Quick Commerce Boom! Zepto, Swiggy, Instamart, and Blinkit Redefine Retail Trends | Paisa Live
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Quick Commerce Boom! Zepto, Swiggy, Instamart, and Blinkit Redefine Retail Trends | Paisa Live

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With the rapid increase in internet usage, the Quick Commerce sector has witnessed substantial growth, significantly altering consumer buying behavior. Apps such as Zepto, Swiggy, Instamart, and Blinkit have become integral to this shift, providing swift access to everyday necessities and reshaping how Indians shop. These quick commerce platforms have led to a notable change in purchasing patterns, with consumers now opting to buy essential items more frequently and in larger quantities than before. This shift has compelled traditional retailers to adapt their order fulfillment processes to meet the new demands of rapid delivery and increased order volumes.

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Zepto’s FY24 revenue doubles to ₹4,454 crore in its first year as unicorn
1 week, 3 days ago

Zepto’s FY24 revenue doubles to ₹4,454 crore in its first year as unicorn

Live Mint  

Quick grocery delivery startup Zepto saw its operating revenue more than double year-on-year to ₹4,454 crore in the financial year ended March 2024—its first year as a unicorn—highlighting the intensifying competition in the quick commerce space. The Bengaluru-based firm’s loss for the period remained flat at ₹1,248 crore, against ₹ 1,272 crore in the year-ago period, weighed by a nearly …

Zomato’s Blinkit launches Bistro app: How does it compare with Zepto Cafe? All we know about ’new growth frontier’
1 week, 3 days ago

Zomato’s Blinkit launches Bistro app: How does it compare with Zepto Cafe? All we know about ’new growth frontier’

Live Mint  

Zomato's Blinkit launches Bistro app: Food aggregator and delivery platform Zomato's grocery arm Blinkit has lauched its new food delivery app called Bistro. Available on Google Play Store and with plans for roll-out on Apple's iOS soon, the new app challenegs the lucrative quick food delivery space just as Zepto announced the separate launch of Zepto Cafe app. Next Growth …

Zepto Cafe to get separate app, 100 new cafés a month, reveals Aadit Palicha; what’s brewing in 10-min delivery space?
1 week, 5 days ago

Zepto Cafe to get separate app, 100 new cafés a month, reveals Aadit Palicha; what’s brewing in 10-min delivery space?

Live Mint  

Aadit Palicha, co-founder of Zepto, announced via Twitter that the company is set to launch a dedicated app for Zepto Café next week. According to Palicha's tweet, the company is now opening over 100 new Cafés each month and handling more than 30,000 daily orders. Defending the quick commerce model Palicha strongly refuted claims that quick commerce disrupts traditional kirana …

Myntra joins the quick commerce race with 30-minute fashion delivery
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Myntra joins the quick commerce race with 30-minute fashion delivery

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As the fast delivery trend reshapes retail, fashion players like Flipkart-backed Myntra are jumping on the quick commerce bandwagon to meet rising consumer expectations. The 30-minute delivery service under M-Now is applicable across 10,000 styles across fashion, beauty, and accessories with the company planning to scale it to over 1 lakh styles in the next three-four months. With …

How Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto are changing India's sex toy game
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto are changing India's sex toy game

India Today  

Mishka, 32, an IT professional, gets her groceries delivered from a well-known quick commerce platform. According to Anushka Gupta, co-founder of MyMuse, “People are becoming more aware of their desires and needs, thanks to the media showcasing diverse relationships and portraying intimacy in a more realistic way.” Arjun Siva, business head of Love Depot adds that India’s young and urban …

'Slow' ain't steady in retail anymore: How kiranas are fast losing out to Q-comm
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Slow' ain't steady in retail anymore: How kiranas are fast losing out to Q-comm

India Today  

Quick commerce platforms, including top players like Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart, hold just 1 per cent of the overall $570 billion Indian grocery market, but are posing a significant threat to the traditional kirana retail, which controls over 90 per cent market share, due to their attractive selling proposition of delivering goods within 10-20 minutes. The report ‘State of …

Quick commerce gets popular, users spending more on such platforms: Meta study
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Quick commerce gets popular, users spending more on such platforms: Meta study

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Quick commerce has gained in popularity in India, with 91% of online consumers aware of such platforms and more than half having used them recently, according to a report released by Meta. Meta’s India quick commerce study surveyed 2,501 internet users aged 16-64. “As we exit 2024, the two key trends that stand out in the e-commerce space …

Amazon's quick commerce service code named Tez to challenge Blinkit, Zepto
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Amazon's quick commerce service code named Tez to challenge Blinkit, Zepto

