Swiggy Shuts 15-minute Food App Snacc
Swiggy closes 15-minute app Snacc after a year, signalling tighter capital allocation amid mounting losses and rising competition.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
E-commerce & Marketplaces
CCPA Issue Notice To Six Ecom Firms Over Drone Jammers
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 20, 2026
CCPA issues notices to six platforms over online listings of drone and GPS jammers, seeking import licences, approvals and buyer details.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Indian Shoppers Want AI But Fear Data Risks: Survey
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 18, 2026
A LocalCircles survey finds 7 in 10 Indian online shoppers want AI for authenticity checks and personalised recommendations, but raise serious data privacy concerns
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Logistics
Unicommerce’s Shipway Onboards ElasticRun For Faster Deliveries
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 18, 2026
Unicommerce’s Shipway integrates ElasticRun to strengthen same-day and next-day intra-city deliveries across six major Indian cities amid rising demand for faster fulfilment.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Consumer Helpline Facilitates Rs 52 Cr Refunds In Ecommerce, Travel
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 18, 2026
India’s National Consumer Helpline resolved over 79,000 complaints, highlighting rising disputes in ecommerce and quick commerce sectors.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Karnataka Imposes 1% Welfare Fee On Gig Platform Payouts
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 18, 2026
Karnataka notifies 1 per cent welfare fee on gig platform transactions to fund social security for workers, with caps across sectors and services.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Flipkart #FlipTrends: Valentine’s Week Drives 1.42X Surge
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 16, 2026
Flipkart’s #FlipTrends report shows a 1.42X growth in demand during Valentine’s Week 2026, with fashion, home décor and beauty leading sales
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Flipkart Eyes Food Delivery Entry With Pilot Plan In Bengaluru: Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2026
Flipkart is exploring entry into India’s USD 9 billion food delivery market with a Bengaluru pilot and possible ONDC route, challenging Zomato and Swiggy
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Elixiir Foods Raises USD 9 Mn In Seed Round
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2026
Elixiir Foods raises USD 9 million in a seed round led by 3one4 Capital to launch a tech-driven grocery platform focused on fresh and gourmet products in urban India.
Companies
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Category Mix, Competition Defining Quick Commerce’s Evolution, Shows Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2026
While the top three platforms continue to scale at roughly around 75 per cent YoY GMV growth, challenger platforms are growing four times faster