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….
Hurun India has released a report with its latest ranking of self-made entrepreneurs who have built the most valuable companies since the year 2000. While Radhakishan Damani, founder of retail giant DMart, claims the top spot, the report also features a list that highlights a new generation of young entrepreneurial talent.Among the “Top Among the…
Shantanu Deshpande, founder-CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, has criticised the focus on ultra-fast delivery in India’s food delivery industry and has warned companies of a potential public health crisis. In a LinkedIn post, he expressed concerns about the prevalence of processed and unhealthy foods offered by platforms like Zomato and Swiggy, often prepared with frozen…
Representative Image New Delhi: Global multi-specialist sports retailer Decathlon India has partnered with quick commerce firm Zepto, aiming to provide faster access of sports and fitness products to consumers across the country, it announced in a press release on Friday. Commenting on the partnership, Sankar Chatterjee, CEO at Decathlon India, said, “As the demand for…
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…
Ecommerce major Flipkart and Zepto were reportedly in talks but the deal failed to get through. According to an exclusive report in Economic Times, ecommerce major Flipkart and Zepto held talks for a potential deal but the discussions fell through and are unlikely to be revived, said two people in the know of the matter….
