ECONOMY
Goyal Calls On FMCG Cos To Boost Kirana Digitisation Via DigiDukaan
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called on leading FMCG companies to work together to accelerate the digital transformation of India’s neighbourhood retail network through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) DigiDukaan initiative. Chairing the Bharat Commerce Chintan Shivir, a high-level CEO roundtable organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and […]
CW Bureau
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Oct 30, 2026
GENERAL
India’s Quick Commerce Needs 75 Mn Sq.ft. Of Logistics Space By 2030
India’s quick commerce sector is projected to require 75 million sq. ft. of urban logistics space by 2030, driven by expanding dark-store networks and growing demand for faster deliveries, according to a report by CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd. The report, India’s Quick Commerce Scale-up: Decoding Dark Stores and Urban Logistics Demand, estimates that the […]
CW Bureau
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Oct 26, 2026
RETAIL/FMCG
ONDC’s DigiDukaan Looks To Digitise Procurement For 1.4 Cr Kirana Stores
In a major push to modernise India’s vast general trade ecosystem, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) have brought together leading FMCG companies, distributors, technology providers and logistics partners to accelerate the rollout of DigiDukaan, a digital procurement platform designed for the country’s […]
CW Bureau
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Jun 12, 2026
