Anil Kumar rummages through rolls of sachets of shampoos, instant coffee powder, condiments hanging from a clothesline in his tiny, nondescript store’s facade. His customer looks unsure as he can’t ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the kirana store digitisation a reality. With social distancing becoming the norm and consumers not wanting to step out of their homes, the ubiquitous neighbourhood ...

A Reddit user sparked extensive debate this week after revealing that a small grocery store in his neighbourhood earned a profit of approximately Rs 70 lakh per year. The post — shared on the ...

A persistent problem is going unaddressed with no one in the ecosystem trying to solve it. That’s the cue for many an entrepreneur to make their entry with startups which would provide the panacea. In ...

Digital technology is changing the world in ways that would have been considered unimaginable a decade ago. If at the turn of the century, had someone told you that owning a car in India’s cities ...

Germinated as the LinkedIn for small mom and pop stores, alias Kiranas, in December 2021, Kirana Club is an AI tech platform that not only detects the numerous products placed on the chaotic store ...

In the heart of India’s bustling neighborhoods, Kirana stores stand as resilient pillars, bridging the gap between tradition and modern retail. These stores, with their welcoming atmosphere, are more ...

A survey of Kirana retailers revealed their top sales representatives in 2024. Parle took the lead, while Hindustan Unilever and ITC fell in rankings. Hindustan Unilever faced distributor issues and ...

A friend who was national sales director at a large FMCG / consumer goods multi-national company narrated this story to me almost 15 years ago. Their global CEO was making one of his visits to the ...