The stock has nearly doubled in the last year, rewarding investors who backed its turnaround story. But with competition heating up and valuations running high, the real question is—can Zomato keep serving up strong returns over the next three years, or are the best already behind it? Breaking down the growth story Zomato’s journey from…
Urban Company has stepped into quick commerce with a trial service in Mumbai called Insta Maids. The home services app promises to send workers for jobs like cooking prep, utensil cleaning, sweeping and mopping within 15 minutes—at an introductory charge of just ₹49 per hour (marked down from ₹249). Also Read: Brands must acquire customer…
Here’s a case in point. Many clients of Northwest Registered Agent LLC, a company that provides compliance filing and other business services, have been using an AI-powered agent, AI-RAH, for the past two years. This AI agent handles tasks such as forming limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations, and non-profits. It manages document categorization, scanning, annual…
What could have been a battle pitting David versus Goliath—or fast-moving consumer goods companies versus quick-commerce startups—is playing out as a story of collaboration rather than competition. Even FMCG giants such as Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, Marico Ltd, and Dabur Ltd are learning to adapt to what will work best on quick-commerce platforms, although these…
That successful online aggregators would loom ever larger over the small suppliers enrolled on their platforms was obvious all along. Equally foreseeable was how this would tilt power equations in favour of any big consumer interface, whose potential role as a market gateway was a big draw for its investors in the first place. Suppliers…
Dunzo’s latest round of job cuts has left the struggling quick commerce startup with a skeletal staff and its survival in grave doubt. This situation highlights a typical case of a first or early mover failing to capitalize on the market it helped discover, joining the ranks of firms like Meru, Indiaplaza, and Foodpanda. Quick…
Raksha Bandhan 2024: As Raksha Bandhan 2024 approaches, several brands including online delivery platforms are offering special offers to their customers. This year the Raksha Bandhan festival will be celebrated on 19 August (Monday). Hyper-local delivery company Blinkit is offering a limited-time order feature for the Raksha Bandhan festival. The delivery platform has activated international…
