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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Riders confirm that a new rate card issued on Thursday carries the promise of higher pay, but remain sceptical about the company’s intentions.
Editor's note: Blinkit seems to have finally caved. Nearly two weeks after its reduced payouts for delivery partners led to unprecedented strikes and the shutdown of several dark stores, the quick commerce company released a new payment structure on Thursday evening. The structure, which varies from store to store, largely restores payouts to earlier levels, four delivery partners confirmed to The Morning Context on Friday. One of them shared a photograph of the notice pasted outside the company’s Rani Laxmibai Nagar dark store in Ghaziabad, carrying details of the new pay structure. The new pay structure, called “Summer Daily MinG”, is valid from 20 April to 30 April for this particular dark store. In it, Blinkit offers to pay a guaranteed minimum of Rs 450 for 16 orders, going up to Rs 1,000 for 33 orders on weekends. On weekdays, it ranges between Rs 520 (18 orders) and Rs 1,100 (35 orders). This comes to: Rs 28-30 per order during weekends; Rs 28-31 per order on weekdays and;Rs 36-38 per order between 21-23 April on the occasion of Eid. An updated version of …
Complaints about instant delivery of spoiled food items are everywhere. It all comes down to the nature of dark-store operations and the fact that no one cares.
Investors eager to ride India’s quick-commerce boom are already losing confidence in Swiggy. A Rs 7,300* crore war chest and little urgency, its restraint is starting to hurt.
The quick-commerce platform’s surge pricing, despite dropping its 10-minute delivery promise, means customers may be paying for riders who did not show up.
