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Magicpin enters into quick commerce as 'magicNOW' with over 3,000 merchants

Hyper-local e-commerce firm magicpin has forayed into quick commerce for food delivery with the launch of its magicNow brand that will work for over 2,000 food brands and 1,000 merchants to start with, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike other quick commerce players, magicpin will not operate via dark stores for food delivery, the company said in a statement. "magicNOW is to provide fast food delivery within a 1.5 km to 2 km radius to maintain freshness and cuisine integrity, and will be initially launched in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, and Pune," magicpin said. magicNOW will leverage the service of magicpin's logistic aggregator vertical -- Velocity. Under Velocity, magicpin acts as an aggregator of its third party logistics partners such as Shadowfax, Dunzo, Rapido, Porter, OLA, Zypp etc for the supply backend, consolidating all 3PL services under one umbrella for brands and its sellers. magicpin is currently offering Velocity to multiple brands including K

Food delivery economy crucial, generates large-scale employment: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the food delivery economy is very important for India as it generates large-scale employment. Addressing Zomato's 'Sustainability and Inclusivity: Role of the Platform Economy' conference, the Road Transport and Highways minister said that at present India has 77 lakh delivery workers and this number is likely to touch 2.5 crore by 2030. "Giving employment to 2.5 crore youths of this country is really a big thing for the country...The most important priority for all of us is to create jobs," he said. The minister also appreciated online food delivery platform Zomato for providing employment to a lot of unemployed youth of the country. He also expressed concerns about the number of road accidents and said the delivery boys have high chances of meeting accidents as they have to deliver the items in a limited time frame. Gadkari said that in India, 45 accidents and 20 deaths take place per hour. The maximum lives lost are between the age

Swiggy share jumps 9%, hits record as Axis Capital initiates with 'Buy'

The northward move in the Swiggy share price came after the domestic brokerage Axis Capital initiated coverage on Swiggy, with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 640 per share

Race for instant food heats up: Blinkit launches Bistro to rival Zepto Cafe

Blinkit, the quick-commerce grocery subsidiary of Zomato, launched its new app, Bistro, on the Google Play Store a day after Zepto unveiled Zepto Cafe

Food delivery aggregator Swiggy launches invite only membership, One BLCK

Available by invitation only, Swiggy One BLCK is offered at a launch price of Rs 299 for a three-month plan

Zepto Cafe to be launched as separate app next week: CEO Aadit Palicha

Zepto co-founder Aadit Palicha on Wednesday said the quick commerce platform's cafe offering, Zepto Cafe, will be launched as a separate app next week. In a post on social networking platform LinkedIn, the young entrepreneur highlighted the rapid scaling of the cafe service which has motivated the separate offering. "We're launching a separate app for Zepto Cafe next week! The team is shipping an MVP (minimum viable product) and iterating quickly, so it may not be perfect on Day 1, but it's worth it to launch fast :D "Zepto Cafe is scaling rapidly; we're launching 100+ cafes a month and already clocking 30K+ orders/day," Palicha wrote on LinkedIn. Zepto Cafe was launched in April 2022 as a division of Zepto, which itself was founded in July 2021 by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra. Last month, Zepto announced the expansion of its cafe service to major cities through more than 120 cafes at stores across Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, and soon in Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune. "The ..

Swiggy Q2 results: Loss narrows to Rs 626 crore, revenue rises 30%

Its expenses grew 23 per cent as the company continued its quick commerce expansion

Swiggy expands 10-minute food delivery service 'Bolt' to over 400 cities

On-demand convenience platform Swiggy Ltd on Monday said it has expanded its 10-minute food delivery offering, Bolt, to over 400 cities and towns across India. Initially launched in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune, Bolt is now active in cities like Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Indore, Coimbatore, and Kochi as well, Swiggy said in a statement. Swiggy has expanded the 10-minute food delivery service to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities such as Roorkee, Guntur, Warangal, Patna, Jagtial, Solan, Nashik and Shillong among others, it added. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have witnessed the highest adoption for Bolt followed by Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Punjab, it added. Swiggy said it is actively partnering with restaurants to optimise order prioritisation for Bolt orders that have food items with minimum or no preparation time. "To ensure safety of delivery partners, they are not informed of the distinction between Bolt and regular orders, a

Swiggy rallies 12% in 2 days after UBS initiates coverage with 'Buy' rating

UBS believes Swiggy is well positioned to benefit from the rapid growth in India's food delivery and quick commerce markets with an estimated GMV and revenue CAGR of 35% and 29% over FY24-27e.

