Swiggy’s Instamart has to choose either growth or profitability; it can’t have both
CEO Sriharsha Majety and the market seem to think scaling is Instamart's salvation. Scale, however, may not be the panacea everyone thinks it is.
8 December, 2024•13 min
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8 December, 2024•13 min
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