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CAIT writes to Piyush Goyal seeking action against q-comm firms

On April 7, Goyal doubled down on his original point, stating that his intention was not to discredit the sector but to encourage urgency and ambition.

Traders’ body CAIT’s National President, BC Bhartia, has accused quick commerce platforms of misusing funds received through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Retailers suggest ‘Uber-like platform’ to help Kirana stores compete with quick commerce firms

FRAI calls for govt support to protect Kirana stores (Image source: Moneycontrol)

FRAI has highlighted the growing threat of quick commerce platforms like Swiggy Instamart, Zepto and Blinkit, and urged the government to enhance tech support

Velocity allocates Rs 200 crore fund to support restaurants, cloud kitchens in 2025

Velocity co-founders (L-R): Atul Khichariya, Abhiroop Medhekar, and Saurav Swaroop

Velocity will be offering cash-flow financing to cloud kitchens and restaurants so that they can effectively manage capital expenditure, working capital, open new outlets, purchase equipments, and launch sub-brands.

Myntra rolls out M-Now to join qcomm bandwagon for fashion deliveries in Bengaluru

Myntra has turned profitable 10 years after Flipkart bought the company in 2014

Unlike many quick commerce companies that impose additional convenience fees for faster deliveries, Myntra has stated that it will not charge customers extra for M-Now orders at this stage.

Swiggy supercharges ad spend, scaling up 13.2% to Rs 605.3 crore in Q2 FY25

Swiggy Ltd increased its consolidated advertisement and promotion expenses by 65.3% in Q3 FY25

Swiggy has narrowed its losses to Rs 490.8 crore in the September quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to Rs 590 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal year

Amazon enters India’s q-comm race with ‘Tez’ delivery service

Amazon Fashion sees surge in GenZ shoppers

E-commerce giant prepares to launch ultra-fast grocery and essentials delivery by year-end, aiming to compete with Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart.

Quick commerce emerges as the key channel for sponsor product ads, reveals mFilterIt’s report

The festive sales period also highlighted the importance of maintaining high availability, especially on quick commerce platforms where immediacy is critical.

Festive season saw a trend towards premium pricing on quick commerce platforms, where chocolate products commanded higher average selling prices

Tanishq, BigBasket collaborate for 10-minute delivery of gold, silver coins

Among the stolen valuables were chains, necklaces, bangles, and diamond jewellery.

BigBasket said it will deliver Tanishq’s Lakshmi Ganesh (999.9 Purity) silver coin, 10 gram; Tanishq 22 carat gold coin, 1 gram; and Tanishq 22 carat gold coin With Lakshmi motif, 1 gram in just 10 minutes to customers during Dhanteras festival.

CCPA takes action against quick commerce companies for product disclosure violations

These companies have been given 15 days to respond.

CCPA Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare confirmed that the notices were sent to three to four companies, although specific names were not disclosed.

Q-comm brewing: Tata Group brands gear up to strengthen BigBasket’s BB Now

BigBasket CEO Hari Menon said they are targeting to list the company on the stock exchange in the next two years

Notably, BigBasket partnered with Tata-owned jewellery brand Tanishq during Akshaya Tritiya this year. And, this month, the salt-to-software conglomerate’s coffee chain Tata Starbucks launched a pilot direct delivery via its mobile application