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Swiggy expands 10-minute food delivery service Bolt to over 400 cities. The massive expansion of the rapid food delivery service by Swiggy comes at a time when startups are increasing their presence in this area (Economic Times).

DMart vs Quick Commerce: Is the retail giant losing ground to 10-minute grocery delivery players? DMart’s bulk-buying model faces challenges from quick commerce players like Blinkit and Zepto, which cater to the rising demand for frequent, small purchases with instant delivery (Upstox).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Scotmid and Scoffable Partner to Launch Grocery Delivery Across Scotland. Scotmid and West Lothian based delivery platform, Scoffable, have announced an exciting new partnership that brings a fresh approach to grocery delivery across Scotland (365retail).

Walmart Canada partners with DoorDash. The new alliance opens the delivery service to more than 300 locations (Supermarket News).

Online Grocery Delivery Services Market Research 2024-2029: Explore the Impacts of E-Commerce Giants, Startups, Sustainable Practices and AI Integration on the Future $1.47 Trillion Industry. The “Online Grocery Delivery Services Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2019-2029F” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com‘s offering (Globe Newswire).

Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto Dark Stores Set to Change Grocery Landscape in Belagavi: Impact on Local Kiranas? The grocery shopping experience in Belagavi is poised for a transformation as Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto prepare to launch their services in December 2024 (All about Belgaum).

DoorDash bolsters its grocery lineup. The third-party e-commerce provider has added Stew Leonard’s, Fresh Encounter and three more grocers to its delivery roster (Grocery Dive).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Company pilots drone food delivery service. In California, a company is running a pilot program for drone food delivery (CBS News).

Starship and Bolt partner to launch robot-powered grocery delivery. The Estonian-founded tech giants have partnered to set the pace for sustainable city delivery in Europe (Tech EU).

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Zepto raises another $350M amid retail upheaval in India. Zepto has secured $350 million in new funding, its third round of financing in six months, as the Indian quick-commerce startup strengthens its position against its competitors ahead of a planned IPO next year (Techcrunch).

Amazon India Mulls Launch Of Its Quick Commerce Service ‘Tez’ Soon. Amazon’s Indian arm is reportedly gearing up to launch its quick commerce delivery service by late December or early next year (Startup news).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Instacart, DoorDash tackle consumers’ grocery affordability concerns. The companies’ efforts come as the industry looks to make online shopping more appealing to price-conscious consumers (Grocery Dive).

Grocery delivery firm Dingdong Maicai becomes latest Chinese company to enter Saudi market. Dingdong Maicai, a New York-listed Chinese e-commerce company specializing in fresh groceries, has officially launched its international expansion with Saudi Arabia as its first overseas market (Technode).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Airbound raises $1.7M to make drone delivery cost-effective with next-gen lightweight drones. Airbound, a drone delivery startup is focused on building next-generation drones that can reduce the cost of the last-mile by over two orders of magnitude (Tech funding news).

OneRail’s software helps solve the last-mile delivery problem. Last-mile delivery, the very last step of the delivery process, is a common pain point for companies (Techcrunch).

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Zepto eyes $250 mn from HNIs, wealth firms at flat valuation. If the deal goes through, it will be the third time the startup is raising capital over a six-month time (Mint).

Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto, Flipkart Minutes captured around 50% Kirana sales in India, may touch Rs 332000 crore business by… As per the report, quick commerce platforms are projected to capture approximately $1.28 billion of Kirana sales by 2024, accounting for 21 percent of total sales on these platforms (India).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

US online grocery sales cross $10 billion mark in October. October online grocery sales grew among each of the three fulfillment methods Brick Meets Click and Mercatus track (Digital Commerce 360).

Quick Commerce Eating Up Grocery Stores, May Become A Political Problem: Uday Kotak. According to a Datum Intelligence report, the quick commerce market will grow from $6.1 billion in 2024 to $40 billion by 2030 (News18).

Third-party e-commerce providers continue to bolster grocery delivery offerings. This week, Uber Eats announced a tie-up with Stew Leonard’s while Shipt partnered with The Fresh Market (Grocery Dive).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Ever wanted to rent a food delivery robot? Now you can. Good news for anyone who’s ever wanted to rent a delivery robot (Techcrunch).

