Getting the basics right; India’s tariff shieldUnion minister Piyush Goyal called on startups to expand their vision, but what stands in the way? This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
08 Apr, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
FMCG distributors allege deep discounting by quick commerce firms with CCIBlinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart are the companies that have been taken to the CCI. The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federat...
06 Mar, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
10-minute deliveries: Can't miss profit and regulatory hurdles to add profit in big basketIn 2024, Indians widely adopted quick commerce platforms for fast deliveries. This trend will grow in 2025, with more products available an...
01 Jan, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
Competition Commission seeks more info from complainant on allegations against quick commerce companiesThe Competition Commission of India is awaiting further details on a complaint alleging anti-competitive practices by quick commerce firms....
31 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
Swiggy, Zomato in a soup as CCI probe finds duo violating antitrust normsThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy in violation of antitrust regulations. The inves...
08 Nov, 2024, 11.58 PM IST
Hyderabad court orders Swiggy to pay Rs 35,000 for charging Rs 103 delivery feeRanga Reddy's District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ruled against Swiggy for inflating delivery distances and overcharging Emmadi...
04 Nov, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Retail group seeks antitrust probe of quick commerce companies Swiggy, Blinkit, ZeptoIn a letter dated Oct. 18, All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), which represents 400,000 retail distributors of ma...
20 Oct, 2024, 09.08 PM 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
Predatory pricing & deep discounting by Q-Commerce to impact brand value: AICPDF to FMCG makersThe All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) has urged FMCG companies to monitor the impact of deep discounting by quic...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.26 PM IST
10-minute delivery firms may be in trouble for alleged unfair business practicesThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has referred a complaint by the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federa...
20 Sep, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
Former employee steals Rs 33 crore from Swiggy, investigation on: ReportSwiggy, a food delivery company, reported in its annual report for FY 2023-24 that a junior ex-employee allegedly embezzled nearly Rs 33 cr...
06 Sep, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
Swiggy delivery boy caught stealing shoes outside Gurugram flat; company reacts as video goes viral: WatchA Swiggy Instamart delivery man was recently caught stealing a pair of shoes outside a flat in Gurugram, sparking widespread online discuss...
12 Apr, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Online boom, or bane? Customer grievances pile up against delivery workersWhenever complaints of misbehaviour and harassment are received, strict action is taken against the accused, a senior police official said.
19 Mar, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
'Big drop' in digital lending complaints; Instamart expands to 25 citiesThe new rules have already had a positive effect, it seems, with complaints about digital lending down significantly in the past fortnight,...
25 Aug, 2022, 08.06 AM IST
Swiggy workers go on strike again, this time in DelhiSwiggy delivery personnel went on strike in Bengaluru last week and in Mumbai earlier.
28 Jul, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Swiggy eyes Metro AG’s India ops; startups shift gear as large deals dry upThe German wholesaler, which operates 31 stores in India, has approached more than 10 companies to buy its local unit for around $1.5 billi...
30 May, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Swiggy raises $1.25 billion from SoftBank, others to push non-food deliverySwiggy's latest funding round—which comes days after the Zomato IPO—pegs its valuation at $5.5 billion. CEO Sriharsha Majety says the compa...
24 Jan, 2022, 04.47 PM IST