Quick commerce (qCom) has become 'THE BIG THING' in India in just 3-4 years. These companies are now challenging eCommerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart and venturing into categories beyond groceries. Will they succeed? In this article, I explore the bold move from the quick commerce players to win the consumer electronics category.
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eCom is important but being ‘truly digital’ is more critical
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The Invisible Gorilla
The Invisible Gorilla, a social experiment by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, is considered to be one of the best studies of human psychology in the world. This fascinating study highlighted two amazing insights about our mind: a. We can be blind to the obvious b. We are also blind to our blindness Chabris and... Continue Reading →
