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[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Am in Varanasi this weekend.

If you are a Regional Gem brand - Product maker or a Retailer in East UP, and want to have a ‘no conditions, no cost’ chat or meet up, ping me here.
Happy to connect.
#RegionalGems #SupermarketWala

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Digital SupermarketWala. Insights & Recipes for winning in an omnichannel world.
Learnings from Walmart, Reliance, Amazon, Meesho, DMart Ready, JioMart… From Asia & Americas.
Make them yours.
Limited period preorder price https://t.co/tbG4Wli0Pk
@harsh_mall

[RetailWala @RetailWala]

#RetailWala

[RetailWala @RetailWala]

@elonmusk Yes
I don’t have such money to Buy Tesla

Can You Help me In India

[Manifest_Lord @Manifest_Lord]

You've been lied to, all your life.

Big Beverage wants you to be sick and tired.

Let's Debunk 9 hydration myths they planted in your head: 🧵

1. Myth: Drink 8 glasses of water daily.

[Creepy.org @creepydotorg]

Missing people who were eventually found:

A thread 🧵

1. In May 2019, Amanda Eller was lost for 17 days in Maui's forests after a short hike went wrong. Without a phone, food, or water, she got lost after straying from the trail. Despite severe sunburn, leg injuries, and losing her shoes, she survived on berries, stream water, and sleeping in leaves. A rescue helicopter finally found her atop a waterfall.

[Aditya Kondawar @aditya_kondawar]

Indigo is the Dmart of Indian Aviation!

Started in Aug 2006 with a single aircraft and has grown its fleet to 382 aircraft

From Market share of 8.9% in Sept 2007 to 62% in July 2024

How did they come to rule the Indian Skies? Also, an amazing story on their cost obsession –

[Sandeep Mall @SandeepMall]

Cricket ended for me the day Dada retired. I don’t think I have missed any of his innings, watching so many times in a local PCO as there was no TV in office. I had the privilege of going to his home also in 1994 to meet his father for a Rotary meeting. Those days Snehasis was celebrity in their home. @SGanguly99 belated wishes.

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Discovered #AmulIceLounge , the parlour with global flavours of high quality ice-creams, at #PalladiumMall Mumbai.

Enjoyed our French & Iranian ice creams. Admired the sophisticated parlour design and also the wide range of favourites from Americas to Australia..

To use another brand’s line, ‘Surprisingly AMUL….👌🏾’.

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

News from Supermarket India, in a chat with Steve Cahillane global head of Kellogg’s (Kellanova now):

In our stores, Muesli sells more than conflakes, now! And oats & masala oats are also growing rapidly.
- warm breakfast vs cold, is a factor.
- convenience vs health is also playing out, in consumer choices.

New age brands are stirring up action in breakfast food category. Leaders like Kellogg’s are also gaining from the action, with smart innovations.

Thank you for the super high growth partnership with brands Pringles & Kellogg’s, team Kellanova, India.

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

When in Rome…
Roam karvaanu, Beer peevanu, Gelato khavanu…
..majja ni life!!

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

I never learnt retail in college. My initiation into running retail the educated way, was with Mr SC Misra - Misra ji.

I discovered him in a tiny retail training setup & latched onto him. Misra ji looked at supermarket retail through norms, analysis and data based insights. He shaped my SupermarketWala way…

A selfless, jolly fellow, his biggest treasure was a whole bunch of supermarket owner clients, who are devoted to him.

Misraji moved on, earlier today. Forever fond, forever grateful 🙏🏾.

[RetailWala @RetailWala]

You rock in all the way in all the region

Rock star Guru

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

When in Punjab, meet local gem regional vendor partners:
Chhokra Soap.
Gainda floor cleaners.
Bonn bakeries.
Amritsari badiyaan..
A+ pulses.
And many more…
Amazing journey of growth, together.

(Headgear of the day is part of the endearing insistence of our team!)

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Electricy bills in Toronto are called ‘Hydro’!! And are very low.

Most electricity comes from NiagaraFalls, with a nuclear power backup. No fossil fuel dependence.
Isn’t this a unique plus for a city, as green energy becomes important? With self-driving EV pods, street trams & trains, this could be the greenest major city, soon.

Right now, it struggles with rising use of petrol automobiles, traffic woes, though…

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Notes from Toronto:
Everyone wants to save money.

Those who do hv less money, save by buying less, at Walmart.
Those who hv money, save by buying more, at Costco!

At a per unit price level, prices are not very different at the two stores. However, Costco, with a better quality image and bigger pack sizes, attracts more premium shoppers.

…walking stores with fellow retailer & son, @harsh_mall

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Maggi is a giant brand in popular imagination.
Its only competition that makes it into the popular vocabulary for comfort hot food in the East & NorthEast, is brand WAI WAI. On street shacks & star hotel menus!
Amazing share of mind 🙏🏾. You are a powerhouse, team #WaiWai 👍🏾

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

On a resting break at a trek, we (all adults) were offered this snack bar choice for a small energy recharge.

Which would you pick & why?

Snickers is a modern, global bite, with excellent mouth feel and a branded experience.
Jabsons is a peanut jaggery brittle. Less known brand; crumbly when eating. But chikki is a childhood favourite.
(Another factoid: Price of Snickers 20/-; that of Jabsons, 10/-..)

[RetailWala @RetailWala]

Must Watch

[ET NOW @ETNOWlive]

"No FMCG slowdown; India consumption story is quite strong," top executives of Reliance Retail and Pidilite say.

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

Thanks to allies @KamalaRawat13 & #Amjad, a good habit is ingrained.
‘Rings’ must close everyday even on an easy paced vacation…

[Damodar Mall @SupermarketWala]

‘Digitally enabled commerce’ is far bigger than ‘Organised, app based eCommerce’.

We in the industry don’t know how to recognise it, count it. Shoppers, thankfully, are happy with the choices they have now.

#TrolleyParCharcha with #TzeKaitTan of #BBDO Asia. https://t.co/N5bsizXJDL