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Increased Investments In India's Dairy Sector Is Driving Competition
Dairy is witnessing consistent growth in the consumption of value-added products such as flavoured milk drinks, lassi, curd and yoghurt. The Indian dairy market, though dominated by cooperatives, is also witnessing increased interest from financial institutions as an investment destination. Progressive Grocer spoke to Prashant Roy, Senior Research Analyst – Food & Nutrition at Euromonitor International and Dilip Radhakrishna, Research Analyst – Food & Nutrition at Euromonitor International about the trends and developments influencing the dairy industry in India and prospects ahead for its different product segments.
8 min |
August 2018
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Bakers Frozen
With clean ingredients all the rage, many breads and rolls rely on freezing to preserve freshness.
3 min |
January 2018
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Retailing On Demand
As new technology impacts the way consumers shop, retailers must accommodate with changes to their supply chains.
5 min |
January 2018
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Fresh Thinking
Smart merchandising can use the perimeter to boost center store.
6 min |
January 2018
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Greens Hypermarket Typifies Kannur's Retail Boom And Modernization
The development of an International airport has fuelled a modern retail boom in this coastal district of Kerala with local retailers modernizing their formats to offer a more wholesome and delightful shopping experience.
3 min |
August 2017
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On A High: The Largest Duty-free Retailer In The Subcontinent
Delhi Duty Free Services is on a roll. India’s biggest duty-free retailer achieved its highest monthly sales in the month of June. There were other windfalls as well. The company also recorded its highest daily sales yet, at over $600,000,besides registering over +50% growth in Shop & Collect sales, and highest ever sales in the beauty and liquor categories. Progressive Grocer spoke to Luke Gorringe, CEO, to get a sense of the company’s retailing strategy andwhat it does to make its cash register ring resoundingly month after month. He was joined by Abhijit Das, Head - Marketing, who offered insights into DDFS’s marketing game plan and its digital push.
10+ min |
August 2017
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Getting Started With Demand Forcasting
Sophisticated planning is modest, but growing, in grocery.
6 min |
July 2017
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Consumer Behaviour Is Changing And How!
Trends show a steady and progressive shift in consumers’ aspirations and spending behaviours—in certain categories. For one thing, shopping is becoming more social—involving all family members—and much more frequent, thanks to the rise of online shopping.
1 min |
July 2017
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Hitching Business To The Online Wagon
E-retail is giving tough competition to physical stores, gaining ground in revenue and visibility as consumers distance themselves from the traditional supermarket model.
4 min |
July 2017
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Kannur's Most Famous Bakers
The Venus Group is popular for its Sheen Bakery stores in Kannur, Kerala. The family-run business is now managed by the second generation of family entrepreneurs. Veenish Kumar, Managing Partner at Venus Group of Concerns, talks to Progressive Grocer about how the business has evolved over the years and his plans for the future.
4 min |
July 2017
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Give A Wide Berth To Chemically Ripened Mangoes
Mangoes have a rich legacy and are known for their nutritive value. But in today’s environment, they are also a cause of concern. As the mango season breaks in, it challenges the demandsupply mechanism, leaving room for unethical ways to manage demand upswings.
4 min |
July 2017
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How To Loyalize Your Customer Base
Progressive Grocer speaks to retailers with hands-on experience in running and developing loyalty programs to find out about the ways of making them into a powerful platform for meaningful engagement with customers and winning their trust in the brand.
10 min |
July 2017
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The Impact Of GST On E-commerce Market
With GST, inter-state movement of goods has become easier. E-commerce enterprises can deliver their products on time without any delay, which will inspire more consumers to buy products online.
3 min |
April 2018
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SPAR India: A Hypermarket Known For Value And Differentiation
The Dutch brand SPAR is the world’s largest voluntary retail chain with over 12,000 stores in 40 countries worldwide and meets the needs of over 13 million consumers every day. In India, SPAR Hypermarkets operates 20 stores across nine states. Progressive Grocer takes a look at how the retailer remains receptive to introducing new products across categories and the various innovations it has put in place to keep abreast of the fast-changing consumer buying trends.
6 min |
April 2018
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Taking The Lead In Honey Market
With the changing food consumption paradigms, the generation today prefers everything healthy in their diet. With this shift, one of the most sought after breakfast essential– honey has taken over as a staple on the breakfast table. To know more about this emerging food trend and his take on how the category is maturing in India, Progressive Grocer spoke to Vimal Anand, Managing Director, APIS India.
1 min |
April 2018
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Heritage Foods Premium Ice Cream Brand “ALPENVIE” To Set Tongues Drooling
Available in varied flavours and formats the ice-cream brand targets young adults and college goers.
3 min |
May 2018
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Parle Agro Launches The New #TheFrootiLife Campaign For Summer 2018
Parle Agro, the largest Indian beverage manufacturer, announced the launch of the new #TheFrootiLife campaign for Summer 2018 and has taken a hyperlocal marketing strategy with various initiatives that are specifically targeted towards different regions of the country.