Zomato opens Rs 8,500 cr QIP offering, sets floor price at Rs 265.91

Food delivery aggregator Zomato has approved and authorised the opening of its Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), setting the floor price at Rs 265.91 per share. The company earlier stated it plans to raise Rs 8,500 crore via the QIP offering. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal had shared that the proposed fundraise is meant to strengthen its balance sheet. In a regulatory filing on Monday, the food delivery platform said the Fund Raising Committee of the Board has approved and authorised the opening of the issue. "We further wish to inform you that the 'relevant date' for the purpose of the issue, in terms of Regulation 171(b)(i) of the SEBI ICDR (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, is November 25, 2024...," it said. Accordingly, the floor price, based on the pricing formula as prescribed under Regulation 176(1) of the SEBI ICDR Regulations is Rs 265.91 per equity share, the filing said. "Pursuant to Regulation 176(1) of a special resolution on November 22,

Swiggy rolls out kitchen, hygiene, and photoshoot support for restaurants

Swiggy's initiatives include kitchen equipment support, hygiene audits, and photoshoot services to boost operations, hygiene, and customer engagement for restaurant partners

Zomato expects food delivery biz to grow 30% annually over 5 yrs: Executive

Zomato has also been rolling out new features, including scheduled delivery, option to grab canceled orders at discounted prices

Expecting very solid growth for next 3-5 years: Swiggy CEO Majety

Food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy on Wednesday said it is expecting "very solid" growth in the next 3-5 years and plans to expand its geographical footprint and stores network for Instamart business. The company which made a strong debut on the stock exchanges on Wednesday said it has doubled the categories for quick commerce in the last 12 months. "We are expecting very solid growth for the next 3-5 years. We are expanding our geographical footprint, stores network for Instamart business," Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety said post the listing ceremony. Swiggy listed at Rs 412, reflecting a jump of 5.64 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. Later, it surged 15.12 per cent to Rs 449 apiece. The Rs 11,327-crore initial public offer of Swiggy got fully subscribed on the final day of the share sale on Friday, ending with 3.59 times subscription. The initial share sale had a price range of Rs 371-390 a share. The company's IPO (Initial Public Offering) had a fresh issue of

Swiggy's IPO debut tests demand for rapid-delivery firms in India

According to CLSA, these firms are set to top $78 billion in combined gross orders within a decade, potentially affecting existing consumer-product majors like Hindustan Unilever Ltd. and Marico Ltd

Swiggy pilots 'Yello' service marketplace as Zomato eyes concierge model

Swiggy and Zomato, India's top delivery platforms, are branching out beyond core food and grocery services. Swiggy's 'Yello' marketplace and Zomato's concierge model lead new initiatives

Swiggy's $1.4 bn IPO oversubscribed as investors bet on quick-commerce boom

The IPO received bids for more than three times the shares on offer at the end of the last day of bids. The portion reserved for institutional investors was subscribed six times

Swiggy $1.4 bn IPO opens for orders as Indian stocks lose some appeal

While India was an outlier in Asia with a string of high-profile offerings this year, Swiggy's IPO comes after a slide in Indian equities in October that is expected to extend into November

Swiggy seeks valuation of $11.3 billion; IPO to open on Wednesday

Food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy, which is coming out with its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, is seeking a valuation of about USD 11.3 billion. The Bengaluru-based company is aiming to garner Rs 11,327 crore from the IPO, which will comprise a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 4,499 crore along with an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 6,828 crore. Swiggy has set a price band of Rs 371 to Rs 390 per share for its maiden public issue. The issue will open for public subscription on November 6 and conclude on November 8. Speaking about the pricing, Swiggy Food Marketplace CEO Rohit Kapoor said, "We feel we have priced it right and we are looking forward to the next few days." The valuation of Swiggy has been pegged at about USD 11.3 billion (about Rs 95,000 crore) at the upper price band. Rival Zomato, which went public in July 2021, has a market valuation of Rs 2.13 lakh crore. "Our pricing is in the range of Rs 371-390 which corresponds to a value of about USD 11.3

Swiggy eyes 100 mn users, each ordering 15 times a month: CEO Majety

Food delivery giant anticipates strong growth in next decade

Swiggy IPO gets bids of $15 bn from big investors like Norges, Fidelity

Swiggy, a SoftBank-backed Indian food and grocery delivery giant, will next week launch its $1.35 billion IPO that will be country's second-biggest stock offering this year