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Vaisno Devi Shrine Board partners with DTDC for delivery of prasad

Vaishno Devi devotees will now get a "speedy delivery" of prasad boxes to their homes through the DTDC courier service, officials here said on Wednesday. Acting on a suggestion by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has partnered with courier service DTDC Express Limited to expedite the delivery of prasad boxes, they added. The partnership will revolutionise the logistics and delivery of prasad boxes to devotees of Mata Vaishno Devi across the country, SMVDSB Chief Executive Officer Anshul Garg said. "Undertaken as per the directions of LG Manoj Sinha, this initiative of the board will facilitate speedy receipt of the prasad boxes", Garg said after inaugurating the delivery service in the presence of Manish Jain, sales director at DTDC Express Limited, Katra. He launched the service with the dispatch of prasad-laden vehicles through the courier service to various destinations. The 'pooja prasad' home delivery servic

US-based food ordering firm Grubhub to lay off 15% of its workforce

US-based online food ordering company Grubhub has announced to lay off about 15 per cent of its workforce, or nearly 400 employees, to maintain "competitiveness" in the market.

ONDC limits discounts to Rs 100 per order in new incentive scheme

The cap for maximum price incentive has been fixed at Rs 100 per order and it should not exceed 50% of the order value, including shipping charges

Zomato narrows losses to Rs 188 cr in Q4, expenses fall to Rs 2,431 cr

Firm announces three top-level appointments

Swiggy's food delivery business turned profitable in March: CEO Majety

Rare for global food delivery platforms to achieve profitability in less than 9 years, he says

E-Commerce: Are open digital markets the next big thing in India?

Unbundling e-commerce in India could upend billions of dollars of investment

Can ONDC upset Swiggy/Zomato duopoly to disrupt the food delivery market?

Although ONDC's hyperlocal tilt gives small sellers effective inroads in e-commerce, disruption in food delivery market will be contingent on building scale, meeting quality set up by Swiggy, Zomato

Suneil Shetty backed zero fee food delivery app Waayu launches in Mumbai

Waayu's launch comes at an interesting time when the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce platform is gaining more traction, following Swiggy's decision to charge Rs 2 platform fee

Swiggy, Zomato may not offer steep discounts after govt-backed ONDC move

E-food delivery majors may instead partner the govt network

Swiggy expands its premium food delivery service Gourmet to 31 cities

This comes days after Swiggy closed down its premium grocery delivery offering, Handpicked, just six month after it was introduced as a pilot in Bengaluru

Swiggy disbursed over Rs 31 cr in claims to delivery partners in FY22-23

This is an increase of around 10% when compared to the FY 2021-2022

Swiggy's new Rs 2 'platform fee' on food delivery order irks users

The move has drawn the ire of many Swiggy users, who took to Twitter to voice their complaints

Zomato, Zypp join hands to deploy 100K e-scooters for last-mile delivery

Zomato says association will enable it to 'significantly reduce carbon emissions'

Zypp Electric to deploy 100,000 more e-scooters for Zomato by 2024

The plan is a part of Zomato's plan to go completely electric by 2030

Blinkit shuts some Gurugram dark stores for good as delivery workers strike

Some 2,500 Blinkit executives have been on strike in Gurugram since April 12 after the company slashed fixed pay-outs per delivery

Coca-Cola to buy minority stake in food delivery platform Thrive: Report

The partnership with Thrive is expected to drive consumer demand for Coca-Cola's beverages

Yulu ties up with Zomato to provide e-scooter for food deliveries

Electric bike-sharing startup Yulu has joined hands with food delivery platform Zomato for providing 25,000-35,000 units of its purpose-built e-scooter DeX to the latter's delivery partners for last-mile delivery on custom-made rental plans, a statement said on Monday. Once deployed, these e-scooters have the potential of serving three-lakh green deliveries every day by 2026, Yulu said in a statement. According to the company, rising fuel prices and financial challenges are significant barriers for youth who want to onboard themselves as delivery partners. Yulu said it provides flexible rental packs and allows delivery partners to earn higher earnings compared to ICE-powered vehicles. With Yulu's deep understanding of the delivery ecosystem, purpose-built product DeX, robust operations and a wide network of battery swapping stations, our solutions can improve earnings of delivery partners by up to 40 per cent, said Pradeep Puranam, head of revenue and operations at Yulu. Yulu said

Swiggy CTO Dale Vaz steps down, Madhusudhan Rao named for his role

Karthik Gurumurthy, another senior executive of the firm, reportedly going on sabbatical

Food for thought

Two recent movies bring out the less savoury aspects of the worklife of delivery boys

Food delivery apps taking action on rising stress among delivery staff

Owing to their tough workstyle, delivery boys often face a lot of stress, which can affect their mental health