Amazon Takes on Zomato and Swiggy, Rolls Out Food Delivery Business in India
4 years, 7 months ago

Amazon Takes on Zomato and Swiggy, Rolls Out Food Delivery Business in India

News 18  

Amazon India on Thursday said it is launching its food delivery operations in select parts of Bengaluru, a move that will see the e-commerce giant compete against major players like Zomato and Swiggy in the country. Amazon has been testing a food delivery service in India among its employees for over six months. Amazon's entry in the food delivery space could be a major challenge for Zomato and Swiggy that occupy a majority share of the food delivery market in the country. Swiggy had said the COVID-19 pandemic has "severely impacted" its core food delivery business and this will continue to be the case over the short term.

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Zomato upends tradition with Sensex entry
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Zomato upends tradition with Sensex entry

Live Mint  

Zomato will make history on Monday as the first new-age tech stock to be included in the prestigious BSE Sensex, replacing JSW Steel in a half-yearly rebalancing of constituents. While the rejig is routine, the food delivery giant's inclusion in the club of India's most influential companies underscores the growing prominence of the digital sector. While Sensex companies drive India's …

How Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto are achieving disruptive 10-min food deliveries
2 weeks, 6 days ago

How Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto are achieving disruptive 10-min food deliveries

Hindustan Times  

Food delivery apps in India are promising to bring biryani to hot beverages at customers’ doorsteps in under 10 minutes, as competition for impatient consumers intensifies among digital platforms. Bolt accounts for 5% of Swiggy’s total food delivery orders within two months of its launch, Sidharth Bhakoo, chief business officer of food marketplace at Swiggy said in an email. “When …

Amazon joins India's quick commerce race with trials for 15-minute grocery delivery
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Amazon joins India's quick commerce race with trials for 15-minute grocery delivery

The Hindu  

Amazon will begin trials for quick commerce operations in India that would see the U.S. e-commerce giant deliver grocery items in 15 minutes or less, it said on Tuesday. Quick commerce is catching up in India, with companies like Zomato's Blinkit and SoftBank-backed Swiggy's Instamart promising deliveries of goods from groceries to electronics as quickly as 10 minutes, challenging e-commerce …

Amazon Rushes To Capture India’s Rapidly Growing Quick Commerce Industry With 'Tez': Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amazon Rushes To Capture India’s Rapidly Growing Quick Commerce Industry With 'Tez': Report

ABP News  

Amazon India is working to launch its quick commerce delivery service, codenamed Tez, by late December or early next year. Notably, driven by Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart, the quick commerce segment in the country has seen gross sales of nearly $5.5-6 billion this months. Currently, Amazon is the only large ecommerce player which doesn’t have a presence in the …

Betting on Swiggy and Zomato: Can India’s food delivery titans deliver?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Betting on Swiggy and Zomato: Can India’s food delivery titans deliver?

Live Mint  

The Indian food delivery market has become a fierce battleground, with Swiggy and Zomato not only competing for your dinner orders but also commanding attention in boardrooms and on trading floors. Zomato’s recent analyst reports echo this optimism, indicating that while the market remains consolidated, both players have significant room to grow as more Indians adopt food delivery services. View …

India finds Zomato, Swiggy food delivery businesses breached antitrust laws, documents show
2 months ago

India finds Zomato, Swiggy food delivery businesses breached antitrust laws, documents show

Live Mint  

An investigation by India's antitrust body found food delivery giants Zomato and SoftBank-backed Swiggy breached competition laws, with their business practices favouring select restaurants listed on their platforms, documents show. Exclusivity arrangements between Swiggy, Zomato and their respective restaurant partners "prevent the market from becoming more competitive," the CCI's investigation arm noted in its findings reviewed by Reuters on Friday. …

Indian startup faces backlash online over 10-minute food delivery service
5 months ago

Indian startup faces backlash online over 10-minute food delivery service

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian startup that promises …

Amid Global Cuts, Amazon To Wind Down Parts Of Indian Operations, Fire Hundreds: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Amid Global Cuts, Amazon To Wind Down Parts Of Indian Operations, Fire Hundreds: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: After shutting down of edtech and food delivery verticals, US giant Amazon on Monday decided to shut down a portion of its operations in India, reported Bloomberg. Amazon has announced that its Amazon Academy learning platform, which provided students vying for admission to India's medical and engineering schools with online resources for test preparation, will cease operations in …

