Eric started a business as a grocer.
埃里克开了一家食品店。
He ordered milk, eggs, and butter from the grocer.
他向食品商订购了牛奶、鸡蛋、黄油。
"Kiran Gali, founder and CEO of Number Mall, an Indian startup with an app that helps neighborhood grocers to automate their logistics, said: "Although India has financial capital, most local venture capital funds have Western parents whose focus is only on certain sectors.
Cincinnati-based Kroger is working to catch up with Walmart and Amazon, which bought grocer Whole Foods last year.
Since May, Kroger has launched an online delivery service, upped its investment in a British online grocer and agreed to buy a meal-kit company.
Norman has gained a reputation as a corporate turnaround specialist after steering grocer Asda away from bankruptcy and eventually selling the chain to Wal-Mart Stores Inc in 1999.
Alibaba has also helped Lazada create an online loyalty and services program that offers UberEats and Netflix along with free deliveries from Alibaba's Taobao and online grocer Redmart.
An increasing number of British brands, including tea chain Whittard of Chelsea and grocer and clothing retailer Marks and Spencer, are entering the Chinese market by opening online shops, said the market analyst.
Un Theam, a 34-year-old grocer, also echoed Sarath's remarks, saying that commuting on the new road is much faster than before, saving both gasoline and time.
To do so, she left Nantong, her hometown in Jiangsu province, and started trading as a grocer in Shanghai in the late 1990s.
"In India, where most neighborhood grocers and the like are small 'mom and pop' operations, New Retail has huge potential.