Grofers plays sanskaari while BigBasket gets set for liquor delivery

Kolkata: Online grocery platform Grofers is not keen to enter into the business of liquor delivery saying it serves mostly families, even as its main competitor BigBasket is set to foray into doorstep supply of alcoholic beverages. SoftBank-backed Grofers, which currently operates in 27 cities of the country, has lined up USD 25-30 million over […]

Kirana stores left out as JioMart launches in 200 cities without them

Weeks after Mukesh Ambani signed a deal between JioMart and Facebook, the self-declared kirana store aggregator has launched its services in 200 cities, including small cities such as Bhatinda, Mysuru and Dehradun, but without the neighbourhood stores on board. While a pilot project was launched last month in the Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan neighbourhoods […]