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Mubadala Set to Take Control of Turkish Delivery App Getir.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. is poised to take sole control of Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir Perakende Lojistik AS after a power struggle that followed the startup’s decline following Covid-19-era lockdowns (BNN Bloomberg). 

Exclusive: Swiggy Launches ‘Cafe’ To Deliver Snacks, Beverages In 15 Minutes.

Currently available in a few localities in Bengaluru, Swiggy Cafe offers branded as well as non-branded snacks & beverages (Inc42).

How technology is helping D2C brands hitch ride on quick commerce.

Digital commerce has evolved with payment gateways becoming faster, simpler and user-friendly (Business Standard).

Revenue of quick commerce across India from 2019 to 2028 (in million U.S. dollars).

As of 2024, the estimated revenue of quick commerce amounted to over three billion U.S. dollars in India (Statista). 

Will ‘Flipkart Minutes’ revolutionize the quick commerce industry?

Walmart-owned Flipkart has ventured into the quick commerce market with the launch of its new service, ‘Flipkart Minutes,’ which promises rapid delivery (Insights).

Produce start-up Origin eyes quick commerce app rollout.

Origin, a Bengaluru-based fresh produce start-up said on Tuesday it would start a quick commerce service across the country and in several overseas markets (The Hindu).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Is getting food delivered worse for the climate? Sometimes it’s better.

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions (NPR).

Amazon Fresh Introduces New Grocery Savings for Prime Members.

Now, Prime members can save big with even more exclusive savings on over 3,000 essential grocery items from Amazon Fresh, including 10% off on 1,700+ products from Amazon private-label brands; 25% off 1,200+ grocery and household items from top brands; and 50% off select grocery favorites that rotate weekly (Amazon).

Huge EV charging hub to service electric grocery deliveries in Australia’s biggest city.

UK company Zenobē is moving on from Sydney’s electric buses and into grocery delivery, locking in $8.5 million in federal funding to do so (The Driven). 

Instacart is Getting a Big Boost from Grocery Delivery.

The delivery giant said the upbeat quarter is pushing it to make longer term bets (Perishable news).

A Walmart exec explains the surprising reason low-income shoppers pay for a delivery membership.

Grocery delivery is not just a perk reserved for middle- and upper-income households, Walmart says (Business Insider).

DoorDash partners with H Mart for on-demand grocery delivery.

DoorDash unveiled a major collaboration on Thursday with H Mart—the largest Asian supermarket chain in the U.S., marking a significant expansion into grocery delivery beyond traditional restaurants (NW Asian Weekly).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Drone food delivery now an option to hungry tourists at the Great Wall of China.

Hungry tourists scaling the Great Wall of China no longer have to worry about continuing their adventure on an empty stomach (NYPost).

Kiwibots Roll into A-State for Robotic Food Delivery on Campus.

Arkansas State University is stepping into the future with the introduction of Kiwibot, an on-campus robotic food delivery service (A-State). 

E-bike startup Whizz wants to transform D.C. food delivery.

An e-bike rental company targeting food delivery workers is expanding from NYC to D.C. (Axios).

 E-Commerce

E-commerce speeds up to catch up with Quick commerce.

For online platforms, this festive season is all about speed. As quick commerce firms expand into nongrocery categories – the domain of e-commerce companies- and enter smaller cities, getting more consumers accustomed to the convenience of 10-minute deliveries has never been more important (Times of India).

Ecommerce ‘saves’ the air cargo industry – but what about the planet?

Some 786 delegates from upwards of 40 countries attended this year’s EU CBEC ecommerce forum in Liege to celebrate air-cargo’s “saviour”, but ignorance is bliss when it comes to ESG [Environmental, social and governance] concerns (The Load Star).  

Amazon launches tool for cross-border selling.

Ecommerce giant Amazon is launching an exporting tool called Export Central. This allows sellers to reach more customers in Europe, even in countries without localized Amazon stores. Thanks to the tool, sellers do not have to duplicate their listing or register new accounts (Ecommerce news).

US targets trade loophole used by ecommerce groups Temu and Shein.

Biden administration seeks to slow flood of cheap Chinese goods with proposed new rules around ‘de minimis’ exemption (Financial Times).

In-feed shopping: A new frontier for e-commerce.

Businesses can utilise this extensive user base and engagement levels by incorporating e-commerce functionalities within their social media platforms to facilitate transactions through shoppable posts and user-generated content (Financial express).

Alibaba pours millions into an AI applications developer for ecommerce.  

Connectly hosts an AI platform for businesses to create messaging campaigns and automate conversations with customers across messaging apps (Digital Commerce 360).

How Digital Marketing is Revolutionizing eCommerce Businesses?

E-business marketing and growth are now being catalyzed by digital marketing. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms, and new targeted and data-driven marketing techniques like SEO are helping e-commerce businesses to connect with customers as never before (Big News Network).