Page 6 - Online Grocery

Swiggy plans entry into community commerce with Swiggy Bazaar: Sources

Firm plans to leverage group buying model, puts out job postings on LinkedIn and Getwork for the upcoming vertical

Swiggy eyes category larger than food delivery; to change Supr's structure

Swiggy's foray into grocery delivery started with the acquisition of Supr Daily in 2018

Grofers taking multiple steps towards building more inclusive org: CEO

Online grocery ordering platform Grofers said it is taking multiple steps towards building a more "inclusive and diverse" organisation

Online retail store Gobbly raises Rs 7.2 crore in angel funding round

The company said it would use the funding to strengthen its position as one of the fastest-growing retail tech startups in India

Fire at online grocery store BigBasket's warehouse in Pune; no casualty

A fire broke out at a warehouse of the online grocery platform BigBasket in Maharashtra's Pune district, gutting the property, but there was no report of any casualty, fire brigade officials said

Zomato to shut down pilot grocery delivery service on Sept 17

Cites gaps in order fulfilment and the traction 15-minute grocery delivery has been getting in the recent past

Zomato to stop grocery deliveries from Sep 17 due to poor order fulfillment

The company also said that it believes that its investment in Grofers will generate better outcomes for its shareholders than in-house grocery efforts

Grofers' 15-minute delivery pledge fraught with risks, say experts

Experts say delivery time frame on groceries purports to blow right past the logistics promises

'Not plug and play': Amazon, Flipkart struggle to meet EV goal in India

Delivery giants find there aren't many models available that can be deployed at scale, and what supply there is can't keep up with demand.

Grofers enables 15-minute delivery for 7k households in Gurugram in one day

Grofers recently turned unicorn after it received $120 million funding from Zomato and others

Stellar Value Chain to invest Rs 200 cr in e-grocery supply chain in FY22

Stellar Value Chain plans to invest Rs 200 crore for setting up 25 fulfilment and sort centres pan-India to boost its e-grocery supply chain offerings this fiscal

IPO-bound Zomato says it'll launch grocery delivery on its app soon

Zomato will introduce a grocery section on its app and confirmed its investment in Grofers.

Consumer protection rules: Decoding the impact on e-commerce firms, buyers

The proposed rules have created quite a stir among companies, with some anticipating a change in their business structure if these are implemented

Grofers co-founder Saurabh Kumar exits co, will continue as board member

The development comes at a time when the SoftBank-backed company is looking at launching an initial public offering (IPO).

Saurabh Kumar steps down as Grofers co-founder, stays on company board

Cites personal ambitions for decision, says he wants to wander again

E-grocery space to grow 59% CAGR to Rs 1.31 tn by 2024: Motilal Oswal

Covid-19 led lockdown has helped e-grocers

As Covid-19 lockdowns ease, Indians still prefer home deliveries: Survey

This trend was observed not just in the big cities, but also tier-1,2,3 towns, a survey by community led social media platform LocalCircles has found

Tata Group acquires majority stake in BigBasket to cement play in groceries

Deal done through subsidiary Tata Digital Ltd; green signal from CCI came last month

Flipkart scales up grocery infra to meet demand amid second covid wave

Plans to add over 800,000 sq ft of space through 5 new fulfilment centres over the next three months, in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad

Tata to finally enter online grocery with CCI nod to BigBasket stake deal

With this, Tata Digital will buy 64.3% stake in Supermarket Grocery Supplies and also be sole control over Innovative Retail Concepts, which runs BigBasket's online retail biz