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Liquor shops to schools: What's open, what's not as India extends lockdown

Districts will be tagged as red, green and orange zones based on severity of coronavirus cases in extended lockdown.

Punjab CM announces 4-hour curfew relaxation, extends lockdown for 2 weeks

Lockdown/curfew will stay for two more weeks. Then we will see the situation, said Singh

Covid-19 impact: Paytm Mall plans to partner with over 10,000 small shops

Currently, Paytm Mall is working with all leading logistics players including GATI, Ecom Express, Delhivery, Bluedart, FedEx

Traders seek clarity, urge states to issue guidelines on reopening of shops

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) said the government's order to allow reopening of shops is open to interpretation as terms like "market complexes" are not easily understood

Covid-19 lockdown: Govt allows all local shops to open, but malls excluded

However, the exemptions will not be given in hotspots and containment areas

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

Amazon announces programme to help offline stores leverage power of online

Code-named 'Local Shops on Amazon', the programme expected to help the ecommerce major take on rival Flipkart and Reliance's JioMart

Jio Platforms now more valuable than rest of RIL businesses put together

At Wednesday's price, RIL's market capitalisation stood at Rs 8.64 trillion. This means, the other businesses are being valued by the Street at Rs 4.28 trillion

How tech firms are helping build robust local supply chains amid Covid-19

Now that many areas are out of bounds for big retailers for various reasons, is there an opportunity for local kiranas?

Small retailers urge govt to allow shops to open amid Covid-19 lockdown

The members of the association sustain their livelihood by selling goods of daily needs like biscuits, soft drinks, mineral water, cigarettes, bidi, pan etc

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.

Top headlines: Kirana shops beat online giants, milk demand down, and more

From New India Assurance to insure health workers, Centre disbursing first VRS package for BSNL, MTNL staff to challenges of e-commerce firms, Business Standard brings you top headlines of the day

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

Supplies dry up as kiranas cater to last-minute buyers amid Covid-19 scare

Pharmacies in Mumbai and Delhi are also struggling to replenish stocks of hand wash, hand sanitizers and shampoos.

RIL's new kirana store-driven delivery model to aid new commerce initiative

The concept was to leverage the network presence of kirana stores for RIL's e-commerce initiative. Under this initiative, RIL started JioMart's pre-registration in December last year.

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

Digital on-boarding key to retail growth, says Pine Labs' Kush Mehra

Fintech companies will need to design solutions with merchants in focus to encourage faster adoption, he says

Metro Cash & Carry pips Amazon, Walmart in profitability, revenue growth

Metro, which had opened its first store in the country 15 years ago, zoomed past rivals like Walmart and Amazon Wholesale by turning profitable for the first time in 2018-19.

Why Future Group is breaking the age-old rules of the retail game

By taking its labels into general trade, the retailer has upended the system it has been a part of, but also plugged into the future of shopping

7-Eleven tweaks convenience store format for India roll-out next year

Experts say the emphasis on eating out at 7-Eleven in India is linked in part to curbs on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail in the country