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SuperK has a playbook for solving India’s small-town retail problem
Investors are betting on the value retail chain’s franchise model to disrupt the retail market in small-town India. By the looks of it, the six-year-old startup seems to have gotten a lot of things right.
17 Aug 2025
Jumbotail to raise money at unicorn valuation as it acquires Solv
The B2B e-commerce platform is set to raise $120 million at a $1 billion valuation from SC Ventures, Invus and others.
27 Mar 2025
Can India’s kirana stores survive the quick-commerce disruption?
India’s neighbourhood shops withstood organized retail and e-commerce, but quick commerce’s speed and shifting consumer behaviour might finally break their resilience.
10 Nov 2024
Why quick commerce is working only in India
From tea leaves to iPhones, the country’s quick-commerce platforms are reshaping urban retail while proving sceptics wrong about their viability.
29 Oct 2024
Khatabook can’t lend enough to justify its valuation
Small loan ticket size, unreliable data and a predominantly digital presence are pushing back the kiranatech startup’s efforts to monetize its business through credit.
01 May 2023
The holes in JioMart’s pitch
The good, the bad and the ugly of Reliance Industries’ hyperlocal retail ambitions post-Facebook
04 May 2020