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Grofers, the low price online supermarket, announced the record revenue of Rs 310 crore in January 2019. With this, Grofers became the first online grocer to cross Rs 300 crore in monthly sales and also became the largest e-grocery company in the fast growing…
Convenience food is a concept that has been prevalent and popular in the western countries for a long time now. Globally, the demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) food products has been increasing over the last few years on account of busier lifestyle of consumers…
Milk delivery startup Milkbasket Wednesday said it plans to hire 2,500 people over the next two years and announced the launch of its services in Bengaluru. According to a report, the company said it will hire people to support the operations and growth in…
Korea’s antitrust body is examining the practice of retailers unfairly shifting distribution costs to their suppliers. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has started evaluation proceedings against Lotte Mart for transferring this burden and charging an onward…
Walmart China has pledged to further its online/offline integration strategy with increased focus on fresh food distribution, private brands and membership services. The firm’s president and CEO Tan Wern-Yuen said the business will focus on “consolidating its…
LOTS Wholesale Solutions, a part of the US$ 50 billion Charoen Pokphand Group and a wholly owned subsidiary of Siam Makro Public Company Limited from Thailand, has unveiled its third wholesale distribution centre in India at Ithum, Sector 62, Noida. In 2018,…
Tesco Asia like-for-like sales continue to decline while the UK-headquartered company repositions its offer – masking a stronger underlying performance for the business. “We have made good progress in our discussions with suppliers towards a new commercial…
AmInvestment Bank has maintained its “overweight” rating on the consumer sector, as consumer sentiment is expected to remain healthy on the back of recent consumer-friendly initiatives by the government. It said in a report that recent initiatives such as the…
Nearly a year-and-a-half after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for approximately US US $13.5 billion, things are about to start changing. Amazon is planning to expand its Whole Foods Market portfolio by adding more stores to put more customers within its two-hour…
Supermarket retailer Big C has launched its 147th hypermarket at Nakhon Si Thammarat. Big C Supercenter CEO Aswin Techajareonvikul said Big C’s business has continued to expand this year. “We are recruiting new employees to drive our promising business…
Vietnamese citizens spend three times more on fresh food than fast-consumer moving goods (FMCG), a new survey says. A family in urban Vietnam spends about VND1.1 million ($47.12) on fresh food a month, according to the recent survey by market research firm…
LOTS Wholesale Solutions recently unveiled its second Cash & Carry wholesale distribution centre in India at Akshardham in East Delhi. The launch of LOTS’ second store follows closely on the heels of its first store three months ago. Inaugurated by Amitabh…
Hyundai Department Store is hoping to cash in on Korea’s growing preference for premium rice with Hyundai Rice House, its new chain rice stores. Hyundai Rice House, which opened inside four existing Hyundai Department Stores on Wednesday, offers around 20…
Global grocery markets are likely to generate an additional US$1.9 trillion in sales by 2023, led by Asian countries, according to new research data. The IGD forecast, based on IMF, World Bank, UN and Oanda base data, predicts Asia will see the strongest real…
South Korean discount retail chain E-mart is acquiring US food retailer Good Food Holdings for US$270 million. A subsidiary of retail conglomerate Shinsegae, the E-mart US acquisition intends to stabilise and expand its operations in North America. It is the…
The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA), which expects retail sales growth to come in at 4.9% for 2018 in line with the country’s gross domestic product growth, has pointed out that some of its members face difficulties in retailing online amid the push…
