Ecommerce
Amazon bets $3 billion on India quick commerce dark stores
Plan lifts Amazon Now from roughly 750 stores toward 1,300 by April and targets daily essentials share now at 6.2 percent.
Ananya Rao · 1 Oct · 4 min read
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Opinion · Retail
Value fashion is rewriting the apparel P&L
Zudio-style volume at sub-₹999 is forcing every brand to choose between turns and ticket size before the festive tills open.
The Desk · 24 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Amazon sets Great Indian Festival for 8 October with 1.6 lakh jobs
Network adds 20 fulfilment centres and 150 last-mile stations just as shoppers start stocking lists.
Ananya Rao · 23 Sep · 4 min read
Opinion · Ecommerce
Why quick commerce profits still look uneven
Blinkit turns operating profit while Zepto and others post heavy losses; subsidy cuts and policy costs decide who scales into festive demand.
The Desk · 22 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Flipkart Minutes pushes 627 dark stores for default app status
Quick-commerce arm claims lead in top-10 cities and wants to become India’s everyday shopping destination.
Ananya Rao · 15 Sep · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Swiggy clears path for Instamart inventory model
Shareholders approve India-owned structure so the quick-commerce arm can stock goods like Blinkit and chase better margins.
Ananya Rao · 22 Aug · 4 min read
Ecommerce
Quick commerce platforms cross 9 million daily orders in August run-rate
Blinkit still leads, Zepto second, while Amazon Now and Flipkart Minutes add scale ahead of festive season.
Ananya Rao · 21 Aug · 4 min read