india – The Supply Chain Lab

Newsletter 2021/ Sept

Ibadan based Alerzo raises $10.5M to digitise Nigeria’s informal retail sector B2B Funding Nigeria: Alerzo, an Ibadan B2B ecommerce retail startup

Scale of the cash economy in the South African townships surprises Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the

Favo’s community group buying platform in Latin America What is Favo? It is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables

Women in last-mile Last-mile: Women in rural Rajasthan in Dina, where ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart do not deliver, are becoming

Reliance plans to create the world’s largest online-to-offline ecommerce platform in India called New Commerce. It is connecting its high-speed

One Kiosk Africa – connecting Nigerians with their local neighbourhood store One Kiosk Africa is a Nigeria B2B ecommerce startup that

Khatabook operates a bookkeeping app that allows kirana stores or micro- retailers to manage financial transactions and accept payments online.

India’s grocery market is worth a sizeable $400 billion. But even with rapid retail growth, kirana or mom-and-pop stores remain

India’s Gully Network provides a tech-enabled platform for small groceries or kirana stores that takes care of the entire supply

India’s retail sector is set to reach $1.1 trillion by 2020. But even with rapid growth, one traditional player remains