Shopping has a new destination -from jewelleries to books, today everything is just a click away. Even our everyday groceries have joined the bandwagon as urban middle class Indians explore their newly found approach to consumerism.
According to a report published by Research and Markets, the e-commerce industry in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 40%, from US $ 5.9 billion in 2010 to US $ 34.2 billion in 2015. Many e-commerce start-ups are tapping into this window of opportunity. They are procuring vegetables directly from the farmers and delivering them right to your doorsteps.
Veggibazaar.com
Started in 2009, Chennai –based Veggibazaar.com is one of India’s first online vegetables and fruit store. The startup is valued at about Rs 2 crores and has over 14,500 registered customers. Veggibazaar’s founder RK Venkatesan said the startup is now gearing up for the launch of its Coimbatore operation, scheduled in March, and is looking to start business in Bangalore, Gurgaon and Pune by April.
Veggibazaar sources most of their products from various farms in and around Chennai and uses packaging materials imported from US.
Veggiebazaar has monthly sales of about Rs20-25 lakhs and their cut vegetables are a rage with customers
Vegwala.com
Started by Mitera Agrotech, Vegwala.com went live in December 2010. Coming from an agricultural background, its founder Santosh Patil said they procure most of their vegetables directly from farmers and depend on the market for items such as onion, tomato and gourds that are sold at a bulk. Based in Bangalore, the startup caters mostly to the IT crowd in areas such as Marathalli, Brookfield and is planning for a pan-Bangalore service in the coming months.
I am online shopper.I always buy vegetables online and it is good.Online shopping saves time ,energy and money.There are number of discounts and offers available there.
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