Government Assesses Quick Commerce Impact on Kirana Stores

• Multiple ministries evaluating quick commerce's effect on traditional mom-and-pop shops
• No immediate policy interventions planned, assessment still in early stages
• Trade Minister Piyush Goyal expresses concern over e-commerce growth and small trader decline
• Industry execs warn of potential existential crisis if govt probes quick commerce companies
• Analysts argue intervention premature, cite job creation and foreign investment benefits

Source: Moneycontrol