What is JinniMart, and how does it find shops nearby?

JinniMart is a neighbourhood desk on WhatsApp for people who live or work in Gurgaon Sector 56 and Sector 57. It is not a national marketplace and it does not guess your location from a pin on a map. You say what you need. A person checks shops that already serve these two sectors and sends back the useful options.

The home page describes the same loop in three steps: tell JinniMart what you need, wait while local shops are checked, then pick up or request delivery. The rest of this guide is the detail behind that loop.

What can you ask JinniMart to find?

The request can be a product or a local service, as long as a shop or provider in Sector 56 or 57 could fulfil it. People use it for the errands that are annoying to search for one by one:

• A Type-C charger, a cable, or another small electronics item before work
• Groceries for tonight, such as milk and eggs
• A bakery order, including a cake with a budget
• Baby products such as diapers
• A plumber or another home service
• A pharmacy question, including whether a medicine is available nearby
• A late-night food place that is still open

Name the item, the quantity if it matters, and the sector. A budget helps when the price range is wide, such as a phone or a cake.

How does a request actually get answered?

1. You send a WhatsApp message. An example that works: “2L Amul milk, Sector 56.”
2. JinniMart checks partner shops in that sector for availability and price.
3. The reply lists the practical options. You choose one.
4. You pick the item up, or you ask for delivery when the shop offers it.

There is no sign-up step in that sequence. The first reply is aimed at under five minutes. During the pilot, the service is limited to these two sectors so the answers stay specific.

How is this different from searching Maps yourself?

	Search Maps or a delivery app	Ask JinniMart
Where you start	A new search for every item	One WhatsApp thread
Area	Whatever the app ranks city-wide	Sector 56 and 57 only
What you get back	Listings you still have to call	Shops checked for that request
Account	Often required	Not required
Who you pay	The app or the shop, depending on the app	The shop

Maps is still useful when you already know the store. JinniMart is the shorter path when you know the item and not the store.

Who is behind the recommendations?

JinniMart partners with neighbourhood shops rather than listing anonymous sellers from outside Gurgaon. The pilot started with local shops in Sector 56 and 57, and the customer site notes more than 100 shops onboarded. A shop that is not in these sectors will not be offered as if it were next door.

Your message stays on WhatsApp. JinniMart only shares what the shop needs in order to fulfil the request.

What should you include in the first message?

A complete first message saves a follow-up. Include:

• The item or service, with size, brand, or quantity when it changes the answer
• Sector 56 or Sector 57, plus a landmark if the shop needs to deliver
• Whether you will pick up or want delivery
• A budget, if you have one
• How soon you need it

You can read the shorter version of this in how to ask JinniMart on WhatsApp. Shops that want to receive these requests can join the merchant programme.