E-Shopping in India

E-commerce is seeing a steep rise according to Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India). Two metros (Delhi and Mumbai) are driving this growth with each contributing 24% and 20% of the E-sales log on share respectively! A major reason why metros are contributing to e-shopping growth is the literacy rates and the cities’ internet savvy population. In cities like Delhi safety could also be a major cause! It’s very surprising that Bangalore being the IT Hub of the country contributes a very meagre 6%. They have also predicted that e-commerce will cross 9000 crores by March 2008. There are many good online shopping portals like http://www.futurebazaar.com and http://www.ahmedabad.com which sell consumer durables but have no option to shop for groceries online! Catering to this very need is a new startup online portal on the rise www.storrz.com which is a product of JustOnDemand Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a firm based in Bangalore and claims to be the first Online Shopping Portal in India that allows customers to shop for groceries online. Speaking of groceries, it has got over 3000 products in this segment alone! That’s like WOW! Interestingly, it also offers 24 hrs delivery for all products, bettering the delivery services provided by other Online shopping portals. Storrz representatives carry a Mobile enabled point of sale device to the customer's door step to make this happen. This seems to be a brilliant option as customers can now get to know what groceries they are actually buying before finalising the bill! Besides this, one can also select SodexHo Meal Passes as their payment option allowing a large number of coupon holders to now use their coupons Online!This delivery covers the whole of the country using Blue Dart's Domestic Priority Service for 24hrs delivery. At present certain categories like perishables are limited to Bangalore only. It has tied up with Major Retailers and OEM Brands like Namdharis Fresh, MTR, Dr Morepen, Jus’Trufs, Mars, Pedigree, Tilia, The Art of Living, Indus Tree Crafts etc. Storrz.Com MD and CEO Chandan Maruthi Says "We are happy to have 40% of business come from repeat customers. We make sure that every shopping is a memorable experience for the customer and no stone it left unturned to make sure that customers are satisfied. We have also made multiple payment options available for the customer like Pay by Card at Home and Pay by SodexHo pass" Overall, it's a pretty good concept with a lot of promise!