Digital Marketing
Jessica Goodfellow
Feb 03, 2020

'Phygital' blend becomes key to India's ecommerce race

What's behind the race to blend online ecommerce with offline kirana stores in India, and who will win?

A man sells a variety of products from his kirana store in Kolkata

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