Kirana stores record steep increase in sales of essentials: Study

MAY 5, 2020 HINDU BUSINESSLINE:: There has been a steep increase in sales of essentials from kirana stores. It was as high as 30 per cent per of consumers in mid-March onwards, and then further rose by another 30 per cent by March end. But in the past few weeks, it recorded a slight dip…

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How Covid changes the way we eat, shop and play

MAY 5, 2020 HINDU BUSINESSLINE: Until the Covid-19 lockdown, Chitra Cariappa, a senior citizen, had a fixed monthly routine that involved going to the bank to withdraw money, the medical store to stock up on medicines, picking up groceries and doing the rounds of Airtel, BESCOM, BWSSB offices to make payments. Forty days into the…