Grocery Delivery

An array of technology companies from different sectors have begun to partner with kirana stores.

Business units of Alibaba and JD.com, as well as e-commerce start-up Meicai, have initiated temporary staff recruitment programmes.

Amazon and Bigbasket already deliver fresh fruits and vegetables in India.

There will be synergies in their online and offline capabilities in sectors such as grocery, beauty, and fashion.

Future Group’s flagship Republic Day sales will be available on Amazon for the first time.

Shadowfax works with a network of mom-and-pop stores to reduce its delivery cost by 20%.

Investments in logistics startups this year have more than doubled to USD 1.04 billion across 29 deals.

Flipkart will have an edge over Amazon, Bigbasket, and Grofers with additional access to Shadowfax’s technology and delivery fleet.