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Rapido pilots food delivery in Bengaluru; analysts see limited impact

Rapido's entry into food delivery comes with low take rates and scale ambitions, but Bernstein sees limited disruption to Zomato and Swiggy's duopoly in the near term

What does Rapido's foray into food delivery mean for Zomato and Swiggy?

Rapido enter food delivery segment; what does its imply for Zomato (Eternal) and Swiggy shares? Elara Capital decodes

Rapido to undercut Zomato, Swiggy with 8-15% restaurant commissions

Ride-hailing firms have previously struggled with high costs and thin margins, raising questions about the long-term profitability of the segment as Rapido enters the food delivery space

Food delivery shares in focus; Eternal, Swiggy rally up to 11% in 2 days

Shares of Eternal (formerly known as Zomato) and Swiggy rallied up to 6 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day deal, and traded higher for the second straight day.

Eternal up 2% on heavy volumes; Morgan Stanley maintains overweight rating

Eternal's share price surged in trade today, driven by strong volumes and a bullish outlook from Morgan Stanley

Eternal slumps ahead of FPI selloff after lowering investment limit

Eternal stock fell nearly 5% as passive funds prepare to sell over Rs 7,500 crore worth of shares following a cut in the FPI investment limit to 49.5%

Eternal vs Swiggy: Tech charts favour this stock, hint up to 21% upside

Eternal is seen trading in a tight range of ₹220 - ₹247, with strong support seen around ₹218 levels; Chart hints at a likely positive bias for this stock; while Swiggy may face downward pressure.

Eternal shares slide 4% on $840 mn outflow fears as FTSE, MSCI cut weight

Shares of Eternal fell over 4% on reports of passive outflows following index weightage cuts by global index providers FTSE Russell and MSCI

Zepto's Aadit Palicha accuses 'rival q-commerce CFO' of smear campaign

Zepto's Aadit Palicha claims a rival CFO is running a smear campaign to undermine its rapid Ebitda gains and aggressive dark store expansion

Zepto pays ₹95 crore in April salaries, rivals Swiggy on employee costs

Zepto's ₹95 crore salary payout in April nears Swiggy despite a smaller workforce, reflecting its aggressive hiring strategy and drawing comparisons with larger rivals like Zomato and Swiggy

Zomato adds new charges for long-distance deliveries; restaurants unhappy

In addition to the new delivery fee, Zomato has also asked some restaurants to sign new agreements reflecting a name change of its parent company to 'Eternal'

Logistics firm Shiprocket confidentially files draft papers for IPO

Shiprocket's IPO will include a fresh issue and offer for sale; proceeds to fund tech upgrades, acquisitions, and expansion of logistics and warehousing capacity

CCPA likely to direct Zomato, Swiggy to revise cancellation, refund policy

The consumer watchdog took suo-motu cognisance of unfair practices in 2024 and is now likely to direct Zomato and Swiggy to revise refund and cancellation policies

Prosus CEO Bloisi visits India to launch flagship 'Luminate' event series

Bengaluru hosts Prosus's inaugural Luminate forum as the firm strengthens its ties with India's tech ecosystem and explores AI, digital commerce, and frontier tech

Shiprocket plans to raise ₹2K cr-2.5K crore via confidential IPO route

Logistics unicorn Shiprocket is preparing a ₹2,000-2,500 crore IPO comprising fresh issue and OFS, with proceeds likely to go into tech, warehousing, and expansion

Zomato's parent firm inks 5-yr office lease deal in Andheri for Rs 95 cr

The lease agreement spans five years, featuring a fixed monthly rent of Rs 160 per sq ft for the first three years, followed by a 15 per cent escalation thereafter

Delhi govt to set up welfare board for gig workers, frame schemes

Delhi labour minister Kapil Mishra on Friday said the government will constitute a welfare board for gig and platform workers and frame schemes for their welfare. Mishra chaired a meeting with gig workers and representatives from major platforms and aggregators, including Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Uber, UrbanClap, and BigBasket, said an official statement. The session provided a platform for gig workers to voice their concerns directly to the government and aggregators. They highlighted pressing issues such as long working hours, inadequate payments, and the absence of an effective grievance redressal system, which have long impacted their livelihoods, it said. "All these problems will be addressed with the cooperation of platforms and aggregators. The government will constitute a welfare board for gig and platform workers and will frame schemes for their welfare," he said. He also assured the platforms and aggregators that they will not face harassment from inspectors or any other

Zomato, Swiggy now levy rain surcharge on Gold, One premium users

Zomato and Swiggy will now apply rain surcharge on premium members ending earlier waivers as both platforms intensify efforts to boost profitability and cut losses

Eternal leases over 84,000 sq ft office space in Mumbai's Andheri

The lease spans five years with a rent escalation clause, includes 57 parking spots, and was registered on 9 May with a fit-out period of 150 days starting 1 May 2025

InfoEdge earns 36% gross IRR on startup investments since 2007

InfoEdge's startup portfolio has yielded a 36 per cent gross IRR since 2007, led by Zomato and Policybazaar; total FMV of investments has reached Rs 36,855.4 crore