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March 27 , 2018

​With 900 grocery stores, downtown Lima is one of the areas with the greatest traditional channel concentration. Despite their high density, these businesses do not have loading and unloading spaces. In Miraflores, 8% have this type of area.

Despite the technological advancement, globalization and the entry of new business channels, the traditional grocery stores, now also known as "nano stores", have managed to remain in time due to their different characteristics. Both in Peru and in other emerging countries, this business activity is the main axis at the base of the pyramid, since it provides a large sector of the population with products of daily need. However, the traditional channel still faces numerous challenges in its supply chain. Among the most important are to optimize merchandise delivery time and to achieve increased profits for the owners of these businesses. 

Mario Chong, Associate Dean of Business Engineering at Universidad del Pacífico, explains that "nano stores" are a thriving activity in emerging markets. And Peru is no stranger to this reality. In Peru, 73% of these businesses are led by women. "Our goal is to contribute to the country's development and to competitiveness," he said. 

During the presentation, reference was also made to research carried out by Ipsos Apoyo: "Perfil del bodeguero 2014" ("Grocer's profile 2014"). Although 44.6% of the grocery stores in downtown Lima have a merchandise store, 99% do not have loading and unloading spaces. In other study areas such as Miraflores, only 8% of these stores have an area for these purposes. 

In the areas studied (Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro, Lince and Jesús María), greater public policies are required according to each reality so as to improve the loading and unloading of the products in order to avoid congestion in public roads and optimize delivery times. "One of the proposals we presented is to create public spaces for the loading and unloading of products. Department stores, for example, have an area for their suppliers, while grocery stores don't", said Michelle Rodriguez, Dean of the School of Engineering at Universidad del Pacífico. 

Some important facts: 

  • 80% of the grocery stores in modern Lima are part of a house. 
  • 91% of the grocery stores studied do not have a loading and unloading zone. 
  • In Miraflores, the main delivery vehicles are trucks, while in downtown Lima, mainly taxis and wheelbarrows are used. 
  • Deliveries are concentrated at noon during the weekends. 
  • Most grocery stores open in the early morning hours. 47% of the grocers in Peru are also heads of households. 
  • 44% manage to sell up to S/1,000 weekly on average. 
  • The lifetime of a grocery store in our country is approximately 13 years. 

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The event brought together two of the most important voices in the field of supply logistics of grocery stores.

 

Global look

Martín Tanco, researcher at Universidad de Montevideo, explained that the reality of this city is not any different from the Peruvian. Many small businesses in Uruguay also lack loading and unloading spaces. 

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"It would be advisable to schedule delivery times to use the unloading areas in an appropriate manner so as not to collapse citizen transit," the specialist said.

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Martín Tanco, professor of Production I and II in the School of Engineering at Universidad de Montevideo. 

 

Christopher Mejia Argueta, director of the initiatives for Latin America at the Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and also co-author of "Reaching 50 Million nanostores: Retail Distribution in Emerging Megacities", gave details about the future of grocery stores that, despite being a fragmented and inefficient channel, move more than half of the packaged products in the world. It has a stake of up to 95% in countries with high poverty, high population density, and poor infrastructure. He added that this business model has grown at a rate of 70% because it gains the confidence of millions of customers.

"Less than 5 people work in a nano store serving between 100 and 200 customers per day. In order to keep these businesses, we must take care of supply chains and improve operations in accounting, inventory management, and innovation, among others", he said. 

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​​​Christopher Mejía explained the adaptation of grocery stores to new technologies and digital trends.

 

For the specialist, operations should be generated, not only in cash but also using new payment alternatives, such as electronic purses. 

​Interesting facts: 

  • In China, many grocery stores compete with modern channels using technology. They offer services by cell phones facilitating transfer to their customers. 
  • In India, there are 12 million grocery stores, also known as nano stores. 

The event "Cadena de suministro para bodegas o nano stores" ("Supply chain for grocery stores or nano stores") was organized by Universidad del Pacífico School of Engineering and Christopher Mejía, Director of the MIT Supply Chain and Global Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network for Latin America.

 

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