Metro Cash & Carry plans to digitize 500,000 kirana stores in India over the next 3-5 years by providing point-of-sale terminals and modern fixtures to enable an omnichannel shopping experience for kirana stores to help them better compete with retailers like D-Mart, as the wholesaler seeks to compete with other programs helping kirana stores modernize like Mera Kirana and also aims to expand its product lines to hotels, restaurants, and caterers.