Tata Digital gets Rs-10,000 crore capital boost from parentTata Digital is acquiring a 64.3% stake in e-grocer BigBasket for about $1.2 billion and is spearheading the launch of a SuperApp that will...
Kiranas fail to ride 2nd wave as e-grocers step up playKirana stores that saw a resurgence during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and led the recovery of the fast-moving consumer goods i...
Tata Digital’s acquisitions and investment limit set at Rs 12,000 croreTata Digital is waiting for the Competition Commission of India’s approval for its deal to acquire a 64.3% stake in e-grocer BigBasket. The...
E-grocers like BigBasket, Grofers , others surge ahead on deliveriesFood-delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy, too, have doubled down on the grocery category since it began seeing an uptick in demand. While Swigg...
Smaller FMCG brands gain share during coronavirus panic buying & lockdownShifts are happening in atta, pulses, spices and edible oil with local brands and some who are able to supply gaining share as their supply...
Amazon to clear backlog firstAmazon India is prioritising existing orders of essentials before accepting new ones, the etailer's country manager Amit Agarwal said on Tw...
Retail Pooling: Online, offline firms share staff to deliver food, groceriesLeading national and local supermarkets as well as e-grocers like Grofers and BigBasket are going to partner with food delivery apps Swiggy...
E-grocers start utilising available resources of other e-commerce ventures to augment their last mile deliveryLeading national and local supermarkets as well as e-grocers like Grofers and Big Basket are going to partner with food delivery apps Swigg...
Despite govt clearance, ecomm cos find it difficult to deliver essentialsAmazon removed all non-essential items from its India marketplace to ensure that the most important needs were met first. The company warne...
E-grocers delay and cancel orders as demand surges amid outbreakUnable to handle a sudden surge in demand, India's two largest grocery players, BigBasket and Grofers, have started delaying orders by days...
Grofers eyes SoftBank, Tencent big bucks after turnaroundWhile the discussions with Tencent are early, SoftBank is likely to bulk up its shareholding in Grofers, valuing the company at 20-30% lowe...
No compromise on food! Indians ditch vendors, turn to 'costly' online shopping for greensAt present, around 70% of Bigbasket's daily orders contain fruits and vegetables," says Hari Menon, co-founder and CEO of Bigbasket.
E-grocer BigBasket starts selling to kiranas and hotelsThe development comes about two months after it launched its specialty food business under the marketplace model.
Online grocer BigBasket eyes $1 billion value, raises $50 millionThe fund-raising process currently underway - to propel forays into 50 tier-II cities - is expected to value BigBasket at $1 billion, sourc...
Here's how local Kirana stores are reinventing themselves to trump e-grocersDigital balances, computers with inventory management software, and CCTV's for monitoring purposes are a few ways in which kiranas have cha...
Top 6 e-grocers: Liberal funding boosts growthTaking out time to buy grocery after a grueling day at work has become a thing of the past with online grocery marketplaces transforming th...
E-tailers of vegetable & grocery shore up ad spend to get more shoppersPlayers like LocalBanya, BigBasket & Mera Grocer are advertising heavily while e-comm giants Snapdeal, Amazon & Paytm too plan to focus on ...