quick commerce platforms

FMCG

FMCG’s quick commerce revolution: 4X growth, soaring revenue, happy customers

Mannu Mathew - January 24, 2025

With increasing demand and efficiency, some brands have started witnessing significant revenue growth from quick commerce New Delhi: For a 25-year-old corporate employee (who wished not to be named), quick commerce has been a saviour for her snacking needs. She...

Finance & Funding

Recur Club announces Rs 150 crore fund for D2C brands on quick commerce platforms

PTI - January 16, 2025

The initiative is geared to provide growth and working capital for such brands to acquire additional inventory or spur marketing efforts New Delhi: Recur Club, a debt marketplace for startups and SMEs, has announced Rs 150 crore fund to drive...

In Focus

Quick commerce driving blue-collar employment; India to see demand for 2.4 mn jobs by 2027

PTI - January 9, 2025

Quick commerce companies hired over 40,000 employees in the last quarter to handle increased festive shopping and e-commerce demand New Delhi: The rapid rise of quick commerce is anticipated to create a substantial increase in the need for blue-collar workers,...

E-Commerce

New Year’s Eve: Ice cubes, fruit beer, grapes top orders on quick commerce platforms

PTI - January 2, 2025

Items like cocktail mixers and soda also flew off the virtual shelves while daily essentials like paneer and milk topped the searches by users New Delhi: Chips, fruit beer, cold drinks, ice cubes and grapes were among a bevy of...

Food & Beverage

Health Focus, Q-commerce & Beverage Expansion: 2025 Priorities For Smoor Chocolates

Anagha R Ratna - December 12, 2024

Kanchan Achpal, Chief Marketing Officer of Smoor Chocolates elaborates on the brand’s ambitions, expansion strategies, and more Bengaluru: The perception of chocolate in India has undergone a major transformation over the years. Earlier, when it came to premium chocolates foreign...

Q-Commerce

Quick commerce a challenge to retailers, will become political issue: Kotak

PTI - November 14, 2024

Kotak said that the protection for domestic players in the domestic market is "very dangerous" from a long-term competitiveness perspective Mumbai: Financial services industry veteran Uday Kotak on Thursday said the successful quick commerce trade poses a challenge to retailers...

FMCG

Leading FMCG firms see two-fold rise in sales via quick commerce in FY24: Report

PTI - October 8, 2024

About 18 percent of consumers prefer purchasing food and beverage items from Q-commerce channels New Delhi: Leading FMCG firms reported a nearly two-fold increase in the share of quick commerce within their total e-commerce sales, and this surge is anticipated...

Consumer Durables & IT

Q-commerce companies race to deliver iPhone 16 within minutes

Indiaretailing Bureau - September 20, 2024

Apple began selling the iPhone 16 series smartphones on 20 September, and quick commerce platforms like BlinkIt, Bigbasket, and Zepto started delivering them immediately after the official launch Bengaluru: Quick commerce companies in India including BlinkIt, Bigbasket and Zepto are...

FMCG distributors raise concern over rapid growth of quick comm platforms

PTI - August 26, 2024

The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) also suspected potential violations of FDI regulations by these quick-commerce companies New Delhi: FMCG distributors have raised concerns over the "rapid and unregulated growth" of quick commerce platforms, saying it needs immediate scrutiny. In...

E-Commerce