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Progressive Grocer
Cultivating Kid Consumers
Summer fruits and veggies offer a hot opportunity for grocers to woo young customers.
5 min |
May 2019
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Pioneers In Eggless Bakery Products
As the premier European inspired bakery, Lovely Bake Studio offers 100% egg-less delicacies, a first-of –its –kind concept in India. The company is ramping up its pan-India presence and has also started exporting overseas to the Middle East, Hong Kong and Australia.
2 min |
November 2017
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F&G Sector Bats For Easier Compliance Burden
Progressive Grocer spoke to three prominent members of the industry to get a sense of the sector’s comfort level in dealing with GST. While each one of them welcomed its implementation and were appreciative of GST’s stated aim to bring about transparency and accountability in transactions, they also expressed an overwhelming concern for more simplicity in the rules and greater flexibility in the compliance.
6 min |
November 2017
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GST Is Bringing A Sea Change In The FMCG Sector
The FMCG sector will be the first industry to feel the positive impact of GST but gradually its impact will become widespread and invigorate the nation’s overall economy.
3 min |
November 2017
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The Fantastic Four
This quartet of food retailers is doubling down on ecommerce now, for future success.
9 min |
November 2017
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How To Make Big Payoffs From Execution Of Great Concepts
The concluding session on Day two of India Retail Forum celebrated innovation in retail and feted those retailers that have introduced unique retailing concepts, showed excellence in execution strategy, demonstrated grit and perseverance through the implementation stages and brought it all to a successful fruition with exemplary returns and payoffs.
7 min |
November 2017
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We Serve A Premium Niche In Food & Home Needs Retailing
Hyderabad-based retailer Q-Mart has changed the retail landscape of the city by being the first to introduce gourmet, organic, imported and specialty food categories, way back in 2001. Its promoters have also brought in new concepts in merchandising and technology, in-store display and consumer engagement, all of which have helped the store build a large and loyal base of customers. Nibedita Roy of Progressive Grocer spoke to promoters B.V.K. Raju and B.H. Rao about the store’s retailing philosophy and its plans for the future.
5 min |
November 2017
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The Healthy Dairy Alternative For You And Family
Consumers nowadays are shifting towards healthier beverage options such as almond milk because of increasing health consciousness. Growing awareness about the health benefits of almond milk is making it one of the more popular dairy alternatives.
4 min |
November 2017
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A Peep Inside The Grocery Shopper's Mind And Her Basket
The retail environment today is characterised by constant and intense competition. Every retailer wants a higher share of the customer’s wallet. An AT Kearney report calls India the numero uno retail destination in 2017 but it also says that the competition is set to intensify in the foreseeable future. Most retailers will be confronted with the challenge of attracting more customers to their store, converting them to buyers, and getting a fair share of their basket.
4 min |
October 2017
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We Are A Community Focused Store And Expanding Within This Segment
Eby Mathews, COO, Foodworld Supermarkets (P) Ltd, a chain of supermarket stores in Bangalore speaks to Progressive Grocer about the retail journey of the chain and its current focus and positioning. With over twenty years of retailing experience, Foodworld has come to establish itself as a strong community store chain, and is looking to expand and strengthen its positioning by operating from smaller spaces within communities such as clubs, offices, campuses, apartment complexes, etc, in order to better meet the needs of these specific segments.
6 min |
October 2017
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Consumers' Retail Therapy Moving Online
In these hyper-competitive times, brick and mortar retailers, including those in the food and grocery domain, continue searching for new ways to keep growing across the country. The one thing that they should take special note of is to understand and respond to the changing habits and behaviors of their customers. Retailers should take into account the consumers’ new-found preference for online shopping, mobile phone ordering, emerging tastes for consumables like electronic gadgets, consumer durables, apparel, home appliances and also their gifting choices on festive occasions such as Diwali. According to industry estimates, retail sales in the run up to Diwali this year will likely touch Rs. 30,000 crore compared with Rs. 22,000 crore last year.
2 min |
October 2017
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What To Check Before Buying Home-made Chocolate
Although, they have more of the refined and distinct taste and come with exotic fillings, buyers need to ensure that home-made chocolate manufacturers follow FSSAI standards and regulations and their products carry proper labeling with information about ingredients.
3 min |
October 2017
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Lots To Cheer For The Cash & Carry Business In India
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 Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, this is second of the fifteen distribution centres that the firm is aiming to open in India over the next three years.
9 min |
November 2018
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Match Game
Grocers must consider values, variety, common goals and more when looking to partner with meal-kit services.
5 min |
November 2018
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Marrying Health And Taste For Today's Health-Conscious Consumers
Gurugram’s premium food and beverage importer Kalyan F&B Private Limited (KFBPL) aims to bring the finest, globally-appreciated products to India. The company is an exclusive importer of Thai brand ‘be’ that marries taste and health to entice not only health-conscious consumers but everyone. Progressive Grocer caught up with KFBPL’s Founding Director Ashish Verma to know more about the brand and also discuss the evolving packaged food import scenario and market shifts in India.
