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Fashion, grocery to capture 2/3rd of e-commerce by 2027: Falguni Nayar

Nayar, speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi on Monday, said that India is currently at a stage similar to where China was 15 years ago

BigBasket eyes profitability in next 6-8 months, IPO in 2025: Hari Menon

Part of Tata Digital, the firm will turn profitable in another 6-8 months once the newly-launched 'BB Now' vertical turns profitable

Zomato plans D2C expansion of Blinkit to compete with ecommerce giants

This ambitious endeavour would involve building a dedicated supply chain infrastructure to directly source branded products and manage inventory, to compete with giants like Amazon and Flipkart

Quick commerce app Zepto elevates Nikhil Mittal to chief technology officer

In his new role, Mittal will be handling all verticals of engineering - customer facing, platforms and supply chain - at the company

Biryani most ordered dish in 2023 on Swiggy for the eighth year in a row

India ordered 2.5 biryanis per second in 2023, and on the day of the World Cup 2023 finals, on November 19, India ordered 188 pizzas per minute

Flavours of ICC Cricket World Cup final on apps: Food and flowers

Quick delivery platforms cater to demand surge, from pizza and burgers to coconuts and flowers for worship

Magicpin partners NCCF, ONDC to sell groceries at low price in Delhi-NCR

Hyperlocal e-commerce firm magicpin has partnered with government-backed NCCF to sell groceries, including onions and pulses, through the Open Network for Digital Commerce at low price, the company said on Friday. The partnership follows a collaboration of magicpin with National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF) for selling tomato at Rs 70 per kilogramme when its prices were above Rs 100 a kg in the market. "We are thrilled to continue our partnership with NCCF and leverage ONDC to serve the community by making essential commodities easily accessible," magicpin said, adding, "we're committed to ONDC's mission to democratise the e-commerce system." Under the new arrangement, magicpin has started sale of Chana Dal at Rs 120 per kg and onions at Rs 50 per 2 kg, catering to more than 100 pin code areas in the National Capital Region (NCR). The service is initially available for Gurugram and Delhi residents. "This sale will be further extended to over 10 cities in a phas

RIL arm, other backers to throw lifeline to quick commerce firm Dunzo

$35 mn fundraise may go through within a week

Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta exits with $1.1 bn fortune after IPO

The transition marks the end of Mehta's 11-year tenure with the company he co-founded in 2012

Picking apples and oranges: New quality check comes to grocery shops

Amazon Fresh says its application to check freshness of fruits, vegetables on Indian shelves has opportunities abroad

Amazon Fresh begins offering grocery delivery for non-Prime members

Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren't Prime members. The initial rollout will only be available in a dozen cities, including Boston, Phoenix, Dallas and San Francisco, the company told customers Wednesday in an emailed announcement. Previously, Amazon had only offered grocery deliveries for Prime members, who pay $139 a year for faster shipping and other perks. Non-Prime members who're interested in trying out the service will pay $13.95 for deliveries under $50. That's $4 more than Prime members have to pay for the same order size. Deliveries for orders between $50 and $100 will cost $10.95, and orders over $100 will incur a $7.95 fee. The company said pick-up orders are free from select metro areas. Amazon operates 44 Fresh grocery stores across the country, most of which are located in California, Illinois, Virginia and Washington state. It also operates more than 20 cashier-free convenience stores in the U.S. under the Amazon Go b

Zepto should be cash flow positive in 12-15 months: CEO Aadit Palicha

Data shows that 10-minute deliveries matter to customers, says leader of quick-commerce firm

44% feel e-shopping better for quality vegetables, 56% vote for offline

Nearly 44 per cent of respondents feel that quality of fresh fruits and vegetables is better on online shopping platforms while 56 per cent think offline is superior, according to a survey. Agritech startup Otipy, which sells fresh fruits and vegetables along with groceries in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai, has conducted an online survey of more than 3,000 people during May to find out the changing shopping behaviours of consumers, the company said in a statement. On affordability, the survey findings revealed that 50 per cent of respondents feel offline is cheaper while the remaining 50 per cent believe that rates are lower on online platforms. Regarding weightage, around 50 per cent feel both online and offline modes are accurate, while nearly 30 per cent feel online is better. Among other findings, 71 per cent of respondents expressed preference for online shopping. Around 36 per cent respondents want instant delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables and the remaining within ...

Online grocery firm Zepto announces leadership elevation as it eyes IPO

This comes at a time when the startup ecosystem has been severely impacted due to funding winter

ONDC faces weakening growth online, snags likely to hit expansion

The executives, who closely monitor ONDC's ecommerce integrations, reported that order returns and rejections for online purchases made through ONDC partners have been high

Swiggy shuts premium grocery delivery service 'Handpicked' in Bengaluru

Through Handpicked, Swiggy used to sell a selection of premium, gourmet, imported and hard-to-get grocery items

TMS Ep415: Blinkit's troubles, erratic weather, telecom stocks, Bombay Club

Do Blinkit's troubles raise doubts about its biz model? What do heat waves tell us about India's erratic weather? Should investors dial telecom stocks? What was the Bombay Club? All answers here

Reliance JioMart shuts its 90-minute delivery service 'Express': Report

Now, JioMart is asking users to use WhatsApp to order groceries for a delivery time of a few hours to a day

Flipkart opens its 3rd and largest fulfillment center in Unnao district

This facility will offer customers a wide-variety of close to 400 regional grocery products across more than 100 categories including household supplies, staples, tea, snacks and beverages

A match not made in start-up heaven

The current turmoil in the start-up world isn't all about the so-called funding winter. A bigger problem is the chasm between the goals of founders and investors