Ayodhya Temple Run: Puja Samagri Takes a Big Bite Out of the Kirana Stores’ Pie
The sacred land of Ayodhya, known for its deep-rooted cultural and religious significance, is on the brink of witnessing a historic event—the…
MSME Sector of Retail India Empowering Kiranas for Lasting Growth
India's Indian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is witnessing a remarkable expansion, with a particular emphasis on empowering…
Retail's Digitization Boom is Not Leaving Kirana Stores Behind
90 percent ($540 billion out of $600 billion) of grocery sales are conducted via Kirana with about 92 percent of the Indian respondents intending to…
Digital Payments Led To Rise In BNPL Model, Enabling Growth Of Kirana Stores
India's informal BNPL model witnessed a surge in repayments this Diwali season with repayments 12 percent higher than average, and the merchants…
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How Advancement In Kirana-Tech Will Propel B2B E-commerce Growth
India’s retail market is largely populated by the Kirana stores, which still play a pivotal role in serving the daily requirements of Indian…
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Tech-Savvy Kiranas: The Way Forward for Retail in India
There are 12 million Kirana stores across India, and they account for around 95 percent of the country's roughly $500 billion food and grocery market…
Kirana Stores Witness 96% Rise in AePS Transaction Volumes During Lockdown
There has been a rise of 96 percent and 27 percent in volume and value respectively in AePS withdrawals (Aadhaar ATMs) at Kirana outlets across the…
Transformation & Empowerment of Traditional Offline KiranaShops to Organised Retail is the future of Indian Grocery Retail
Like many owners of mom-and-pop outlets, Rajesh Khuteta, a Jaipur based Organized Kirana Store owner, is confident in competing with modern large…
Retailers upbeat about digi payments post demonetization, finds survey
A survey jointly conducted by CDFI and IIM-B reveals that 63% retailers have opened arms to cashless transactions post note ban  A year after…
Factors responsible for rising failure rate of online grocery startups
Grocery shopping is one of life’s social activities, religiously carried out by people in their day-to-day lives. In India, groceries are usually…
Modernizing the Indian Kirana stores
The Indian retail sector, which is one of fast growing sectors contributing about 15 per cent to the GDP, is surely on the roll for the last few…