New Year’s Eve 2023 was exciting for India’s food delivery platforms, according to consulting firm Redseer Strategy Consultants. The gross orders placed throughout the day were a record amount of 6.5 million, which is 18 per cent more than the 2022 New Year’s Eve. 2022 New Year’s Eve was tremendous, with a total of 5.5 […]
Nykaa noted the positive trajectory of long-term macro indicators such as robust GDP growth, stable interest rates and increasing GST collections, reflecting India’s strong consumer-driven economic growth. However, the short-term pressures have impacted discretionary consumption, affecting Nykaa’s beauty and personal care (BPC) vertical. The company anticipates mid-twenties growth in gross merchandise value (GMV) and around […]
Flipkart unveils a performance-based job cut strategy, aiming to streamline its workforce by 5-7 per cent. Annual performance reviews will dictate the reductions, expected to conclude by March-April, marking a resurgence in tech layoffs. While this isn’t Flipkart’s first venture into performance-based layoffs, the move aligns with its broader restructuring plans to refine operational efficiency. […]
Country Delight, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fresh foods brand has raised around USD 20 million (around Rs 164 crore) in a funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek, which is one of its backers. In addition to Temasek-owned asset management business Seviora, which invested through its agriculture and food-focused investment vehicle, Seviora T3F Fund, another […]
Invesco, the US-based asset management company, has once again revised the valuation of Indian food delivery giant Swiggy, raising it to USD 8.3 billion, according to recent regulatory filing. This marks the second consecutive adjustment to Swiggy’s valuation by Invesco. As of 21 October 2023, Invesco held 28,844 shares in Swiggy, with a total value […]
Following record food orders on New Year’s Eve, food delivery company Zomato raised its necessary platform fee to Rs 4 per order from Rs 3 in major cities. The new rates went into effect on 1 January. Zomato temporarily increased its platform fee to as much as Rs 9 per order in select markets on […]
On New Year’s Eve, the food-delivering app Swiggy reported more than 4.8 lakh biryani orders along with 1,244 dish units ordered every minute, the news agency PTI reported. Hyderabad ordered the most biryani during the period, according to the report, the groceries and home essentials delivery app, Swiggy Instamart witnessed 1.6 times more orders per […]
In a spectacular display of its growing dominance in the food delivery industry, Zomato celebrated a triumphant New Year’s Eve, marking a significant surge in orders that eclipsed previous years’ records. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal took to social media to share some incredible news. In a post, he unveiled a remarkable achievement for the platform […]
Food delivery platform Zomato revealed on Sunday that it has been served with notices from tax authorities in Delhi and Karnataka regarding purportedly insufficient payment of goods and services tax in 2018, amounting to Rs 4.2 crore. Zomato, in a filing with stock exchanges, stated its intention to contest the tax demand notices and emphasised […]
Meesho’s operating revenue grew by 77 per cent to Rs 5,735 crore for FY 2023 against Rs 3,232 crore in FY 2022, while incurring a loss of Rs 3,247 crore, according to a media report on Friday. The company highlighted that its loss for FY 2023, narrowed by 48 per cent to Rs 1,675 crore. […]
