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Ikea to electrify all deliveries in India by 2025, expand EV fleet by 40%

Currently, 88% of Ikea's deliveries in India are made using electric vehicles

Ikea pilots same-day delivery in Hyderabad, hits 100% EV delivery goal

As part of its sustainability strategy, Swedish furniture giant Ikea has committed to entering all new markets, including the Delhi-NCR region, with an EV-first approach

Zepto to raise $310 million, valuing quick-commerce firm at $5 billion

Quick-commerce grocery delivery platform Zepto, currently based in Singapore, plans to relocate to India to prepare for its IPO filing

E-commerce firms focusing on quick deliveries this festival season

The e-commerce industry is poised for a 35 per cent surge in sales during the upcoming festive season, according to a TeamLease report

Shoes in 10-minutes: Footwear major Bata wants to join quick-commerce race

The quick-commerce space is becoming an attractive business opportunity, witnessing increased interest from investors. Big guns like Reliance and Walmart want to enter the sector too

Quick commerce unicorn Zepto to shift base from Mumbai to Bengaluru

The company will continue to have an office in Mumbai, but its operations will largely be carried out through the new space in Bengaluru

With open arms: How far can ONDC democratise ecommerce in India?

ONDC promotes open networks for exchange of goods and services digitally, its platform-agnostic architecture allows buyers and sellers to transact irrespective of the platform they use

Blinkit targets 2,000 dark stores by 2026 end while profitable: CEO

The company has been expanding its dark store network at a rapid pace over the last few quarters

Zomato rolls out 'Brand Packs' to reward repeat orders from restaurants

Zomato's new 'Brand Packs' feature aims to boost customer loyalty for more than 4,000 restaurants on the food delivery platform

Cash-flush quick-commerce unicorn Zepto loads up talent cart ahead of IPO

Ahead of its public listing, Zepto plans to ramp up hiring, aiming to add between 400 and 500 employees, focusing on engineering, product, category, growth, and marketing roles

Reliance Retail begins pilot runs for quick grocery delivery in Mumbai

Reliance Retail's new fast-delivery service is integrated into the JioMart mobile application under the 'hyperlocal delivery' option. The platform aims to bring delivery time down to 30 mins

Thousands of drivers file legal claims against Amazon for unpaid wages

Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the company's classification of them as independent contractors instead of employees has led to unpaid wages and other financial losses. Two law firms spearheading the action said about 15,860 Amazon Flex drivers have submitted arbitration claims with the American Arbitration Association, where 453 similar cases are already being litigated. Amazon's Flex program, which was founded in 2015, signs up drivers to deliver packages with their own cars and a special app. The company pitches the work as a flexible, part-time opportunity that allows people to earn extra income during the hours they choose. Most drivers earn $18-25 per hour, according to Amazon, though how much they get paid can depend on other factors, such as their location and how long it takes to complete deliveries. The arbitration claims submitted Tuesday were made by drivers in California, Illinois and Massachusetts, all of which have

Quick, quicker, quickest: The impatient Indian fires up an industry

Instant delivery firms diversify to high-end consumer durables & e-comm majors enter the space

UPS in talks with govt to make some parcel-tracking tags in India: Official

UPS began expanding its use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on packages about two years ago, helping its workers avoid millions of package scans per day

Reliance to challenge Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto with quick commerce entry

Reliance's JioMart may begin offering deliveries within the next month, completing deliveries within 30 minutes

Cost, speed top priority for logistics sector: Last-mile trends report 2024

Cost and speed has now become the top priority of the firms engaged in logistics business for the last-mile delivery of goods and growth of the sector, a report has said. According to the Last-Mile Trends Report 2024, earlier the top priority was cost and satisfaction. "In last-mile delivery now top priority is cost and speed. The needle has shifted from cost and satisfaction to cost and speed," it said. The report was unveiled during 'The Last Mile Leaders Event" organised by technology platform FarEye in collaboration with Microsoft this week. Kushal Nahata, Co-founder and CEO of FarEye, said that within the next five years, autonomous drones will handle 30 per cent of urban deliveries, reducing delivery times and costs dramatically. The report was based on insights gathered from over 300 leaders across five continents, representing companies with a combined revenue exceeding USD 100 billion. Out of 300 participants, over 50 per cent stated that they deliver the goods same day/

iPhone, PS5 fly off shelves: Blinkit's big ticket profitability play

The quick-commerce platform has been experimenting with category expansion ranging from standard fresh food and groceries to high-value retail categories

Swiggy delivery agent caught on camera stealing shoes, company reacts

Swiggy reacts to a viral video where a delivery boy can be seen stealing Nike shoes outside a Gurugram flat. The company asked the complainant to contact the legal team or file a police complaint

EV-led delivery service firm Zypp Electric posts 3x revenue growth in FY24

Zypp Electric is now operationally profitable, the company claimed

Flipkart's dark-store dash for quick commerce takes the fast lane

Walmart-owned firm may set up thousands of them across major cities in next few months