Amazon to shut down food-delivery business in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon to shut down food-delivery business in India

The Hindu  

Amazon Inc will shut down a food-delivery business it was testing in India, the e-commerce giant said on Friday, a day after it announced the winding down of its online learning platform for high-school students in the country. "As part of our annual operating planning review process, we have made the decision to discontinue Amazon Food," a company spokesperson told …

Zomato, Swiggy among top 10 global food delivery companies: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Zomato, Swiggy among top 10 global food delivery companies: Report

Hindustan Times  

Swiggy and Zomato, the Indian food delivery apps have been ranked among the world's biggest e-commerce food-delivery companies as per a report by Canada-based global research firm ETC Group. Swiggy and Zomato are among the top ten global food delivery companies. The ETC report however expressed concerns over the food delivery sector's ‘inhumane and possibly untenable labour practices’ through the …

Zomato edges past Swiggy in India’s food delivery market, finds report
2 years, 4 months ago

Zomato edges past Swiggy in India’s food delivery market, finds report

Firstpost  

Zomato’s acquisition of Blinkit has helped it close the gap with Swiggy and race ahead of it in terms of market share Food delivery platform Zomato is edging ahead of its competitor Swiggy, as per a report by brokerage firm Bernstein India. However, that has started to change with Zomato expanding share to around 55 per cent in food delivery,” …

Swiggy, Zomato face outage across India: Here's what happened
2 years, 9 months ago

Swiggy, Zomato face outage across India: Here's what happened

India TV News  

As per the current search, we have witnessed that Zomato and Swiggy, two prominent food delivery apps have been running down for users across the country. But since the apps were down, social media already got flooded with a number of complaints from the users who were unable to place orders and could not browse the menus. Image Source : …

Zomato to Swiggy: In Internet’s Winner Takes All Model, We End up as Losers
2 years, 9 months ago

Zomato to Swiggy: In Internet’s Winner Takes All Model, We End up as Losers

News 18  

The internet model of a single winner that controls everything from supply chains to payment systems is creating fragile, monopolistic ecosystems that can potentially harm society. Investors in delivery firms also follow the WTA model that has resulted in consolidation – only one strong player will stand, not multiple players. The Zomato-Blinkit Case Study Even the latest acquisition of Blinkit …

Zomato IPO: What the food tech says about growth, sustainability and competition
3 years, 5 months ago

Zomato IPO: What the food tech says about growth, sustainability and competition

Live Mint  

BENGALURU: The much-anticipated domestic public offer of food tech major, Zomato, is here, with the opening of the three-day share sale for retail investors on Wednesday. “Amazon has been in the food delivery space in India for a year now and we haven’t seen any impact on their or our market share. And we believe there is still a large …

Why the NRAI wants to cut out the middleman of aggregator platforms like Swiggy and Zomato
3 years, 7 months ago

Why the NRAI wants to cut out the middleman of aggregator platforms like Swiggy and Zomato

The Hindu  

National Restaurant Association of India, a voice of the Indian restaurant industry, in their Townhall 4.0 recently discussed the importance of ‘direct order and the way to get your business future-ready’. At the townhall, held virtually, prominent chefs and restaurant owners discussed the importance and challenges of enabling customers to order food directly from restaurants, instead of being solely dependent …

Amazon Joins US-Based Global Task Force to Bring in Ventilators to Help India Fight COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon Joins US-Based Global Task Force to Bring in Ventilators to Help India Fight COVID-19

News 18  

Amazon has joined the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Task Force to bring in ventilators to help combat the COVID-19 crisis in India. Launched in May, the Global Task Force is a unified effort for businesses to mobilise and deliver resources to relieve surges of COVID-19 around the globe. Amazon is represented by Amazon Web Services chief executive officer Andy …

Amazon India Expands Amazon Food Delivery Service Across 62 Key Locations in Bengaluru
3 years, 10 months ago

Amazon India Expands Amazon Food Delivery Service Across 62 Key Locations in Bengaluru

