Back

Dude, this just confirms that Q-commerce isn’t killing kirana stores as much as we think. It's a different audience altogether. Upper-middle-class folks are the ones paying for convenience while local stores still cater to the budget-conscious. Both are growing, just catering to different crowds.

I feel kiranas are getting more Cash customers or people who are still aren’t comfortable with QRs, Online payments etc While Q-commerce are getting the crowds who are primarily dependent on Credit cards, online payments etc. I might be wrong completely but yea thats my pov

boss people use q commerce for ordering unique things like fancy chocolates and energy drinks

It is very simple population grows, so the customers for both grow.

Kirana stores provided an opportunity for the consumers to borrow items when they're out of pocket and pay at the end of month. simple! dont break your head..

What the shopkeeper said makes sense. Q-commerce is focused on people with disposable income. Local stores are still essential for the 'daily budget' crowd. Both are growing, but for different reasons.

There are lot of mid age and old age people who never rely on online shopping especially for groceries so only the new generation is shopping through q commerce but they are very less maximum mid age people buy groceries

Genzers dont and those who still go are the ones who is not a genz ideally

The easy take is, those who purchase from DMart and local retails, rarely purchase from quick commerce. This is because of affordability and trust. Also Qcom market only caters to a particular market segment now, to a niche customer base at higher tiers

Brother we are a country with population of 140 crores no one can create monopoly and business of every player would go well

I wonder if there was a way to use these existing stores which are already available in plentiful instead of creating your own dark stores, like they do with food delivery, jsut like delivery guys go to restaurants to collect orders.

True, there is a demographic for different needs and purposes to serve, so of course people would still continue to shop from different options available. I mean Q commerce is not gonna absolutely replace retail stores.

It's still emerging and very few people are using it on a daily basis the real comparison should be done after 2-3 years.

Q commerce has started competing with e-commerce not kirana stores.

There Markets Are Different

This is a good lesson for understanding the concept of TAM.

it's not that bad you can never always go for QCom, kabhi to apne 2-3bhk se niche utroge

Some people might absolutely hate it, some people might jsut not care enough till they see their shops absolutely closing. I guess you met a very reasonable person tbh.