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

Grower Group Strongly Urges Major Supermarkets to Accept Significant Price Rise Requests to Save Farms

Grower Group Strongly Urges Major Supermarkets to Accept Significant Price Rise Requests to Save Farms

Fuel surcharges of up to 65 per cent of shipment value are now hitting rural fresh produce growers, and if Australia’s major supermarkets fail to engage with price increase requests quickly, the growers making planting decisions today may not be there for the next harvest. That is the uncomfortable commercial reality sitting behind a formal … Read more