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Digitizing the Corner Shop

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Digitizing the Corner Shop

Executive Summary The corner shop plays a vital role in neighborhoods across the globe. These millions of small stores, often independent and family-owned, are found on every street corner in local communities, ensuring neighborhood access to food and other essential household needs. Corner shops constitute a $900+ billion global industry...

New Research Finds Corner Shops are Faring Well Against Big Box Stores in Emerging Markets, but Digital Challenges Remain

Flourish Ventures Research Reveals Shopkeepers in Brazil, Egypt, India and Indonesia are Reporting Strong Customer Traffic but Risk Falling Behind if They Don’t Become More Tech Savvy Today, Flourish Ventures released a new research report showing that corner shops are doing better than predicted despite protracted supply chain issues and...

Stella Klemperer

Stella Klemperer is Director of Strategy & Insights at Flourish, an early-stage global venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven entrepreneurs and industry influencers working toward a fair financial system. Since the firm's launch in 2019, Stella has led Flourish’s sector-impact strategy, including identifying and evaluating firm-wide priorities. She also...

Executive Summary At Flourish, we ground our investment work in a deep understanding of and empathy for the financially vulnerable communities we wish to serve. In May 2020, we launched a global report, The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, to learn how these essential workers were impacted...

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New Flourish Research Finds Brazilian Gig Workers Under Pressure Since COVID-19

RESEARCH New Flourish Research Finds Brazilian Gig Workers Under Pressure Since COVID-19 By Arjuna Costa & Stella Klemperer Imagine a world where a Brazilian street vendor can easily transition to a new job in food delivery, with one-click financing for a motorbike and ready access to customers through a delivery service...

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