Digital Shelf Monitoring is the Future of E-commerce: Is your Intelligence Platform Covering Every Dark Store and Pin Code?

Expansion Across Tier-2 and Tier-3 Cities: The growth of e-commerce extends beyond large cities, with consumers in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities embracing digital shopping. Brands aiming to grow in these areas must tailor their strategies to local preferences region-specific marketing, opening new channels for growth through personalization.

Also, with over 526 dark stores across India, Blinkit plans to double the number to 1,000 in the next one year. On the other hand, Zepto, at present, already has a network of over 340 dark stores across seven cities in India.

Market Intelligence for Real-Time Data Insights: Brands are leveraging advanced tools such as mScanIt, Digital Commerce Intelligence for real-time actionable insights. This enables dynamic pricing, hyper-targeted marketing, and timely inventory management, all of which require brands to pivot from broad strategies to tailored experiences for each consumer journey.

The Quick Commerce Boom: Quick commerce has redefined consumer expectations around delivery speed, particularly for essentials. For brands in Q-commerce, optimizing inventory and logistics down to the dark store level is crucial, ensuring products are available precisely when and where consumers need them.

Blinkit, over the years, has expanded into multiple categories including electronics, home décor and cosmetics, increasing the cart value. It delivers more than 4 lakh orders daily. Zepto, which does 5.5 lakh orders is set to raise $650 million at $3.5-billion valuation.

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