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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
With its rivals present in just about 50 cities each, Swiggy Instamart could be looking at a first-mover advantage—or a dud.
It’s just three months into the year and Swiggy Instamart has already added 32 cities to its quick delivery operations. This breathless expansion has made it the first quick commerce company to reach 100 cities in India, a claim that its bigger peers—Zomato-owned Blinkit and Zepto—may not be able to make any time soon. Both are present in just about 50 cities now.
With this milestone, Swiggy Instamart is doubling down on its bet on the rising demand for quick delivery in smaller cities. “One in four new users in 2025 came from tier 2 or 3 cities, underscoring the …
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 quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
Brands are struggling amid plunging prices of lab-grown diamonds, poor margins, intense competition, shaky global demand and a domestic market where tradition continues to shape buying decisions.