News 18  

Amazon India has announced the expansion of Amazon Food, its food delivery service across Bengaluru. Amazon Food is now available across 62 pin codes, covering key localities such as Whitefield, HSR, Sarjapur, Koramangala, Indiranagar, MG Road, Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Frazer Town, Malleshwaram, Rajajinagar, Vijayanagar and many more. Users can also search ‘Amazon Food’ or by selecting ‘Amazon Food’ under ‘Shop …

Delivery biz sees spike in attrition
4 years, 2 months ago

Delivery biz sees spike in attrition

Live Mint  

High turnover in India’s gig workforce ahead of the festive season has left internet companies scrambling for new hires even as they devise incentives to retain a restless workforce where annual attrition levels have risen to as much as 250% in some segments. “We believe this is going to stabilize over the next few months and may witness growth due …

Swiggy turns to hyperlocal
4 years, 3 months ago

Swiggy turns to hyperlocal

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Food tech unicorn Swiggy has ventured into different hyperlocal categories in a bid to get dormant customers back and give them more reasons to use the app, as food delivery volumes continue to be impacted from the ongoing pandemic. In sharp contrast, its rival Zomato, which entered the grocery delivery space earlier this year, scaled back its hyperlocal services …

Google may start food delivery services in India to take on Swiggy, Zomato
4 years, 5 months ago

Google may start food delivery services in India to take on Swiggy, Zomato

India Today  

Google users in India may soon be able to place food orders directly through the search engine. Google has started testing food delivery services in India. A report by ET Now stated that Google’s food delivery business will allow users to directly make their orders on google.com and make their payment transactions directly. We have signed a binding partnership and …

JioMart expands to 200 cities in India as it seeks to compete with Amazon and FlipKart
4 years, 7 months ago

JioMart expands to 200 cities in India as it seeks to compete with Amazon and FlipKart

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — An online grocery business backed by Asia’s richest man is expanding to hundreds of cities across India — a move widely seen as a challenge to Amazon and Flipkart. But JioMart’s launch “is a reason for worry for Amazon and Flipkart, are not very strong in grocery,” said Satish Meena, analyst with research firm Forrester. …

Amazon India to add 50,000 temporary roles for warehousing, delivery network to meet surge in demand for products
4 years, 7 months ago

Amazon India to add 50,000 temporary roles for warehousing, delivery network to meet surge in demand for products

Firstpost  

E-commerce major Amazon India on Friday said it will add 50,000 ‘seasonal’ or temporary roles to meet the surge in online demand for products, particularly from those most vulnerable to being out in public in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic Bengaluru/New Delhi: E-commerce major Amazon India on Friday said it will add 50,000 ‘seasonal’ or temporary roles to meet …

Amazon begins food delivery in India, Swiggy, Zomato initiate delivery of alcohol
4 years, 7 months ago

Amazon begins food delivery in India, Swiggy, Zomato initiate delivery of alcohol

India Today  

E-commerce giant Amazon will now be extending its service in the food delivery area. The delivery service called Amazon Food has been launched in some pin codes of Bengaluru. “We are launching Amazon Food in select Bangalore pin codes allowing customers to order from handpicked local restaurants and cloud kitchens that pass our high hygiene certification bar. Amazon also delivers …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon says India business most affected due to the COVID-19 lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon says India business most affected due to the COVID-19 lockdown

Firstpost  

Announcing its Q1 results for 2020, Amazon said that it would be spending $4 billion in COVID-19 related expenses during its Q2. The global e-commerce giant said that due to the nationwide lockdown it had to cut back on a lot of offerings in India and only deliver essential goods. “I think the biggest impact internationally has been in India …

Coronavirus Lockdown: Zomato Has Started Delivering Groceries in 80 Major Indian Cities
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Lockdown: Zomato Has Started Delivering Groceries in 80 Major Indian Cities

News 18  

After initial hiccups, Zomato has started grocery delivery in over 80 Indian cities with supplying essentials and is set to launch takeaway service in Australia and Portugal to support restaurants, its CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Tuesday. He said that all proceeds from the Zomato Gold subscriptions in April would go towards supporting restaurant workers in need and the users …

Zomato, Swiggy finding it hard to deliver food amid lockdown in India
4 years, 9 months ago

Zomato, Swiggy finding it hard to deliver food amid lockdown in India

India Today  

The coronavirus has come down heavily on people all across the world. In India, a 21-day lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Modi on March 25 and since then many food and grocery delivery companies are grappling to deliver the products despite being classified as essential services. When the lockdown was announced, it was stated that restaurants will remain open …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon says it will halt orders for non-essential products in India
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon says it will halt orders for non-essential products in India

