Founder exits loom over BigBasket, 1mg as Tata Digital reset continuesBigbasket’s Hari Menon and Vipul Parekh are in the final stages of moving out amid the ongoing CEO search. Meanwhile, Prashant Tandon and G...
Not in a hurry to add new categories; will focus on grocery: BigBasket CEO Hari MenonHari Menon told ET that BigBasket will only diversify into adjacent categories to grocery like kitchen and home appliances. Meanwhile, riva...
Exclusive | BigBasket raises $200 million from Tata Digital, others; valuation hits $3.2 billionCEO Hari Menon outlines quick commerce expansion, bringing 1mg on its app . The funding takes e-grocer’s valuation to $3.2 billion.
Resilience, doing more with less helped us during COVID-19: BigBasket CEOBigBasket co-founder and CEO Hari Menon said the company hired over 12,000 persons in 16 days to meet the surge in demand as a large number...
‘Wait, keep your earnings going’: BigBasket’s Hari Menon’s advice to future startup foundersMenon said that future entrepreneurs should be cautious and wait until the current situation is under control before launching something ne...
Amazon, Flipkart will take at least a year to build supply chain capabilities: BigBasket's Hari Menon“This is very good for the sector and how modern trade grew and opened up a new way to shop,” Menon said, adding that as grocery extends be...
Grofers says on track to hit Rs 550 crore monthly GMVData shows that most of Grofers’ orders are coming from less-affluent neighbhourhoods across the country.
BigBasket targets revenue of Rs 6300 crore in FY20Menon said the company has ventured into new areas of business milk supply, beauty products and installation of unmanned vending machine at...
Gates Foundation appoints Hari Menon as Country Director for IndiaMenon takes over from Nachiket Mor, who held the position for the past three years and resigned last month.
How dotcom survivors built a $950 million startup in IndiaAttracting and keeping customers is a challenge for all e-commerce companies, and doubly so in India where shopping habits vary widely from...
With Alibaba on board, BigBasket to go offlineThe Bengaluru-based company is looking to supplement its core online business with offline kiosks that will stock daily groceries, fast-mov...
Bigbasket's Hari Menon and IDG Ventures's T C Meenakshisundaram join IIMK LIVE BoardHari Menon is the co-founder and CEO of India’s largest online supermarket, Bigbasket and TC Meenakshisundaram is founder and managing dire...
Predictability a challenge in subscription model: Hari Menon, CEO, BigbasketLow margin is actually a myth. We run at a gross margin of 25%, which is a decent margin, much higher than other fastselling products onlin...
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.
Tug of war: Men, money and womenThere are examples of (investors) putting too much money too fast and getting too involved when it is not growing as they have thought it w...
Rahul Gandhi interacts with start-up entrepreneursAfter day long meetings with farmers and party leaders, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today interacted with entrepreneurs from vario...
Bengaluru based BigBasket to set up small warehouses across the countryBigBasket is setting up a number of small warehouses across the country to be able to ship orders faster under its express delivery service.