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Flipkart, Davinta tie up to offer credit facilities to small biz, kiranas

'Partnering with Davinta will give members on our platform access to credit with a single click,' says Adarsh Menon, senior vice president and head - Flipkart Wholesale

Flipkart Wholesale helps 600 brands from small cities expand across India

The firm is playing a key role in the success of many local and small brands by helping bridge the gap between them and Kiranas and retailers that sell to the masses.

Flipkart strengthens Kirana delivery with 100k partners for festive season

Over 100,000 Kirana stores to be supply-chain partners to deliver millions of packages in more than 10,000 pincodes

Credit in 2 minutes for 1.5 mn kiranas under Flipkart Wholesale's new plan

The digital B2B marketplace has announced the launch of industry-first credit programmes that aim to help kiranas manage their working capital and grow their business

Flipkart Wholesale rolls out new credit program to support kiranas

Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of Flipkart, has announced the launch of credit programs which aim to help kiranas manage their working capital requirements and grow their business

Flipkart Wholesale plans to triple footprint in India by serving Kiranas

E-commerce adoption by kiranas on Flipkart Wholesale doubled in Jan-June this year over last year. This is seen growing 180% in July-December 2021, over the same period last year

RIL reinvents, again

The scale of its green energy debut is stunning

Flipkart Wholesale sees 3x jump in digital adoption among kiranas

Flipkart Wholesale is also witnessing high organic adoption of e-commerce among its Best Price members

Second Covid-19 wave: METRO Cash & Carry goes online for kiranas

Mediratta said e-commerce sales have gone up 10 times since they started in April 2020.

FMCGs turn to online distribution as Covid forces kiranas to down shutters

Online as a percentage of sales for FMCG companies has touched 8-9 per cent for some firms versus 5-6 per cent a few months ago.

SoftBank Group may invest $700 mn in Flipkart after exiting firm in 2018

Techy conglomerate investing in Flipkart at a time when Reliance Industries and Tata are betting big on e-commerce as well.

Kirana partners see 30% rise in monthly delivery incomes in 2020: Flipkart

Walmart-owned Flipkart on Friday said its Kirana partners across the country registered an increase of nearly 30 per cent in their average monthly delivery incomes in 2020.

Local kirana shops embrace retail tech as Covid-19 puts focus on essentials

According to RedSeer, online grocery will grow eight times to $18 billion market size in 2024, with 40-50% growth seen in the 2021 calendar year

Amazon acquires Perpule for over Rs 107 cr to boost its tech for kiranas

Perpule provides UltraPOS is a cloud-based, mobile POS system that substantially improves the billing and checkout process at stores

India retail: A nearly $900 billion market dominated by mom-and-pop stores

India's retail landscape is changing, with global and domestic consumer and retail behemoths fighting tooth and nail to woo shoppers, as many choose large, clean supermarkets over crowded local stores

Best of BS Opinion: Kirana comes full circle, impact of PLI schemes & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Kirana comes full circle

Two recent steps, both by the original posterboy of e-commerce, Flipkart, make it clear that we've come full circle on grocery

Too young to vote, these teens have set up app-less, contactless Kirana biz

Now with the number of Covid cases declining, Relan and team may look at other startup ideas

Online retail majors focus on sprawling small retailer base to boost reach

Small retailers are chary about integrating digitally with larger players on grounds that it will give them access to their customer bases

Udaan plans to grab 10-15% of overall B2B retail market in the next 7 years

The B2B market (excluding industrial goods) stands at $780 billion and on an annualised basis, Udaan has already clocked up $2.4 billion in gross merchandising value