As authorities are encouraging people to stay at home, the demand for grocery home delivery is rising sharply. Growing online opportunities Since the beginning of the epidemic, online grocery retailers have seen a strong growth in their business: Big Basket: traffic and revenue doubled in less than two weeks. The average basket size increased by 20%. Many new users are placing ord...

Metro Cash & Carry will add 5 new stores in India this year. Partnerships with “kirana” stores The retailer will build partnerships with small family-owned stores known as "kirana" stores in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi. It will provide point-of-sale devices to owners to help them track daily sales, profits and order items from Metro online. The devices also allow the stores to trade usin...

Walmart has updated its forward-looking strategy. Here are 10 key facts to consider as you build your trading plans with the retailer. 1. Staying the course despite holiday sales miss The business remains confident in the long-term strategy and delivering growth despite the miss during the holidays. It was an isolated issue in toys, gaming and clothing. Activities are underway to fix this. ...