GROFERS
Facts
Grofers is an Indian online grocery delivery service based out of Gurugram
The company uses its in-house technology platform to manage a network
of more than 5,000 partner stores that enable the company to run a fast
and lean supply chain
A majority of these products belong to the company’s 8 in house brands
namely Grofers Happy Day, Grofers Happy Home, Grofers Mothers choice,
Grofers Happy Baby, G Fresh, O’range and budget brands Savemore and
Havemore
Founded : December 2013
Founders :
Albinder Dhindsa (CEO)
Saurabh Kumar (COO)
Jacob Singh (CTO)
Headquarters : Gurugram, Delhi
Revenue: US$ 34 million (2019)
As of 2018, the company has raised about $535.5 million from investors
including SoftBank, Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, Cyriac
Roeding ,Roeding Venture
Grofers currently operates in 28 cities
Awards and Recognition
Awarded as the title ‘the comeback kid‘ at the Economic Times Startup awards
2018
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/et-startup-
awards-2018-grofers-is-the-comeback-kid/videoshow/65445458.cms
Participative leadership style at Grofers
Facilitate the conversation
Openly share information and knowledge
Encourage people to share their ideas
Synthesize all the available information
Take the best possible decision
Communicate their decision back to group
Key Retention Strategies at Grofers
Recruitment
Socialization
Training and development
Compensation and rewards
Supervision
Employee engagement
Recent News
The Gurugram-based company is generating Rs 20 crore in monthly
revenue from its branded kirana stores, according to Entrackr sources.
Earlier this year, the firm started housing its private-label products in local
kirana stores in the NCR region, in its attempt to turn into an FMCG
company. Now it’s looking to expand the same model to other cities.
https://entrackr.com/2019/11/unpacking-grofers-offline-push-to-establish-
itself-an-fmcg-brand/
Reliance’s Jio Mart Heats Up Hyperlocal Grocery Delivery Market and is a
competitor to grofers
https://inc42.com/buzz/reliances-jio-mart-heats-up-hyperlocal-grocery-
delivery-market/
Getting into new cities such as Vadodara, Agra, and Meerut has helped
grofers expand its addressable market by 50%. All these markets are within
100-150km of cities that they already operate in
https://qz.com/india/1772014/softbank-backed-grofers-is-on-a-small-
town-high-in-india/
SoftBank valued Grofers at $644 Mn in Series F round
https://entrackr.com/2019/12/exclusive-softbank-valued-grofers-644-
mn/
After Delhi, Grofers Looks To Deliver Profitability In Mumbai
https://inc42.com/buzz/after-delhi-grofers-looks-to-deliver-profitability-in-
mumbai/
In a bid to draw more consumers online, Grofers, Dunzo, and BigBasket are
selling onions between the price range of Rs 87 and Rs 140.
https://yourstory.com/2019/12/grofers-dunzo-bigbasket-onion-price-
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