Dwindling Fortunes: quick-commerce platforms, large retail stores sound the death knell for small businesses, neighbourhood shops in Kerala

Neighbourhood shops and small retailers across the country are finding the going tough with e-commerce platforms and corporate-backed large retail stores rapidly establishing their business even in rural areas. A walk along the commercial areas as well as neighbourhoods reveals the plight of those who have been struggling to cope in the digital era. S.R. Praveen meets some of the retailers to understand the changing retail business scenario in KeralaNeighbourhood shops and small retailers across the country are finding the going tough with e-commerce platforms and corporate-backed large retail stores rapidly establishing their business even in rural areas. A walk along the commercial areas as well as neighbourhoods reveals the plight of those who have been struggling to cope in the digital era. S.R. Praveen meets some of the retailers to understand the changing retail business scenario in Kerala https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dwindling-fortunes-quick-commerce-platforms-large-retail-stores-sound-the-death-knell-for-small-businesses-neighbourhood-shops-in-kerala/article71199060.ece 2026-07-09T16:52:21.000Z Kerala {}