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    Green Grocery System Case Study: Kalerwe Market
    (Busitema University, 2026-09-04) Akao, Tracy
    ABSTRACT The retail grocery industry is essential to achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), because it shapes sustainable patterns of production and consumption. The 4w framework analysis explores the grocery industry's role in SDG 13 "Climate action" and reveal lack of attention regarding to industry's contributions to mitigate climate change. By coordinating grocery retail practices with the SDGs, this study provides a ground plan for policymakers, academicians and practitioners with a path for promoting a sustainable retail grocery ecosystem. The increasing demand for healthy, organic, and environmentally sustainable food products has created opportunities for the adoption of digital solutions within the grocery retail sector. Often customers face challenges such as long travel distances, traffic jam, limited parking space and difficulties in accessing products and reliable information about product availability, prices and categories and these are challenges. This study aimed to design and implement an online green grocery store system that enables customers to purchase fresh and sustainable products conveniently while supporting local vendors, farmers and promoting environmentally responsible consumption. The study adopted a mixed methods research approach. Findings revealed that manual record keeping, poor inventory management, limited customer records and inefficient purchasing processes were among the major challenges faced by stakeholders. The system provides functionalities such as user registration, product browsing, e.t.c. Testing results showed that the system improved access to products, enhanced record management, reduced transaction delays, and increased overall convenience for users. The study conclude that implementing an online green grocery system platform can significantly improve grocery retail operations while promoting healthy living, environmental sustainability and economic opportunities for local vendors. The system provides a practical model for modernizing traditional produce markets in Uganda and can be expanded to other markets in the future.