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SuperK has a playbook for solving India’s small-town retail problem

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:48:00 +0000

Hiral Goyal, The Morning Context 18 August 2025 A trend that has been playing out through big and small changes over the last two decades is that in urban India the kirana store is easily replaceable. When it comes to buying groceries, urban Indians have a number of options. They can visit a fancy supermarket […]

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Consumption slowdown is forcing retailers to scale back & shut shop in unprofitable markets

admin — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:32:00 +0000

Top retail chains like Reliance Retail, Shoppers Stop, and Spencer's are closing underperforming stores due to prolonged consumption slowdown. Reliance closed 249 stores, Spencer's exited North and South India. Companies are focusing on rationalizing networks and controlling costs to sustain operations amid weak demand and external challenges like heatwaves and elections.

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Tesco in India: Will every little help?

Devangshu Dutta — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:37:39 +0000

Tesco and the Tata Group have announced their joint-venture in India. To figure out how it will grow needs us to pre-empt and second-guess the future plans of business executives who are trying to read the intent of politicians who are focussed on elections 4 months into the future.

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Wal-Mart brakes, Indian JV hits the wall

Devangshu Dutta — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:45:34 +0000

A year ago, Wal-Mart had called Bharti its natural retail partner in India. But the companies have jointly and publicly changed their relationship statuses to “single”, calling off the 6-year old marriage. What next?

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Green = Sales?

Devangshu Dutta — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:16:50 +0000

An article in Convenience Store Decisions wonders "Can Packaging Boost Sales?" How much of a selling point is green packaging at retail? Is the sales lift worth the investment in green packaging? [More...]

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