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Bengaluru Blinkit rider turned down a ₹100 tip, and his reason has a career learning that no management degree can teachA Blinkit order mix-up led to a valuable lesson for a product manager. The delivery partner refused extra cash, explaining his rating syste...
Heavy rainfall disrupts online deliveries in MumbaiQuick commerce executives said operations were most affected on Saturday and Sunday. Apps such as Instamart and Amazon Now showed their ser...
All-night food delivery booms as changing eating habits of young consumers, FIFA fuels demandLate-night food delivery in India has doubled over the past year, with a reported surge of 12-15% for orders placed between 11 pm and 3 am....
Walmart's Flipkart, Amazon step up India 'quick commerce' bet as competition heats upWalmart's Flipkart and Amazon are accelerating their quick commerce expansion in India, targeting smaller cities to compete with domestic p...
Ola Electric eyes commercial EV launch for gig workers amid quick commerce boomSources said the company received approval for the new vehicle in early February and is expected to launch the model in the coming quarters.
Delivery platforms deploy cooling cover as orders heat upPeople confined to indoors are increasingly turning to online platforms for purchases spanning daily essentials to cooling products and con...
Blinkit rider picks up cricket bat after delivery, internet says ‘dreams never die’A heartwarming video of a Blinkit delivery executive has gone viral. The man was seen practicing cricket shots with a bat during his delive...
Gig workers' incentives cool; YC attendees resell AI creditsHappy Tuesday! Despite a shortage of delivery workers, payouts for gig riders have increased only slightly this summer. This and more in to...
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
As mercury soars, e-commerce platforms step up measures to protect delivery workersIndian e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms are introducing measures to protect delivery workers from severe heatwaves. Companies are pr...
ETtech Explainer: What does Blinkit’s growth moderation mean for rivals?The platform recently reported its second straight quarter of positive adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and a...
No timers for delivery workers: Zomato's Deepinder Goyal explains Blinkit’s 10-minute delivery promiseBlinkit founder Deepinder Goyal clarified the 10-minute delivery model, emphasizing it relies on system design, not rider speed. Orders are...
Quick commerce firms face delivery partner crunch amid rising demandQuick commerce faces challenges in hiring delivery partners. Demand is rising, and companies like Amazon are joining the market. However, a...
Bengaluru resident becomes Blinkit delivery agent for a day, her feedback leads to sweeping reformsSneha, who became a Blinkit delivery partner to better understand their fast delivery system, shared her experiences and recommendations in...
Blinkit still facing disruptions in some pockets of Delhi-NCRThis has led increased delivery times and sporadic store closures across localities in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad, peop...
Zomato says Blinkit disruptions had ‘no material impact’ on company's performanceET reported last week that around 100 dark stores operated by Blinkit in the Delhi-National Capital Region were shut following the quick-co...
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...
Rivals gain as Blinkit riders continue strike in NCROrders have surged 40% at Zepto, a top industry executive said, while two people associated with Swiggy said daily orders had jumped more t...
Wage protests halt high-speed grocery deliveries at India's ZomatoVideos on social media showed hundreds of Blinkit bike riders protesting and raising slogans against the introduction of a payment structur...
Delivery race among Indian grocery startups brings road safety risksAll the 13 drivers for Blinkit and Zepto whom Reuters spoke with in Mumbai, New Delhi and Gurugram said they faced pressure to meet deliver...