Visitors, delegates, exhibitors, security and delivery personnel that mint spoke with said among key pain points were customers having to queue up to collect their orders after having placed them, delivery personnel being turned away by security staff—who weren’t informed of the arrangements—and a patchy telecom network that only made matters worse. Swiggy and Zepto…
Britannia Industries Ltd’s December quarter (Q3FY26) earnings were largely in line with expectations, with consolidated revenue rising 9.5% year-on-year to ₹Rs 4,885 crore. Growth during the quarter was evenly driven by volumes and realizations, as the company increased grammage for its ₹5 and ₹10 packs following the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cut in…
Quick commerce is increasingly becoming an essential part of our lives, especially in metro cities like Mumbai and Delhi, where these services extend to late hours of the night. However, this netizen decided to take a unique advantage of this service — he used it as an alarm clock for his sister, who had an…
Eternal Ltd’s December quarter (Q3FY26) results were encouraging on many counts. Adjusted EBITDA (before employee stock options and after lease rentals) soared by 63% sequentially to ₹364 crore, mainly led by quick commerce business Blinkit, which clocked a small profit of ₹4 crore versus a loss of ₹156 crore in Q2. This is a significant…
The growing intensity of discount wars in the quick commerce (QC) space is likely to delay margin recovery of the sector, highlighted Swiss investment bank UBS in its recent report. According to UBS’s pricing tracker, the discounts have expanded by 200-300 basis points compared to the levels seen in September, and they have increased further…
Days after the Center asked quick commerce companies to stop advertising fixed “10-minute” delivery promises, a survey found that consumers do not support the model and only want quick deliveries of medicines, followed by essentials. According to a survey by LocalCircle, 38% consumers who use quick commerce services said that they did not want anything…
Quick commerce platforms have rapidly grown and already gained immense popularity in India’s retail landscape. With platforms promising delivery within 10-15 minutes, these services are utilized by Indian consumers to primarily purchase goods, such as groceries and gadgets. However, an Indian-born founder shared her experience with one such platform for an unexpected need. While waiting…
