Fast Growth, Rising Risks: Can Quick Commerce Scale Without Cracks Showing?
Operational risks include addressing threshold viability in tier-2 markets and managing inventory complexity for perishables
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E-commerce & Marketplaces
Buybuycart Expands Private Label With B2 Premium Snack Launch
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 8, 2026
New premium offering strengthens the retailer’s private label strategy across high-demand food and everyday consumption categories BuyBuyCart, one of India’s fastest-growing retail supermarket chains, has expanded its private label portfolio with the launch of B2 Premium, a new range of snacks and food products. The move marks a strategic push to deepen the company’s […]
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Instamart To Train 5,000 Youths In Telangana, Inks MoU With YISU
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 6, 2026
Instamart and Young India Skills University sign MoU to train 5,000 youth in Telangana for careers in quick commerce, covering supply chain, dark store operations, and retail management
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Retail
PL Capital Expects DMart To See 14.5% Sales Growth In Q3FY26
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 2, 2026
PL capital notes that quick commerce platforms are reducing the price gap with DMart Ready, the online grocery and home essentials platform by retailer
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E-commerce & Marketplaces
Zomato, Blinkit Unaffected By Strike Calls On NYE, Says Deepinder Goyal
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 1, 2026
Goyal notes that over 4.5 lakh delivery partners across both platforms delivered more than 75 lakh orders to over 63 lakh customers during the day
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Consumer
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Grapes Steal The Limelight As India Goes Quick On NYE
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 1, 2026
Categories such as party supplies, gifting essentials, snacks and beverages, beauty, personal care and grooming and viral items including grapes saw high growth on the platforms
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Interviews
Retail
Retailers Cautiously Optimistic On Double-digit Growth In 2026: RAI CEO
- by kishan
- January 1, 2026
In an interview, Kumar Rajagopalan notes that retailers see clear business opportunities and are hopeful of returning to double-digit growth, but are far more measured than in the past
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Consumer
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Beyond Convenience: Quick Commerce’s Transition To A Need-fulfilling Service
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 31, 2025
While competition will intensify and operational challenges will persist, the fundamentals in quick commerce ecosystem are strong looking ahead, writes Vinay Dhanani, President, Zepto
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Food & Beverage.
Festive Days Now Test Channel Maturity, Not Just Demand Spikes: Redseer
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 30, 2025
The report notes that food delivery is consolidating its role as a volume-stable, habit-led channel, while quick commerce is emerging as a frequency amplifier, capturing urgency-driven use cases
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From Milk To Midnight Cravings: Zepto Maps India’s 2025 Shopping Habits
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 29, 2025
The company notes that delivery partners collectively travelled 24,52,95,068 kilometre and the fastest delivery recorded during the year was completed in just 48 seconds