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Zomato goes Eternal

Eternal will encompass four key businesses—Zomato, Blinkit, District, and Hyperpure—driving its multifaceted growth and future expansion.

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India's Quick Commerce Landscape to Transform with 5,000+ Dark Stores by FY26: Report

By 2027–28, dark stores are projected to achieve a gross order value of $35 billion to $40 billion.

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Zomato Injects INR 500 Cr Into Blinkit for Strategic Growth

The infusion follows Zomato's INR 8,500 crore fundraising through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) in November 2024, aimed at bolstering financial resources for expansion.

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Blinkit Launches 10 Min Ambulance Service, "Profit is not a goal here"

Each ambulance will be equipped with essential life-saving equipment, including oxygen cylinders, AED (Automated External Defibrillator), stretcher, monitor, suction machine, and essential emergency medicines and injections, will have a paramedic, an assistant and a trained driver.

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Blinkit Enters 10-Minute Food Delivery with Bistro App Launch

Bistro will cater to customers seeking quick access to snacks and ready-to-eat items like sandwiches, samosas, and coffee.

Entrepreneurs

Affordable Footwear Innovators

Founded by Prateek Singhal and Ahmad Hushsham in 2021, Yoho offers affordable, comfortable footwear with over 100 styles, including orthopaedic slippers and sneakers, and plans to expand into kids' and sports footwear.

Entrepreneurs

The Comfort Redefiner

Freecultr, founded in 2019, redefines India's innerwear market with a data-driven, consumer-centric D2C model. Expanding globally, it emphasises comfort, sustainability, and customer feedback, aiming for 50% growth by 2025.

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Edtech Unicorn PhysicsWallah Welcomes Ex-Blinkit CFO Amit Sachdeva to Lead Financial Strategy

Sachdeva previously served as CFO at Grofers (now Blinkit), where he led financial operations until its acquisition by Zomato in 2022. His background includes leadership roles at IGT Solutions and Wipro, underscoring his expertise in corporate finance.

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Reliance Retail Enters Quick Commerce Market, Set to Challenge Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket

In an effort to disrupt the rapid commerce industry, Reliance has already started testing pilot programs through JioMart in Bengaluru and Navi Mumbai.

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Quick Commerce Companies Celebrated Raksha Bandhan With Record High Sales

Quick commerce companies enjoyed Raksha Bandhan with highest ever sales in one day

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Fancy a Drink? Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit and BigBasket May Soon Be Able to Quench Your Thirst For Liquor

Online food and grocery delivery platforms, Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit and BigBasket could potentially deliver alcohol in the near future

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Indigrid Technology and Hour4u Raise Early-Stage Funding

Here are the Indian startups that announced early-stage funding rounds.

Entrepreneurs

Curiosity into Creativity Translator: Aditya Sanghavi

Founded in 2015 by Aditya Sanghavi, the Mumbai-based startup claims to retail in over 5,000 stores across the country through distributors and works with a few supermarket chains.

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After PS5 and Atomberg, Lenskart Items Will Now be Sold via Blinkit in 10 Minutes

The recent announcement comes after Blinkit founder Albinder Dhindsa announced a partnership with Atomberg, a manufacturing company for energy-efficient home appliances.

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Blinkit Sales Hit As Delivery Executives Protest Against Pay Cut: Report

The development is estimated to have a bearing on Zomato's consolidated revenues for the first quarter of the current financial year