india – The Supply Chain Lab

Newsletter 12

B2B Funding Nigeria: Alerzo, an Ibadan B2B ecommerce retail startup has announced a $10.5 million Series A round led by London-based

Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the scale of the cash economy in the South African townships is

What is Favo? It is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables participants to make purchases through social media. By

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

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 is a Nigeria B2B ecommerce startup that uses geolocation to connect customers online with their local mom-and-pop stores.

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