Kabeer Biswas, co-founder of the Reliance-backed hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo, is joining Flipkart to lead its quick commerce business, Minutes. This move follows months of discussions between Biswas and the e-commerce giant.Biswas, who played a crucial role in building Dunzo into a prominent player in the hyperlocal delivery sector, will be joining Flipkart on January…
India ushered in 2025 with a wave of excitement, as house parties and celebrations took center stage on New Year’s Eve. Data from India’s top quick commerce platforms like Blinkit, Zepto and others reveals a night of stocking up on party essentials like chips, soft drinks, and water bottles, reflecting the festive mood across cities….
Quick-commerce platform Blinkit has launched a pilot program for delivering larger items like luggage, gaming consoles, and home appliances in Delhi NCR, expanding beyond its traditional quick delivery categories, which could possibly deal blow to the traditional e-commerce platforms, like Amazon, Further and others, further intensifying the competition.According to Inc42, the Zomato-owned company is testing…
Swiggy Instamart has introduced a new “Shopping List” feature. This new feature on Swiggy’s quick commerce platform was added after a suggestion from a Gurgaon entrepreneur on X (formerly Twitter) and aims to improve the grocery shopping experience. The feature currently in a pilot phase will allow customers to easily create and manage their grocery…
MUMBAI: For online platforms, this festive season is all about speed. As quick commerce firms expand into non-grocery categories – the domain of e-commerce companies- and enter smaller cities, getting more consumers accustomed to the convenience of 10-minute deliveries has never been more important. SoftBank-backed Meesho has tripled its delivery capacity and is enhancing speed,…
Flipkart, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant, has launched its quick commerce service ‘Flipkart Minutes‘ in select areas of Bengaluru. The new offering promises lightning-fast 8-16 minute deliveries for a diverse range of products, spanning from groceries to electronics. With this move, Flipkart directly challenges established players in the booming quick commerce sector, including Swiggy’s Instamart, Zomato’s…
Kolkata: Lightweight jewellery, along with gold and silver coins, accounted for the bulk of the demand on Akshaya Tritiya this year, according to industry executives, as gold prices hovered about 20% higher year-on-year for the day that is considered auspicious to buy gold. Market leader Tanishq said it expects up to 20% year-on-year increase in…
