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Coronavirus: India allows small shops to reopen

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption Millions of Indian households depend on neighborhood shops for essentials India has allowed small local stores to reopen more than a month after the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. The interior ministry said only half of staff should work and …

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Why do Mukesh Ambani and Mark Zuckerberg love kirana shops?

[ad_1] MUMBAI: The ubiquitous kirana shops in the Indian neighborhood are not only on consumers’ minds, given the closure, but have also caught the attention of billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, the companies signed a trade pact to accelerate Reliance Retail’s JioMart platform by connecting nearby kirana …

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