Solv to offer services to MSMEs on Shopmatic in FMCG & HoReCa categories across 6 cities

New Delhi, March 3 (KNN) Solv’s platform has partnered with Shopmatic and its first phase it will offer its services to MSMEs on the latter’s platform in FMCG and HoReCa categories across six cities in India.

It will benefit merchants running kirana shops, food stores, super-markets, restaurants, catering businesses, bakeries, cafes and selling home care and personal care products, as they will be able to source supplies from thousands of trusted suppliers on and benefit from a wide variety of SKUs, doorstep delivery of goods and on-demand access to finance.

This partnership is estimated to help over 150,000 verified MSMEs on the Solv marketplace which will leverage Shopmatic’s expertise to expand their digital footprint to retail customers via Webstores, Social Selling, Chat Selling, Marketplace Selling available on the Shopmatic platform.

Shopmatic offers four different ways for MSME entrepreneurs to go online and has made it simple and quick for sellers from various categories to set up their digital presence.

Speaking on the partnership, Amit Bansal, CEO of Solv, India, said, “We are glad to partner with Shopmatic to help merchants and kirana community on Solv’s platform service their existing customers better. Since its launch, Solv has been focused on digitizing supply chains and creating a trusted ecosystem for manufacturers, wholesalers & retail-outlets to trade in the most convenient manner possible. Our partnership with Shopmatic takes Solv’s service promise of ‘improving livelihoods of MSMEs’ one step further, by helping these small businesses bring their customers closer by leveraging several digital channels that Shopmatic offers them. We believe this is a critical element in closing the gap between retailers and their end consumers who are increasingly going digital, especially amidst covid-led shutdowns.”

“The debate on whether digital is important or not has been put to rest now, with countless merchants, traders and entrepreneurs going online today, on our platform. Our platform has seen great adoption from all kinds of sellers, and we are sure that our expertise will help drive significant value for traders wanting to expand their reach, digitally. Having onboarded more than 1 million sellers, Shopmatic will help Solv merchants navigate the online world,” said Anurag Avula, CEO of Shopmatic. (KNN Bureau)