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Ola bets on 10-minute delivery promise, but experts sceptical

Finger in too many pies? Market doesn't reward confusing narrative, they say

Google-backed Dunzo launches instant grocery delivery service in Mumbai

In less than a year, 'Dunzo Daily' is growing at a rate of more than 100 per cent month on month and is expected to fulfill more than 200,000 orders per day by June 2022

Meesho integrates grocery with core application; rebrands Farmiso

Meesho Superstore currently provides 500 products across categories like fresh fruits, vegetables, groceries, home care, and packaged food.

Meesho to integrate grocery biz in core app, scale to 12 states this year

The company expects to complete the integration of the grocery business by the first week of May and will rebrand it from Farmiso to Meesho Superstore.

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What does the merger with Blinkit mean for Zomato and its shareholders?

Online food-delivery platform Zomato is set to take over Blinkit -- which pioneered the 10-minute grocery delivery as Grofers. And it's a win-win deal for both. Find out more about the proposed merger

Zomato, online grocery company Blinkit in talks for a merger deal

Sources say what is under discussion is a share-swap deal in which Blinkit would be valued at around $750-800 million

Flipkart strengthens distribution infra in east with growing grocery demand

The company has launched its third grocery fulfilment centre in Amta in West Bengal's Howrah district to meet the growing demand in the eastern region

Zomato to provide $150 mn loan to Grofers India, buy stake in Mukunda Foods

The board approved acquisition of 16.66 per cent take in food robotics and automation firm, Mukunda Foods Pvt Ltd

Quick commerce to grow 15 times to touch $5.5 bn size by 2025: RedSeer

Quick commerce is becoming the next major segment in terms of category growth

India's 10-15 minute delivery market to reach $5.5 billion in 3 yrs: Report

As quick grocery delivery under 10-15 minutes time period becomes new growth arena globally, India's quick commerce market is set to witness 15 times growth by 2025, with market size of nearly $5.5 bn

Quick deliveries a priority for only 8% of online grocery buyers: Survey

According to the survey, one in 10 households buying groceries online is placing over 10 orders a month via quick commerce apps

Price Company emerging as lowest-cost community grocery e-commerce player

The udan-owned firm is benefitting immensely by riding on the massive Kirana stores, supply chain and logistics network and sourcing capabilities of udaan

FreshToHome scales up expansion to over 150 cities across India

Plans mass expansion with 100 new powered by FreshToHome stores

BigBasket establishes presence in 18 tier-2 and 3 cities across India

The expansion of BigBasket's coverage is also taking place in the form of Fresho stores, the physical retail outlets established by the company

Delivery race among Indian grocery startups brings road safety risks

Competition is already intense in India's $600-billion grocery retailing industry, populated by the likes of Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance

Food-grocery marketplace Jumbotail raises $85 mn in Series C funding round

Jumbotail will use the funds to triple its engineering, product, design, data science, category management, marketing, and finance teams

These tech firms are taking the e-commerce battle to India's hinterlands

How social commerce firms are democratising e-retail by tapping community group buyers from tier-2 and smaller towns across India

Swiggy to invest $700 mn in its express grocery delivery service Instamart

Swiggy Instamart is currently doing more than 1 million orders per week and will start 15-minute deliveries in top cities by January 2022

Grofers plans to open 150 more dark stores by December for quick commerce

E-commerce firm Grofers plans to open 150 dark stores by December, taking the total count to 350, for quick commerce to deliver orders in about 10 minutes, the company's co-founder said Wednesday. The company claims to have a 3 million monthly order run rate and growth of 3.5 times in the last two months while gaining one million quick commerce users. "At Grofers, we are all humbled by these stories every day, and it motivates us to do more for our country and communities. We have been able to roll out 200 stores in the last three months and are working hard with entrepreneurs like Hardik to roll out another 150 stores in the next 45 days," Grofers co-founder Albinder Dhindsa said in a blog. The company's spokesperson said that the average weekly retention in the segment is 50 per cent, which means half of the users come back next week itself to order again and consistently keep coming back. Grofers claims to have recorded a weekly ordering frequency of 4.5 orders for users who hav