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Bangalore: E-Commerce giant Amazon launched a grocery delivery app, wriggling its way into the already crowded hyperlocal grocery delivery market. The space is currently occupied by domestic players like Grofers, LocalBanya and PepperTap. The app, Amazon Now, will provide shoppers...

Bangalore-based online grocer, Town Essentials, has reportedly raised USD1 million (Rs. 6.7 crore) in a fresh round of angel funding from a group of HNIs. Investors in the round included Infosys’ first non-founder employee Sharad Hegde as the lead investor,...

Retailers in India have invested and have made technology an integral part of their operations, speakers at the Technology Session noted at the South India Retail Summit conference held in Bengaluru on December 10. Moderated by Bino George, Head of...

E-grocery has been growing exponentially in India like other e-commerce businesses. Some companies projected their pan-India expansion plans where as some just want to remain local players. However, all these companies are continuously working to make their business profitable...

As the food & grocery retail business in India moves towards greater maturity, online grocers are increasingly investing in private labels, in order to expand their portfolio for higher margins and enhance brand loyalty with customers. E-grocers like BigBasket, LocalBanya,...

The proliferation of online grocery retail formats – arguably the headline news in the modern Indian retail evolution story – is causing both excitement and concern in various quarters of the investor community. While an assortment of venture capital...

Online grocers, the newest ventures within the fledgling e-commerce business, are aggressively trying to crack, possibly, the toughest category for e-tailers: fresh produce. The economics of grocery delivery are extremely difficult, given the complexities of fresh foods, the required infrastructure...