3 min |
May 2018
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Applications Of Blockchain Platform In Agri-Food Supply Chains
Blockchain technology has the potential to make every transaction in the agri-supply chain transparent, traceable, and verifiable without any third-party oversight.
4 min |
May 2018
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What To Keep In Mind When Selecting Juices And Soft Drinks?
Here are some tips that will help to select fruit juices and beverages that are healthy and safe to consume.
7 min |
May 2018
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Specialty Store In Chennai Gains A Nation-Wide Following
Founded in 1999, Chennai-based Nuts ‘n’ Spices is a Specialty store that sells a large variety of products such as dry fruits, spices, herbs, health products, sugar-free products, imported chocolates and biscuits, imported dairy products, imported ice creams, frozen foods and many more gourmet products. The 33 Nuts ‘n’ Spices stores have an average store area of 1,200 sq. ft. with total retail area spanning 40,000 sq. ft. In the last fiscal, the chain grossed a turnover of Rs. 82 crore, which is impressive taking into account its Rs. 57 lakh revenue in the first year of operation.Progressive Grocer traces the incredibly successful journey of Nuts ‘n’ Spices since its inception as a small Specialty store to attaining its current cult status as a destination food store for the health-conscious cosmopolitan crowd.
8 min |
May 2018
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Big Opportunity For Plant-Based Natural Origin Products
India is a highly attractive emerging market in the throes of major changes. Brands that are willing to adapt and react to the changes by partnering with suppliers that invest in sustainability and understanding regulatory and consumer concerns are well positioned to exploit the world’s soon to be third-largest food and beverage market.
5 min |
December 2017
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Organic Power
Progressive Grocer spoke to organic industry experts to understand the market proposition of organic products in India and how this trend will shape up in the future.
10+ min |
December 2017
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Pioneers Of Modern Retail In North Maharashtra
Navjeevan Super Shop, which has been in business for over 70 years now, is widely regarded as the supermarket pioneer in north Maharashtra. Beginning its journey from a humble kirana store in Jalgaon in 1946, it opened its first self-service store in the city in 1993 and since then, it has taken impressive strides in modern food and grocery retailing. From 2007 onwards, Navjeevan has been on an expansion drive and opened five stores in quick succession. As of date, there are seven Navjeevan supermarkets in operation, all in Jalgaon, with a retail area spanning 21,000 square feet, which bring in a monthly revenue of about Rs. 5 crore.
10+ min |
June 2018
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Healthy Chill
Desire for fresher, better-for-you options creates opportunities in refrigerated foods.
5 min |
June 2018
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How Safe Is Mineral Water From Chemical Impurities?
There are two types of water that is bottled – one is packaged drinking water and the other is packaged natural mineral water. The difference between the two is that they come from different sources and both types have different purification standards.
4 min |
June 2018
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Sparkling Wine Calls The Shots!
Growing consumer inclination towards global brands and beverages with less alcohol content has turned out to be a great proposition for existing wine players and new entrants to play with innovative flavours and introduce finer qualities of wine in the country.
5 min |
June 2018
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A Growing Market For New Flavors Snacks
Today, more than ever before, eating occasions are now overwhelmingly linked with snacks. Be it ready-to-eat popcorn, veggie chips or nuts, snack items considered better-for-you options are driving sales growth in snack food categories. The growing demand for foods and beverages with unique qualities – natural, functional, energizing, satiating and convenient – are causing consumers, manufacturers and retailers to rethink the traditional snack category, with products continuing to evolve and lines increasingly blurring. Retailers and brands should join hands to promote snacks by helping consumer to shop better and buy products that suit their taste preferences. This can happen only with their combined efforts and will help pave the way to even bigger innovation and expansion in the snacks category.
10+ min |
July 2019
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Why Retailers Need To Change The Game From A Product-centric To Service-centric Approach
Retailers need to find new business models and performance matrices different from GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) and scale. The ever-changing customer expectations and reducing differentiation in terms of products and range would require retailers to compete on customer service, which is beyond just-on-time delivery.
10 min |
May 2019
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Decoding The Rapid Rise Of Online Grocery Shopping In India
Online grocery shopping has now become a high value-added service with the expansion of the middle-class population in India. Indians spend more than 50% of their monthly income on groceries, which is why it is not surprising that startups like BigBasket and Grofers have made a mark for themselves in a niche that didn’t even exist a few years ago.
3 min |
May 2019
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The Pioneers Of ‘Fresh And Frozen' Foods
Rajesh Francis, Director, MagSon-Fresh, and Frozen, speaks to Progressive Grocer about the fresh assortments and dairy products available at his stores and how MagSon has become the choice retailer of frozen and processed foods in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
4 min |