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...
23 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Early-stage vertical commerce startups continue to draw VC interest across beauty, fashion, servicesInvestors are pouring money into quick commerce startups across fashion, beauty, and services. Companies like Firi, Dazzl, and Klydo are se...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on India bets, Travis Kalanick, jobs in the AI era & moreUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi anticipates India becoming its largest market in a decade, highlighting dynamic growth and talent. The company i...
18 May, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Quick commerce turns the corner; Karan Taurani picks Eternal, Trent, and Nykaa as top consumption betsIndia's consumption sector is changing. Companies are now focusing on profits, not just growth. Quick commerce players like Blinkit are lea...
11 May, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Job cuts at Freshworks; Meesho, PB Fintech Q4 earningsFreshworks announced job cuts as it ramps up AI focus. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
06 May, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
Platforms, brands accelerate agentic commerce push as fintechs plug payment gapsIndian ecommerce giants like Flipkart and Bigbasket are building AI storefronts to enable agentic commerce, allowing AI to shop autonomousl...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Kabeer Biswas’s concierge startup 'M' raises Rs 102 crore from Peak XV, Blume, CredKabeer Biswas, Dunzo cofounder, has launched a new AI concierge startup named M. The company secured Rs 102 crore in funding from Peak XV P...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
India’s agentic boom tests regulators; Qcomm growth hits brakesHappy Friday! India’s AI agent boom is outpacing the guardrails meant to keep it in check. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Apr, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Zepto trims cash burn before IPO, pitches profitability by FY29 to public market investorsQuick commerce firm Zepto is engaging institutional investors for its planned June-July IPO, aiming to raise capital amid intensifying comp...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Ecommerce sees 25% growth in Q1 CY2026, says joint report by Flipkart, Bain & CoThe report titled How India Shops Online, 2026, says the growth has come on the back of improved consumer sentiment supported by policy-led...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.12 PM IST
Amazon India likely to shut down Fresh in top cities amid quick commerce push: UBS reportAmazon’s move comes at a time when ecommerce majors are expanding their quick commerce services to meet the growing demand. Amazon Now is c...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Platforms brace for impact as gig workforce returns homeAccording to industry executives, the daily active gig workers on quick commerce platforms are currently running 10-12% below early-2026 le...
06 Apr, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
Exclusive: Flipkart launches 45-minute grocery delivery, to scale up operations next monthThe country’s leading ecommerce platform plans to scale up the 45-minute grocery delivery service known as Flipkart Quick to more cities ne...
18 Feb, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Flipkart opens its first grocery fulfillment centre in CoimbatoreThis will be Flipkart’s second grocery facility in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and ninth in the South. The sustained growth in Flipkart’s groc...
30 Jun, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
Flipkart expands grocery services to over 50 citiesFlipkart, which competes with US e-commerce major Amazon and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance in the country's digital commerce space...
02 Mar, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
Flipkart to expand e-grocery store to 6 cities by year-endThe company plans to expand the service, which currently covers all major pin codes in Bengaluru, in 5-6 major cities by the end of 2018, F...
09 Aug, 2018, 05.14 PM IST
Flipkart to expand e-grocery store to 5-6 Indian cities by year-endThe company plans to expand the service, which currently covers all major pin codes in Bengaluru, in 5-6 major cities by the end of 2018, F...
09 Aug, 2018, 04.59 PM IST