Walmart India To Scale up Kirana Store Business post Flipkart Deal
US-based giant, Walmart is gearing up to scale its "Mera Kirana Programme" and make it part of its main business in India while opening up new fulfilment centre to expand its foothold in the country.
Notably, the e-retailer has been piloting the Mera Kirana Programme from last four years and now wants to include it in its mainstream business. The programme helps small grocery stores modernise. Moreover, as per the sources, the company is also looking forward to opening a "dark store" or warehouse, in Lucknow over the next month or so.
Mera Kirana is focused on creating zones in the Best Price Wholesale stores which resemble a modern kirana store. It is a kind of model for mom-and-pop (kirana) store owners to replicate when it comes to assortment and placement.
Rajneesh Kumar, Chie...