Dwindling Fortunes: quick-commerce platforms, large retail stores sound the death knell for small businesses, neighbourhood shops in Kerala
Small business owners in Kerala are facing significant financial decline due to the rapid expansion of quick-commerce platforms and large retail chains. Traditional shopkeepers report a sharp drop in daily sales as consumers increasingly prefer the convenience and pricing of digital delivery services.
Why it matters
This highlights the socio-economic tension between traditional retail models and the disruptive growth of the digital gig economy.
A faint hint of the twilight sun is visible on Mohanan’s face as he sits staring at his mobile screen in front of his shop located a stone’s throw away from the Thamalam level crossing in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Residents walk by, but there is no anticipation in his eyes that one of them would turn to his shop to pick something essential for home.
The article focuses on the plight of the small shopkeeper, framing the corporate expansion as a 'death knell' for local businesses.
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