Blinkit to deliver Macbook, iPads in 10 minutesBlinkit and BigBasket’s BBNow already started delivering iPhones within minutes when the 16 series was launched in September.
27 Feb, 2025, 06.37 PM IST
Zepto expands into pharmacy, wellness spaceThe quick commerce major has made the service available in select places including Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Users can buy both pres...
14 Feb, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Big opportunities in contractual work: Quick commerce to scale up hiring in 2025Demand for temporary or contractual workers is increasing as quick commerce expands. Companies like Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket are hiri...
09 Feb, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
10-min delivery is providing a 'quick' boost to FMCG brands in IndiaQuick comm is crucial for FMCG companies in India, making up 35% of their e-commerce revenue. Platforms like Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, and...
07 Jan, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Kirana shops are battling for survival amid the rise of q-com, but the story is not over for them yetIn metro areas, quick commerce platforms are rapidly changing urban retail by offering fast delivery of diverse products, challenging tradi...
13 Oct, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Quick commerce companies may face action for not giving expiry dateThe Indian government plans to crack down on quick commerce companies like Zomato's Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart for not displaying mandato...
10 Oct, 2024, 01.51 AM IST
Kiranas are here to stay despite growing quick commerce adoption: BigBasket’s Hari MenonBigBasket CEO Hari Menon stated that kirana stores will remain relevant despite the rise of quick commerce. Speaking at the ET Soonicorns S...
21 Sep, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Blinkit, BB Now, Zepto deliver iPhone 16 within minutesThe US technology major launched the iPhone 16 series in the second week of September, and the phone became available today. The base varia...
20 Sep, 2024, 09.43 PM IST
Regional food brands embrace quick commerce for nationwide reach amid festive surgeRegional and hyperlocal food and beverage brands are increasingly partnering with quick commerce platforms like Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Inst...
28 Aug, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
UBS pegs $15.4 billion enterprise value to Zomato's Blinkit businessUBS valued Zomato at $32.1 billion – a 15% premium over its current market capitalisation of $27.8 billion. As of July, the brokerage firm ...
20 Aug, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
Quick may click with electronics too: Instamart, BBNow, others plan to extend superfast delivery to handsets, white goods by DiwaliSwiggy Instamart, Zomato, and BigBasket plan to expand quick commerce services to electronic products and white goods categories, deliverin...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
Not in a hurry to add new categories; will focus on grocery: BigBasket CEO Hari MenonHari Menon told ET that BigBasket will only diversify into adjacent categories to grocery like kitchen and home appliances. Meanwhile, riva...
05 Mar, 2024, 08.46 PM IST
FMCG companies use tech to fill up stocks at Q-Comm partnersFMCG giants such as Nestle, ITC, Parle Products, LT Foods, and Coca-Cola are adopting real-time data exchange and demand forecasting to pre...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.38 AM IST
Quick commerce startup Zepto raises over $31 million in extended funding roundThe fundraise was at the same valuation as the last funding round in August, when it raised $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation, becom...
08 Nov, 2023, 03.30 PM IST
Zepto sees 14x surge in FY23 revenue while losses tripleThe Mumbai-based company incurred a loss of Rs 1,272 crore in FY23, over three times wider than the Rs 390.4 crore posted in the previous y...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Blinkit strike: Zomato-owned company tells riders it is shutting some Delhi-NCR stores permanentlyBlinkit riders across some stores in Gurgaon and in some Delhi-based stores said that they had received a message on the Blinkit delivery p...
18 Apr, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Swiggy in talks to buy Metro AG’s India operation to accelerate quick commerce growthSuch a move would be aimed at taking forward Swiggy’s ambition of venturing further into ecommerce, expanding its business beyond mainstay ...
30 May, 2022, 02.49 PM IST