July 2021: LoveLocal, India’s leading hyperlocal eCommerce platform, as of today, has successfully registered over 60,000 local retailers on their platform, enabling them to continue operations online and remain on the frontlines even during the pandemic-induced nation-wide lockdowns. Currently, the only platform which offers a complete shop digitization solution for retailers for free, LoveLocal charges no onboarding fees, margins or commission. The platform includes not only a user-friendly consumer app but also provides complete customer service support, frictionless storefront creation, cataloguing, digital payments, logistics, and more.
Founded in January 2020 by Ms. Akanksha Hazari, LoveLocal now operates in more than 1100 pincodes spanning across 35 cities with over 5,00,000 consumers signed up on the platform. Since its inception, the platform has received over 2,50,000 inquiries from local retailers to set up online stores. Of which 60,000 retail shops were able to grow their businesses by upto 75% through their online stores. The top retailers from LoveLocal were able to generate monthly sales of more than 5,00,000 in less than 12 months.
Akanksha Hazari, Founder & CEO, adds, “It’s inspiring to see how local retailers came to the forefront during the pandemic by catering to customers’ daily essential needs, as organised retail and large eCommerce platforms were unable to meet the surge consumer demands. These retailers made informed decisions and promptly embraced the digital transformation as the buyers became conscious of the need for contactless service, to minimize the risk of infection. At Lovelocal we ensure that local retailers have a seamless transition to digital. We take care of the end to end consumer experience for our retail partners along with their marketing and promotions while giving them complete control of their shop & catalogue.”
LoveLocal is present across all major Metros, Tier 1 & Tier 2 cities across India, with highest popularity among consumers and retailers in Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, and Bhopal; and in smaller towns such as Gorakhpur, Mehsana, and Nasik. These local retailers primarily belong to the daily essentials category, ranging from groceries, medicine, fruits & vegetables, dairy, bakeries to local meat & fish shops. Lovelocal has assisted their onboarded local retailers to grow their businesses by upto 75% with better online presence.
Ms. Hazari further adds, “In the next 5 years, we aim to empower one million local retailers by taking them online, and expand our footprint to Tier-3 and Tier-4 cities as well. We would never do anything to compete with our retail partners. We do not have any dark stores and will never open any.”
LoveLocal is a hyperlocal ecommerce platform that is empowering local daily essentials retailers to provide the neighbourhood shopping experience of the future. The platform enables local retailers to provide free, on-time delivery to their customers. LoveLocal is consistently working towards investing in key hires, product development and accelerated expansion in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities.
