How Cooperative Supermarkets in India Are Challenging Big Retail Chains

How Cooperative Supermarkets in India Are Challenging Big Retail Chains

When I walked into a Sahakari Bhandar outlet in Dadar, Mumbai, last year, the prices on staples like tur dal and sunflower oil were noticeably lower than what I had paid the previous afternoon at a nearby Reliance Smart store. That was not a coincidence. It was the result of a model that has been … Read more

This 100-Year-Old Business Model Is Disrupting Indian Retail in 2026

This 100-Year-Old Business Model Is Disrupting Indian Retail in 2026

While Blinkit and Zepto were burning through hundreds of crores in venture capital to deliver groceries in 10 minutes, a business model born in a British mill town in 1844 was quietly outpacing both of them in the Indian heartland. Nobody in a Mumbai boardroom saw it coming — but the numbers in 2026 are … Read more