India’s 10-minute delivery model is under pressureIndia's rapid delivery services are under pressure. Over 2,00,000 riders recently went on strike demanding fair pay and an end to the 10-mi...
08 Jan, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Uber seeks Turkish blessing to buy Getir Food from Mubadala, sources sayA sale of Getir Food would mark another step in the exit from Turkey of Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's $330 billion sovereign wealth fund, and would...
24 Nov, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
In India's congested cities, delivery apps cash inMumbai's iconic 'dabbawalas' inspire India's quick commerce revolution, where apps now deliver everything from groceries to gadgets within ...
25 May, 2025, 09.10 AM IST
Quick-commerce risks: A lot can go wrong when everything arrives in 10 minutesQuick commerce is rapidly transforming India’s consumer economy by offering ultra-fast delivery times. Platforms like Blinkit, Zepto, and S...
29 Oct, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Tiger Global conducts due diligence of Zepto warehouses amid quick commerce frenzyTiger Global is showing strong interest in Zepto, a quick commerce startup valued at $5 bn. The firm is conducting due diligence at Zepto's...
28 Sep, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Indians get hooked on 10-minute grocery apps, squeezing small retailersIndia's quick commerce boom is reshaping how Indians shop, with Swiggy leading the charge in the fast-paced delivery game. The SoftBank-bac...
11 Jun, 2024, 02.10 PM IST
Indians get hooked on 10-minute grocery apps, squeezing small retailersIndia's quick commerce boom is reshaping how Indians shop, with Swiggy leading the charge in the fast-paced delivery game. The SoftBank-bac...
11 Jun, 2024, 07.15 AM IST
Public markets pricking the valuation bubble & other top tech, startup stories of this weekAfter a slowdown in technology IPOs in 2022, several tech companies including Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo have returned to raise funds from...
16 Sep, 2023, 08.03 AM IST
Turkish delivery startup Getir to exit Italy, Spain and PortugalUltra-fast grocery delivery startups like Getir boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic but have been hit by consumers' stronger than anticipat...
27 Jul, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Cred’s NBFC may raise $50-70 million; MapmyIndia CEO wants internet body IAMAI to reflect Indian voicesKunal Shah-owned Newtap Technologies, which acquired Parfait Finance, an RBI-registered NBFC, is in talks to raise equity capital from Cred...
01 May, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Grocery app Getir in talks to take over German rival Flink: ReportFlink is also in talks to raise funding of about $100 million from existing investors, for a valuation of more than $1 billion, the report ...
01 May, 2023, 02.52 PM IST
ETtech Long Read: Quick commerce may find it tough to bag new users, investors in 2023The tough funding environment is taking a toll on the rapidly evolving quick commerce segment, and the year ahead could be about getting by...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.37 AM IST
German groceries app Gorillas poised for job cuts in SpainGorillas, which was founded in 2020, currently employs several hundred people in Spain, where its local competitors include Getir and Glovo.
21 Jun, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
The pain after the gain: grocery deliverers reshuffle after lockdown boomAs the COVID-19 pandemic kept consumers behind closed doors, investors poured billions into "quick commerce" grocery firms that pledged to ...
08 Jun, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
German grocery app Gorillas to cut staff in search of profitBerlin-based Gorillas, founded in 2020, has tripled the size of its business since October when it raised 860 million euros ($921 million) ...
25 May, 2022, 09.00 AM IST
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...
23 Jan, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
Scaling up grocery and Shopsy will be priority, Flipkart CEO saysNewer ecommerce players are growth hacking rather than capability building, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy says as he does not see custo...
04 Jan, 2022, 12.58 PM IST