Grofers

Food delivery app ’s board has approved its acquisition of quick commerce startup Blinkit (formerly Grofers) for 4,447 crore (about $570 million) in an all-stock deal. The transaction value is 40% lower than Blinkit’s last valuation of just…

Zomato's board of directors has approved the acquisition of online grocery store Blinkit (formerly Grofers) in an all-stock deal at a board meeting, according to a BSE filing. The long-anticipated deal will help Zomato, which has been…

SynopsisAmid signs of overheating in the quick-commerce segment, a newbie is taking wings. Warpli’s plans to instantly deliver a range of items will also mean it will end up competing with its founder’s previous venture Blinkit. The rather…

Albinder Dhindsa, CEO and Founder, BlinkitSynopsisIt took several years and hundreds of millions of dollars to build the Grofers brand. But the lure of quick commerce has prompted the founder to scrap the brand and start afresh with a new…

Grofers had started its quick commerce service with a 10-minute delivery promise a few months ago Online grocery delivery platform Grofers on December 13 said it is rebranding itself as 'Blinkit' to reflect its pivot to quick commerce.…

Online food delivery platform Zomato will stop its grocery delivery service from September 17 due to gaps in fulfilling the orders, which, in turn, is leading to poor customer experience. Instead, the company believes, that its investment…

Grofers is a Gurgaon-based online grocery delivery service company that was founded in 2013. Recently, the grocery delivery startup faced backlash online for being able to make deliveries within 10 minutes. Albinder Dhindsa, the founder of…

A Bigbasket warehouse in Bengaluru.SynopsisUnlike other startups, Bigbasket’s valuation never fully captured its growth in sales volume, revenue, user base, and its solid leadership. That was because of the founders’ choices and approach,…