Page 2 - Online Grocery

Quick-commerce companies expand Tier-II ops ahead of festival season

According to industry watchers, quick commerce firms operate on thin margins, relying on high order frequencies and higher average order values (AOVs) to bolster their margins

Origin starts Bengaluru operations, plans to raise $10 million funding

Origin introduces Omnichannel Pay, seamlessly integrating offline, online, and quick commerce delivery modes to cater to a diverse customer base

Swiggy appoints Amitesh Jha as CEO of grocery delivery arm Swiggy Instamart

Amitesh Jha previously worked with Flipkart for nearly 14 years before joining Swiggy's 10-minute delivery platform

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

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

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

Bigbasket ventures into SaaS-based supply chain platform BB Matrix

BB Matrix will provide three SaaS verticals - a Warehouse Management System (WMS), a Transport Management System (TMS), and an Order Management System (OMS)

On its 3rd anniversary, Zepto logs highest-ever order volume at 750k

As part of a special marketing campaign, Zepto partnered with several brands for giveaways to as many as 800,000 consumers

Zepto selling dhaniya for Rs 140 in Gurgaon has social media up in arms

Onion, tomato, and potato prices these days continue to rise across wholesale and retail markets. Recently, a Gurgaon resident took to X to express his shock on the Dhaniya price on Zepto

Online grocery shopping permeates Tier-III,-IV: LocalCircles study

2 in 3 consumers who use online grocery platforms to purchase groceries say they prefer a 3-24 hour delivery window with no delivery fee

Ola set to enter grocery delivery service again, this time through ONDC

Ola has established itself as the second-largest buyer-side platform for food delivery on ONDC, following Magicpin

Quick-commerce firm Zepto raises $665 mn in funding, valued at $3.6 bn

Series F round comes as Mumbai-based startup aims to become profitable before launching IPO

Indians get hooked on 10-minute grocery apps, squeezing small retailers

Swiggy warehouses are mushrooming across India to deliver everything from milk and bananas to condoms and roses within minutes - a business model that is reshaping how Indians shop

Exploring the opportunity of quick-commerce: Flipkart V-P Hari Kumar

Kumar said that the company is deepening the reach of its grocery services in metros and expanding in tier-2+ towns across Bharat

Fashion, grocery to capture 2/3rd of e-commerce by 2027: Falguni Nayar

Nayar, speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi on Monday, said that India is currently at a stage similar to where China was 15 years ago

BigBasket eyes profitability in next 6-8 months, IPO in 2025: Hari Menon

Part of Tata Digital, the firm will turn profitable in another 6-8 months once the newly-launched 'BB Now' vertical turns profitable

Zomato plans D2C expansion of Blinkit to compete with ecommerce giants

This ambitious endeavour would involve building a dedicated supply chain infrastructure to directly source branded products and manage inventory, to compete with giants like Amazon and Flipkart

Quick commerce app Zepto elevates Nikhil Mittal to chief technology officer

In his new role, Mittal will be handling all verticals of engineering - customer facing, platforms and supply chain - at the company

Biryani most ordered dish in 2023 on Swiggy for the eighth year in a row

India ordered 2.5 biryanis per second in 2023, and on the day of the World Cup 2023 finals, on November 19, India ordered 188 pizzas per minute

Flavours of ICC Cricket World Cup final on apps: Food and flowers

Quick delivery platforms cater to demand surge, from pizza and burgers to coconuts and flowers for worship