NEW DELHI : Warehousing, or sheds where goods are stored, have become crucial in the post-covid world. They help businesses meet demand and deliver fast.
Most crucially, additional warehouses can allow firms to create a buffer of goods. In mid-April, Albinder Dhindsa, the co-founder of grocery e-tailer Grofers, found himself in a tricky situation.
The company’s top team—including the supply chain head—was stuck in a Gurugram township that got earmarked as a containment zone.
And demand for grocery was skyrocketing. “Initially, we could let one out of eight customers check out," Dhindsa told Mint, adding that “traffic now is 25-30 times of what it was in February." The Grofers management team worked remotely, scrambling to add both