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Dhindsa explains how Covid-19 lockdown proved to be opportunity for Grofers

Grofers co-founder Dhindsa has made a name for himself in the food delivery sector

Buyout offers coming, but we're well-capitalised: Grofers CEO Dhindsa

E-grocery is a very different business, compared to e-commerce and food delivery, he says

Small and local brands grow big in FMCG market amid coronavirus lockdown

Companies say low-unit packs as well as lesser-known brands seeing greater traction during lockdown

Kirana stores are the new battleground for India's e-commerce giants

National e-com marketplace to be launched shortly, to be world's largest e-com portal

Zomato may buy Grofers in all-stock deal amid buzz of possible merger

Reports of a possible deal surfaced Tuesday, and sources confirmed that talks were held between high-level officials of the firms.

Coronavirus lockdown: Manpower shortage cripples e-commerce sector

What is aggravating the situation is that e-commerce firms are facing huge shortage of delivery personnel.

As riders go home amid lockdown, queue for e-grocery orders get longer

Online grocery, which is barely about four per cent of India's $600-700 billion grocery market, has seen an overnight surge.

Covid-19: In essential items, e-commerce is no match to kirana stores

That's because, according to KSA Technopak, e-commerce firms sell gross merchandise value of only $2.5 billion. That's minuscule in the $550-billion annual sales of food and groceries in 2019-20.

Kirana stores beat e-commerce giants during coronavirus crisis: Study

The traditional trade channel that serves over 1.3 billion people, compared to some 120 million by e-commerce, has fared significantly better when it comes to availability of essential goods

E-grocers resume work as states step in amid coronavirus lockdown

Delivery picks up slowly, but firms struggle as staff stay away

Corona confusion

Enforcement of lockdown should be sensible

Coronavirus impact: Delivery for e-commerce firms comes to a grinding halt

Government of Karnataka and Maharashtra have now put out an order saying that e-commerce shall be excluded from the restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Coronavirus: E-commerce gets a boost as customers prefer to stay indoor

Firms like Flipkart, Amazon, Bigbasket witness 30% spike in orders as COVID-19 spreads

Top 10 biz headlines: Changes in insolvency law, IndiGo board meet, & more

From changes in insolvency law to Wipro Q1 results, Business Standard brings you the top headlines that made news on Wednesday

Reliance announces Jiomart to take on the online grocery shopping business

Listen to the podcast to know how Reliance is all set to take on Amazon and Flipkart with its online food and grocery selling venture, JioMart

Mavyn Logistics ties up with Grofers to provide end-to-end solutions

Mavyn does not own the trucks that it uses but works as an intermediary for facilitating logistics supply. It believes it is to logistics what Uber is to taxi hailing services

Grofers loss widens to Rs 448 cr in FY19, GMV grows 300% at Rs 2,500 cr

The company had posted a net loss of Rs 258.3 crore for the year ended March 2018

Big Bazaar may beat Grofers, Flipkart, become lead grocery seller on Amazon

At present, Big Bazaar fulfills 300 to 1,000 orders per day per store for Amazon

Big aim for BigBasket as it eyes break-even across top 10 cities in FY20

Online grocer may close FY20 with Rs 5,300 cr in sales, says CEO Hari Menon

How Grofers is roping in kirana stores in fight against hard discounters

Grofers will help the kirana stores with inventory management, using its insights from online retail trends and, in turn, leverage the trust these stores enjoy in the local neighbourhoods