Tag: Blinkit
ETtech Explainer: Food delivery, ride-hailing firms differ on gig worker welfare levy calculation
Home delivery players and ride-hailing companies have proposed different approaches to calculating their contributions to the proposed social security fund for gig workers, reflecting differences…
Micro occasions fuel demand surge across quick commerce, beauty services
Micro occasions such as Karva Chauth and Halloween have driven a sharp increase in orders on quick commerce platforms, rapid fashion delivery apps, and at-home…
Eternal vs Swiggy: Eternal vs Swiggy: How the numbers stack up against each other
In the July-September quarter, for instance, Swiggy managed to narrow its net loss while Eternal increased its profit. In the quick commerce business, Eternal’s Blinkit…
Bistro sees limited impact from Swiggy’s Toing, Rapido’s Ownly: Deepinder Goyal
Eternal is not putting much effort into dealing with competition from Swiggy’s Toing and Rapido’s food delivery platform Ownly, said founder Deepinder Goyal in a…
Zepto said to face sharply lower valuation for IPO
Indian fast-delivery company Zepto Ltd. is seeking a valuation in an initial public offering sharply below its $7 billion peak as concerns over cash burn…
Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety sees telecom parallels in qcomm frenzy, says strategic clarity is key
Swiggy founder Sriharsha Majety said companies that find strategic clarity early are more likely to survive aggressive spending cycles, drawing parallels between quick commerce’s current…
Grocery delivery startup Apna Mart culls 10% of staff, moves base to Gurugram
Accel and Peak XV-backed grocery delivery startup Apna Mart has trimmed its headcount by 10% due to AI adoption in business operations and a decision…
Deepinder Goyal says AI chat interfaces won’t displace food delivery and quick commerce business
Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal dispelled fears that artificial intelligence (AI) chat interfaces could displace food delivery and quick commerce apps, while making the case that…
Eternal targets $20 billion in B2C NOV by FY28; $1 billion in adjusted Ebitda by FY29: Deepinder Goyal
Food and grocery delivery company Eternal, which operates platforms such as Zomato, Blinkit and District, has crossed $10 billion in annual net order value (NOV)…
Blinkit flags growth moderation as quick commerce firm’s profitability improves
India’s largest quick commerce platform Blinkit flagged a potential moderation in growth as the base expands, even as it improved profitability in the January-March quarter….