Market Update
METRO Cash & Carry is commemorating its 16 years
of successful operations in India. It has fl agged off a
grand anniversary celebration for its 3 million small
and independent
business customers.
METRO
customers will
be able to avail
massive off ers in
the 48-day-long
anniversary sale
from 25th June to
11th August 2019.
METRO, since
the launch of its fl agship store in 2003 in Bengaluru, has
built a strong brand equity and trust amongst its small
and medium enterprise (SMEs) customers. METRO
is also leading the way in kirana digitization with great
success and has helped modernize operations of over 500
kiranas across the country.
As part of the celebration, METRO has introduced
a campaign, ‘Impossible deals are back’ to off er attractive
cashbacks. Th ere are certain combo deals like Buy One,
Get One (BOGO), 50%-off off ers, INR 1 deal and many
more exciting deals across its 27 wholesale stores. During
this period, METRO’s loyal customers will get additional
benefi ts of up to Rs. 5000 across a multitude of categories.
Arvind Mediratta, MD & CEO, METRO Cash
& Carry India said: “On our 16th anniversary, I thank
our 3 million small and independent business customers
who have been part of our growth journey and supported
METRO to become the largest wholesaler in the country.
Last year, we witnessed 1.2 million footfall across our
stores and we expect the footfall of customers to increase
to 1.6 million this year. We are working towards enhancing
our understanding of local customer needs and providing
tailored solutions, off ers, assortment and services to them,
in order to add value to our growing customer base.”METRO Cash & Carry India to celebrate
its 16th anniversary with ‘Impossible
GOFRUGAL, a Chennai- Deals’ for 3 million SME customers
based software product
company founded by Kumar
Vembu, has found in a study
that 90% of businesses such
as those of retailers and
distributors are risking their
business due to mismanaging
the safety of their data. Th is
study and the subsequent
search for a viable remedy
and a reliable solution has
led GOFRUGAL to launch
GoSecure – a timely solution
for Indian businesses to
back-up data on a real
time basis.
GOFRUGAL,
established in 2004, is a
digital-fi rst company off ering
cloud and mobile ERP
solutions to retail, restaurant
and distribution businesses. It
helps businesses to embrace
agility and transform
digitally to stay competitive
in the dynamic market. Th e
company helps businesses
grow with minimal staff ,
minimum skills along with
100% accurate and reliable
solutions. More than
30,000 customers across
60+ countries experience
simplicity in running
their businesses with
GOFRUGAL.
Its latest off ering,
GoSecure, is a real time
Back-up as a Service (BaaS),
which automatically backs
up every transaction to a
cloud-based service in a
highly secured way. Th e
user can restore their data,
without any technical
support, with just an OTP.
At the launch,
Kumar Vembu, CEO,
GOFRUGAL, stated,
“We were concerned about
the suff erings of customers
due to hard disk failure,
database corruption and
ransomware attacks. We felt
the need to bring in the shift
in responsibility from the
customer side to the service
provider, to provide 100%
business continuity, and
assured uptime. Th is fi rst real
time Back-up as a Service
(BaaS ), Do It Yourself
(DIY ) tool automates the
data backup process by
completely syncing it online
every 3 minutes. It also
ensures a seamless restoring
mechanism for businesses
of any size to revive the data
from the cloud in real-time.”GOFRUGAL says it’s time to Back up or
Pack up
Kumar Vembu,
CEO, GOFRUGAL