India Today  

Amazon India is planning to launch its quick commerce service, reportedly code-named Tez, as early as late December or early next year, reported news agency Reuters. According to sources cited in the report, this move will mark Amazon's entry into the fast-growing quick commerce space in India, where competitors like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart currently dominate. Flipkart, Amazon’s main …

Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Swiggy, sees 16% upside; here’s what the brokerage says
1 month ago

Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Swiggy, sees 16% upside; here’s what the brokerage says

Live Mint  

Swiggy, the recently-listed food tech company, has garnered significant attention from leading domestic brokerage firms. While Zomato currently holds a leadership position in both food delivery and quick commerce, Swiggy’s user base appears more mature and loyal. “Although Zomato has captured more market share in food delivery, Swiggy’s cohorts demonstrate higher stickiness and better GOV/MTU ratios,” the brokerage stated. Motilal …

Bengaluru vendor’s viral ad challenges Zepto and Blinkit’s coconut prices: 'Our price only…’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru vendor’s viral ad challenges Zepto and Blinkit’s coconut prices: 'Our price only…’

Hindustan Times  

A coconut vendor in Bengaluru has come up with a smart This Quick commerce apps have made shopping more convenient by delivering products quickly, but they often come with higher prices compared to local vendors. Take a look at the post here: Many customers are impressed by the lower price and the vendor’s ability to connect with the community through …

Swiggy IPO: Navigating a competitive landscape. Can it deliver?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Swiggy IPO: Navigating a competitive landscape. Can it deliver?

Live Mint  

Swiggy, the food-delivery and quick-commerce giant, is poised to make its much-anticipated market debut, aiming to raise ₹11,327 crore through its initial public offering, with shares priced between ₹371 and ₹390 apiece. “Swiggy’s approach of an integrated app offering versus Zomato’s multi-app approach helps it innovate faster," Motilal Oswal said in a report. With a compound annual growth rate of …

Quick commerce hottest category: Swiggy co-founder
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Quick commerce hottest category: Swiggy co-founder

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Quick commerce is the hottest category with its fast growth, large TAM, as the category can be $30-$50 billion in four years, supported by strong CAGR, said Swiggy co-founder and group CEO Sriharsha Majety. “Consumer preferences, needs and wants, everything is getting developed and emerging as we go into the next phase of quick commerce,” he said. Launched in …

FMCG Firms Embracing Quick Commerce: A Shift in Urban Consumer Preferences
1 month, 3 weeks ago

FMCG Firms Embracing Quick Commerce: A Shift in Urban Consumer Preferences

Live Mint  

FMCG firms are embracing quick commerce amid a shift in urban consumer preferences. This has led to increased traction from quick commerce channels, with companies like Adani Wilmar Limited seeing a significant rise in their business on q-commerce platforms. However, traditional stores are also facing a decline as consumers shift their shopping habits towards online platforms. This trend is particularly …

Quick commerce firms expanding ops beyond groceries, food delivery
7 months, 1 week ago

Quick commerce firms expanding ops beyond groceries, food delivery

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The quick commerce segment is heating up as many firms are now entering quick delivery and looking beyond groceries and food delivery. Earlier this month, Swiggy Instamart started delivering movie merchandise, marking a new category in the quick commerce industry. When players such as Zepto and Blinkit pivoted the quick commerce segment, experts questioned the model, safety of …

Impatient Indians are driving quick-commerce
9 months, 1 week ago

Impatient Indians are driving quick-commerce

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: If you are living in one of India’s metropolitan cities, it is highly likely that you have been ordering more and more of your daily essentials – from food and groceries to personal care items from, say, a Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart or Zepto, which barely take 10-30 minutes to deliver the goods to your doorstep. Indians are opting for …

Seeing ‘temporarily unavailable’ message on Blinkit? The reason could be…
1 year, 8 months ago

Seeing ‘temporarily unavailable’ message on Blinkit? The reason could be…

Hindustan Times  

Food delivery firm Zomato's grocery unit, Blinkit has become ‘temporarily unavailable’ after 50 of its stores were closed in different parts of Delhi-NCR. Formerly known as Grofers, Blinkit was acquired by food delivery app Zomato for ₹ 4,447 crore. According to the revised pay structure of Blinkit, its delivery executives would receive a minimum fee of ₹15 per delivery, instead …

Zomato vs Swiggy: How Blinkit merger deal adds a new chapter in growing rivalry
2 years, 9 months ago

Zomato vs Swiggy: How Blinkit merger deal adds a new chapter in growing rivalry

India Today  

A new chapter has been added to the growing corporate rivalry between online food-delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy. ZOMATO-BLINKIT DEAL Zomato said in a statement that it would loan as much as $150 million to Blinkit for the start-up's near-term capital needs. Earlier this year, Zomato said it would invest as much as $400 million in the Indian quick commerce …

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