SoftBank-backed Meesho lays off 150 employees from grocery vertical

Last week, firm said it was integrating grocery biz within the core app to offer users unified shopping while driving stronger synergies across customer acquisition, technology, product and talent

SoftBank-backed internet commerce firm Meesho has downsized its grocery vertical Meesho SuperStore (formerly Farmiso) in an attempt to drive efficiency. The Bengaluru-based firm did not reveal the number of laid-off employees. However, the company officials said that about 150 employees have been laid off.

“As we look to boost efficiencies in the light of the integration, a small number of full-time roles and certain third-party positions on six-month contracts at Meesho Superstore were reassessed to remove redundancies with the core business,” said the company in a blog post. “To support those impacted by this restructuring, Meesho is offering severance packages