's JioMart