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Ushering in a New Technological Era: Retail industry goes contactless in COVID times

Social distancing, masks, and a lockdown. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to stay at home, work from home and buy from home. Despite the lockdown being lifted in phases, the economy beginning to limp back to the ‘new...

Consumer packaged goods companies need to reset channel strategies, says Kearney

The Indian consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) will need to ‘review and reset’ their channel strategies and e-commerce which scored good growth during the lockdown will not be a game-changer, a report by Kearney, a leading global management consulting...

In-home consumption surges as consumers binge on biscuits, salty snacks

Food categories like biscuits, salty snacks, instant noodles, beverages, edible oils are seeing an increase in demand as in home consumption increases while out of home consumption of FMCG products is expected to take a back seat as the...

Flipkart to re-apply for food retail license

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has rejected Walmart-backed Flipkart’s proposal seeking approval for entry to the food retail sector citing a regulatory issue, an official said on Monday. According to a PTI report: The government...

Better prospects await India’s online grocery retailers post-COVID-19 lockdown, says GlobalData

While the initial days of lockdown enforced in India in response to COVID-19 crisis sent the Indian online food and grocery retailers into disarray, they were able to quickly turn things around and convert the situation into one of...

Zomato denies Grofers acquisition talks as e-grocery enters top gear

Food delivery platform Zomato on Tuesday refuted reports that the company is in talks with Gurugram-based grocery delivery platform Grofers to acquire it for nearly US$ 750 million. Flush with funds, Zomato has partnered Grofers for the delivery of essential...

Grofers to hire 5,000 people over 2 weeks to ramp up capacity

Online grocery platform Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees to ramp up its capacity to meet the spike in orders amid the nationwide lockdown. The company has also partnered with resident welfare associations (RWAs) of over 100 societies...

E-commerce firms resume partial operations, deliveries to be delayed

Some e-commerce companies on Friday partially resumed operations for the sale of groceries and essential items but deliveries to customers will be delayed, according to company officials. According to a PTI report: A leading e-commerce firm said players in the...

E-retailers still facing delivery challenges amid coronavirus lockdown

Delivery of essential items via e-commerce continued to face challenges on the second day of the 21-day lockdown, with the industry urging government for uniform classification of essential items across various states. According to a PTI report: While the government...

India lockdown throws online delivery out of gear, millions cry

In an unprecedented crisis despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi assuring the continuation of essential services like food and groceries, online marketplaces like Flipkart and Amazon along with delivery platforms like Bigbasket, Grofers and FreshToHomes hit a major blockade on...
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Smartsters opens shop-in-shop store at Crossword in Pune

Currently, the company plans to open over 10 shop-in-shop locations pan India Bengaluru: Kids’ furniture brand Smartsters has launched its...
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