Blink and you pay: The 10-minute tomato and cola might cost more than you thinkQuick commerce platforms like Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, and Zepto are increasing fees. Consumers in big cities are noticing extra charges ...
07 Jul, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Zepto enters consumer analytics space with launch of subscription-based AtomZepto is launching Zepto Atom, a subscription-based analytics and commerce platform, on May 16. Powered by Zepto GPT and NLP, it offers bra...
14 May, 2025, 11.11 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
Quick commerce firms are dangling discounts for bulk buys, what’s behind the strategy?Quick commerce platforms are shifting gears, encouraging bulk purchases by offering higher discounts for larger cart sizes. These companies...
26 Nov, 2024, 11.16 AM IST
Why Fabindia, Adidas and BoAt are betting big on 10-minute shoppingQuick commerce is rapidly gaining popularity in India, with platforms like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto expanding beyond metro area...
17 Oct, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
Will iPhone 16 become a new milestone for India's quick commerce?Indians are rapidly ordering iPhone 16 via quick commerce platforms like Bigbasket and Blinkit, delivered within 10 minutes. These platform...
02 Oct, 2024, 12.41 PM IST
Zepto bags $340 million in funding, valuation jumps to $5 billionZepto funding update: ET reported about quick commerce company Zepto finalising a $300 million funding round on August 12. This round value...
30 Aug, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
A fast guy is pushing into omnichannel game. What can happen?Quick commerce has significantly impacted India's retail landscape, quickly becoming a key growth channel for FMCG companies. Originally do...
09 Aug, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
Quick may click with electronics too: Instamart, BBNow, others plan to extend superfast delivery to handsets, white goods by DiwaliSwiggy Instamart, Zomato, and BigBasket plan to expand quick commerce services to electronic products and white goods categories, deliverin...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
Human finger in ice cream: Food safety concerns keep quick commerce companies on their toesFood safety concerns have intensified for quick commerce companies in recent weeks, particularly after a disturbing incident in Mumbai wher...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Ice cream nightmare highlights quick commerce's food safety issuesFood safety has become a concern in terms of quick commerce in recent weeks as a Mumbai customer found a human finger in Yummo brand ice-cr...
15 Jun, 2024, 09.33 AM IST
ETtech In-depth: Quick commerce is diversifying fast. It won’t be easyAs 10-minute delivery expands to include higher-value products, companies will soon realise that with big orders come big hurdles, say exec...
17 May, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
Flipkart’s supply chain head Hemant Badri to lead quick commerce businessFlipkart's quick commerce, led by Hemant Badri, to launch in July with dark stores setup. Potential deals with Zepto and Dunzo didn't progr...
22 Apr, 2024, 02.28 PM IST
Exclusive: Flipkart-Zepto deal talks drop out of cartHappy Friday! Ecommerce major Flipkart held talks with Zepto for a potential deal. More on that in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
19 Apr, 2024, 10.34 AM IST
Non-grocery items deliver bright growth to dark storesQuick-commerce platforms like Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and Blinkit are seeing rapid growth in the sale of non-grocery items as they continue...
12 Apr, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Quick-commerce firms Zepto, Swiggy Instamart bring home the colour in a record Holi-daySales were led by Holi-related items such as colour (gulaal), sweets, pichkaris and flowers. Adjacent categories--white t-shirts, coconut o...
26 Mar, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
Ram temple effect: quick-commerce apps cash in on demand for religious itemsBigBasket’s BB Now, Zepto, Blinkit, and Swiggy Instamart capitalised on the event by promoting the sale of items such as lamps, flowers, in...
22 Jan, 2024, 07.18 PM IST