kirana

That's because India's small shops, known as kirana stores, and its wholesale traders see foreign supermarket and big-box chains as a direct threat to their existence, whereas single-brand outlets typically aim for a narrow slice of the Indian middle class and upper middle class.

NYT > Home Page By VIKAS BAJAJ 2011

That's because India's small shops, known as kirana stores, and its wholesale traders see foreign supermarket and big-box chains as a direct threat to their existence, whereas single-brand outlets typically aim for a narrow slice of the Indian middle class and upper middle class.

NYT > Home Page By VIKAS BAJAJ 2011

On my way back from her house, I stopped by at a local 'kirana' grocery store and asked for 250 g of 'Kaala chana' - the bigger variety.

Kaala Chana - North Indian black chick peas curry 2006

On my way back from her house, I stopped by at a local 'kirana' grocery store and asked for 250 g of 'Kaala chana' - the bigger variety.

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"They will now have to focus on maximising direct sales to their business-to-business customers, including unorganised players such as kirana stores and to organised players such as the Horeca segment," he said.

The Economic Times 2010

Preferences of Bangalore consumers | 9/20/2009 In the previous section we have enumerated the strengths and weaknesses of "kirana" store and also the challenges of the modern food retail formats.

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• The unorganized segment constitutes 99% of the total F&G market and is characterized by the traditional "kirana" or "mom & pop" stores.

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The local "kirana" store has PSFPD of Rs. 70-80 (Sales per sq.ft. per day).

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Hence, these items are either procured from the nearest "kirana" store or from the nearby "small vendors" at a higher frequency in a week.

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"kirana" store is the most preferred by consumers but many consumers have expressed that they visit multiple stores depending on the requirements.

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