5 min |
December 2018
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Why Investing In Front-End Store Staff Is The Best Brand Marketing Strategy
Brands tend to ignore the front-end retail staff and instead focus exclusively on investing in marketing not realizing that customer touch points are vital to marketing success.
2 min |
December 2018
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Renewed Push For Protein In Middle Aged Men And Women
An absence of protein in daily meal consumption is responsible for several health problems showing up earlier in life, which can be obviated by making appropriate changes in the diet and allowing for an increase in our protein uptake.
4 min |
December 2018
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Chocolates Moving Beyond The Milky Way!
The fast growing Indian confectionery industry has seen many global players waving the flag of success and, this has grabbed the eyeballs of several other foreign players wanting to enter the country with bold strategies.
5 min |
December 2018
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Cut Down On Foods High On Sodium
The World Health Organization has recommended a daily intake of 5 gm of salt per day per person or 2400 mg of sodium per day per person. But Indians consume a total average of 10 gm of salt per day per person, which is twice the recommended WHO guideline on salt/sodium consumption.
7 min |
December 2018
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Metro Cash & Carry Turns Profitable In India After 15 Years Of Operation
METRO was the first cash & carry player to foray into India in 2003. Since then it has opened 27 wholesale distribution centers across the country spanning 1.8 mn sq. ft. of gross floor area and catering to over three million customers nationwide. “It has taken us some time to find the right success formula in India but with a focused approach, we have been able to break-even and turn profitable after 15 years of successful operations in India,” says Arvind Mediratta, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at METRO Cash & Carry India, in an exclusive interaction with Progressive Grocer.
10+ min |
April 2019
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Olives From Spain Participates At Aahar For Its Fifth Promotional Campaign In India
OLIVES FROM SPAIN, one of the bigget exporters of olives, participated in Aahar Delhi 2019 to spread awareness about Spanish table olives.
2 min |
April 2019
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Work In Progress
Don’t expect a food safety silver bullet anytime soon as the grocery industry continues to work through blockchain’s potential and limitations.
4 min |
April 2019
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We Are Looking At Open 12 New Stores Over The Next Three Years And Plan To Invest Over INR 1,000 Crore Within The Next Five Years
Currently, with northern India as its focus region, LOTS’ objective is to increase its member base and strengthen its foothold in this region. “We have commenced operations in Delhi-NCR and are looking to enter Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan in the coming years,” says Tanit Chearavanont, Managing Director, LOTS Wholesale Solutions, while discussing his company’s strategy with Progressive Grocer about growing its current audience base by multifold and the various initiatives that LOTS is implementing to meet its business objectives in India.
10+ min |
July 2019
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Bringing Value-For-money Products For Consumers Of All Classes
Company and brand profile: Parle, established in 1929, has grown to become India’s leading manufacturer of biscuits and confectionery.
2 min |
July 2019
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Manufacturers & Modern Trade: Joining Forces To Win Over Bharat
Marketing heads of leading Indian food and grocery brands and retailers engaged in a thought leadership session moderated by Kabir Gossain, Customer Director – Modern Trade, Unilever and Kamaldeep Singh, President, Food Business, Future Group. The debate centred on the rapid expansion of modern trade in tier 2 and 3 cities, the implications for food brands (from large brands to startups) and the evolving paradigms in the relationship between modern trade and these brands as they penetrate the hinterland.
8 min |
March 2019
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CEOs 2020 Vision For The Grocery Sector
At the 12th edition of India Food Forum last month, CEOs of major grocery chains and leading retailers deliberated on the ways to prepare and face challenges such as the rapid rise in e-commerce and digital ecosystem management and come up with the right strategies for adapting to the needs of evolving customers.
8 min |
March 2019
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A Leader In Premium Quality Spices
Company and brand profile: Paras Spices Pvt. Ltd. began its journey from being a local supplier of spices to a supplier of International quality savory ingredients in 1982.
3 min |
March 2019
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Khaya Toh Mazaa Aa Gaya!
Company and brand profile: Pravin Masalewale, one of the masters in the exotic world of spices, was founded with a humble beginning in Pune 57 years ago by an entrepreneurial couple Hukmichand Chordia and Kamal Chordia.
4 min |
March 2019
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Bigger, Bolder, Better
2018 was the year grocers truly upped their tech game like never before. Expect even more next year.
8 min |
March 2019
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“Our Motto Is ‘Love All, Serve All' And Our Tagline Is ‘Largest Variety Of Imported And Indian Goods And Groceries'”
Kunaal Kumar owns the Modern Bazaar store chain in Delhi-NCR. He is a passionate grocer with almost 28 years of hands-on experience running modern grocery retail outlets in some of the toniest locations in Delhi-NCR. It currently operates nine stores over a total retail area spanning 40,000 sq. ft.. Modern Bazaar stores stock about 15,000 SKUs across a product range that covers all home care products, Indian and imported food products including groceries, staples, fresh ready to eat, bakery, chocolate, in house products of nuts, dips, sauces, and personal care products.
10 min |