Ola to set up India's largest dark store network for its quick commerce biz

Ola, India’s largest mobility platform has announced expansion plans of it’s quick commerce service- Ola Dash. In next six months, Ola Dash aims to expand its dark store network to 500 dark stores spread across 20 cities, making it the largest dark store network in India. The term dark store refers to a retail outlet or distribution centre that caters exclusively for online shopping.

The move puts Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola in competition with players such as Reliance-backed Dunzo Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart, Swiggy, Zomato, Tata-backed Bigbasket and quick grocery delivery platform Zepto.

Ola Dash currently services 9 cities (Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR,