Quick commerce articles
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Uber ups hyperlocal deliveries as quick commerce takes off
Ride-hailing platform Uber is strengthening its hyperlocal deliveries from neighbourhood stores, people aware of the matter said, amid a growing demand for quick commerce in India.The company has launched this service in nine Indian cities through two-wheelers and the customer orders are picked up from local stores.Currently, Uber offers only the delivery of items; the customer has to make payments directly to the store. Going forward, it plans to also collect payments from the customer on...
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Quick commerce 2.0, and other top tech & startup stories this week
Welcome to another edition of ETtech Unwrapped — our weekend newsletter. This is Digbijay Mishra in Bengaluru. Quick commerce, the buzziest sector in the consumer internet industry, is undergoing a significant transformation. We at ETtech have been tracking the sector super closely and bringing the biggest and most impactful stories to you, first. 110216689And as the lines blur between legacy horizontal ecommerce players and ultra-fast commerce platforms, we feel it’s an inflection point...
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ETtech In-depth: Quick commerce is diversifying fast. It won’t be easy
Quick commerce companies, including the likes of Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart, are set to face a slew of operational hurdles as they foray into full service ecommerce, which runs on a different logistic and warehousing model, top industry executives said.Zomato-owned Blinkit’s plan to operate 1,000 dark stores, including for broader ecommerce deliveries, by the end of this financial year is quickening the pace for its peers — Swiggy’s Instamart as well as Nexus Venture Partners-backed Zepto,...