Firstpost  

Amazon India will prioritize the sale and delivery of household staples, packaged foods, healthcare, hygiene and personal safety products Amazon.com Inc’s India unit on Tuesday said it will halt orders for non-essential products in India to prioritize customers’ critical needs at a time when much of the country is under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The decision by …

Covid19 lockdown: Online delivery of food items is essential service but don't rely on it for your dinner
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid19 lockdown: Online delivery of food items is essential service but don't rely on it for your dinner

India Today  

While India goes into a 21-day lockdown to fight coronavirus infections and Covid-19, can you order food items and essentials online and get them delivered to your house? However, despite the clear rules the biggest e-commerce companies and despite termed as an essential service, are struggling to deliver products across the country. Several companies like Grofers, BigBasket, and Milkbasket allege …

Amazon to foray into food delivery business in India, likely to partner with Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy
4 years, 10 months ago

Amazon to foray into food delivery business in India, likely to partner with Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy

Firstpost  

The report points out Amazon’s food delivery open for its employees and started pilot testing its service in select parts of Bengaluru. E-commerce major Amazon is expected to foray into the food delivery segment and the US company may partner with Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy for taking the venture pan-India, said news reports. The report points out Amazon’s food …

Zomato acquires Uber Eats in an all-stock deal; to get around 10% shares in Gurgaon-based food delivery platform
4 years, 11 months ago

Zomato acquires Uber Eats in an all-stock deal; to get around 10% shares in Gurgaon-based food delivery platform

Firstpost  

Despite arriving in the Indian market in 2017, Uber Eats has not made enough inroads in the online food delivery segment Uber Eats, the food delivery business run by Uber has been acquired by Zomato, the online food delivery and restaurant discovery platform in all-stock deal, according to news reports. Uber Eats in India will discontinue operations and direct restaurants, …

Zomato-Swiggy merger? Gurgaon based food delivery giant has its say
5 years, 1 month ago

Zomato-Swiggy merger? Gurgaon based food delivery giant has its say

India TV News  

As merger reports of Bengaluru-based Swiggy and Gurugram-based Zomato -- two biggest players in the burgeoning online food delivery market -- resurfaced, Deepinder Goyal-led Zomato on Tuesday refuted reports, saying they are not in talks with anyone. A First Post report, citing sources, mentioned that the merger talks between the two food delivery platforms have revived as the competition is …

Ant Financial-led funding boost may put Zomato back in the saddle in race with Swiggy
5 years, 3 months ago

Ant Financial-led funding boost may put Zomato back in the saddle in race with Swiggy

Live Mint  

Online food ordering and discovery platform Zomato could not have earned its fat cheque at a more opportune time. Just like e-commerce or ride hailing apps, food delivery is a two-player game now,” said Harish H.V., managing partner, ECube, an environmental, social and governance fund. The largest-ever fundraise by Zomato comes at a time when the Gurugram-headquartered firm, along with …

Amazon India raises food delivery stakes with low restaurant commissions
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon India raises food delivery stakes with low restaurant commissions

Live Mint  

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Amazon India, which is set to start its food delivery service next month, is promising restaurants its commissions will be a mere fourth of what rivals Swiggy and Zomato charge, a move set to spark a spell of intense competition in the business. “Since Amazon is going the marketplace route for now, it is acquiring the remainder of …

Online food delivery companies agree to look into demands of NRAI
5 years, 4 months ago

Online food delivery companies agree to look into demands of NRAI

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Zomato and Swiggy could make some changes to their commissions for eateries, the way they run discounts and even standardize some terms and conditions for on-boarding restaurants to bring more uniformity to their platform, among other changes after marathon meetings with representatives of the National Restaurant Association of India on Thursday. Top executives from online food delivery companies …

Amazon plans launch of online food delivery service in India: Report
5 years, 5 months ago

Amazon plans launch of online food delivery service in India: Report

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc is planning a foray into the burgeoning online food delivery business in India this year, two sources aware of the development said, in a move that could raise competition in an increasingly crowded market. India's rising middle class has driven the growth of the online food delivery sector, with research firm RedSeer Consulting saying order numbers rose176% in …

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