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Billionaire Ambani's Reliance plays catch-up to ride India quick commerce wave

 Published: 10:34, 30 October 2024

Billionaire Ambani's Reliance plays catch-up to ride India quick commerce wave

Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani is mimicking the strategy of popular Indian grocery startups to drastically change how his retail empire operates: from home deliveries that can take a day or two, his business is now targeting a 10-30 minute service.

Quick commerce has reshaped how Indians shop as Zomato, SoftBank-backed Swiggy and Zepto now promise deliveries from their neighbourhood warehouses within 10 minutes, even beating Amazon. These multi-billion-dollar quick commerce businesses, though loss-making, have disrupted sales of mom-and-pop stores and supermarkets as people opt for quick deliveries of everything from milk and chocolates to Apple iPhones.
 

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