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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Under pressure to show profitability, the grocery delivery company is pushing gig workers to a point of no return.
With the Blinkit versus delivery partners conflict entering its second week, the standoff is shaping up to be one of the most significant ever in India’s gig economy.
So far, Blinkit hasn’t said a word or initiated negotiations with the striking delivery partners. Rather, of the over 400 dark stores it has across India, it has shut down more than 100 in the Delhi National Capital Region—its most significant market. Just in Gurugram, 29 of the 31 dark stores have closed shop.
The App Workers’ Union, a union of platform workers, has been busy trying to bring the delivery …
The contrasting approaches are driven by two very different strategies. One wants to capture more markets; the other is focused on discipline and profits.
India’s grocery and food delivery platforms are increasingly displaying misleading images of food using artificial intelligence, defeating the very purpose of buying online.
The EV maker is turning to gig-worker rentals to absorb its scooter output. But questions on cost, competition and execution make its latest pivot uncertain.
