Non-grocery items deliver bright growth to dark stores
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Non-grocery categories including beauty, toys, health and electronics are witnessing robust sales growth on quick-commerce platforms such as Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and Blinkit as they continue to diversify their range of offerings beyond food-related products to tap a larger user base.While the overall base for the new categories is still small, aggressive expansion by these players is starting to ensure a dominant presence for these categories on such platforms, people aware of their growth...

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