Robots have been taught to help pack groceries. But they’ll never do this. It takes just five minutes for this warehouse to put together a 50-item supermarket order (The age).

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Quick commerce in India: Market leaders & new entrants. Explore 10 emerging quick commerce startups striving to emulate the success of Blinkit and Zepto in the fast-paced delivery market (Your story).

Nearly 2 Lakh Kirana Stores Close as Battle for Survival Against Quick Commerce Players Intensifies. Experts suggest that kirana stores are looking for ways to create an online presence amid the rise in competition from the quick commerce sector (Outlook Business).

Capital won’t decide winners in quick commerce: Swiggy’s Sriharsha Majety. Swiggy’s CEO emphasized that customer experience, rather than capital, will dictate quick commerce success (mint).

Quick Commerce Boom Forces Over Two Lakh Kirana Stores To Close, Alleges AICPDF. AICPDF argues that a balanced approach is needed to support the heritage of India’s kirana stores and protect small businesses from further economic stress (BW Disrupt).

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 (Reuters).

Behind the 10-minute delivery boom: How quick commerce is changing India. As consumers turn to the quick commerce craze, multiple platforms now offer 10-minute deliveries, yet few consider the hidden societal costs of this convenience (Business Standard).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Too Good To Go: New good bag delivery service launched. Too Good To Go has announced it will offer a nationwide delivery service for its food parcels (Swindon Advertiser).

Next-Gen Retail Media is Here for Grocery Delivery Platforms. As shoppers adapt to an omnichannel marketplace, wherein shopping capabilities are offered in-store and online, retailers and CPG manufacturers must work hard to capture consumer attention (The Food Institute).

Cub grocery now accepting SNAP for online orders. The supermarket joins a host of other retailers approved to accept the food assistance payments for online orders (The Minnesota Star Tribune).

Amazon continues to grow its grocery, pharmacy businesses. CEO Andy Jassy says strengthening its ground delivery network is paying off (Supermarket News).

🛸 Delivery Tech

From Lime to Uber to Hertz: Free and discounted Election Day rides. Election Day is nearly here, and if you haven’t already mailed in your ballot or gone in for early voting, you might need a ride come November 5 (Techcrunch).

Coles Add Electric Prime Mover Truck To Grocery Delivery Network. Coles has become Australia’s first retailer to introduce an electric prime mover truck to its transportation network, with the heavy-duty vehicle now delivering groceries to hundreds of stores across Victoria (ESM).

 E-Commerce

DHL eCommerce publishes US-focused e-commerce shopper report. Ahead of this year’s peak season, DHL eCommerce has released the latest installment of its Online Shopper Trends Report with a special report that reveals insights from the US market (Parcel and Postal Technology International).

E-Commerce in China as Part of a Digital Revolution. China’s e-commerce landscape has grown and changed over the past two decades, capturing the rise of consumer income as the economy in China booms ahead of other countries (China Briefing).

Monta continues to expand. This week, fulfillment company Monta has announced further international expansion. The company will open fulfillment centers in France, Italy and Poland (Ecommerce News).

Thailand’s e-commerce market sees 14% growth in revenue in 2024. Thailand’s e-commerce market has grown 14 percent year on year, with revenue hitting 1.1 trillion baht in 2024, compared to 980 billion baht in 2023, according to Thanawat Malabuppha, the CEO and co-founder of priceza.com (Nation Thailand).

⚡Q-Commerce

Careem Express introduces first-of-its-kind medical lab delivery service in Jordan. Careem Express introduces a service to deliver laboratory samples between medical labs, becoming the only company licensed to handle and transport lab samples nationwide (Jordan News).

Tata’s Neu Taps BigBasket, Croma for Quick Commerce Segment as Market Competition Grows. As of now, the platform will sell services including grocery, electronics and fashion (Outlook Startup).

Nykaa not planning Qcommerce entry soon: Falguni Nayar. Nykaa is continuously focused on improving delivery timelines, being closer to customers and building out an extensive network, Nayar said (India Retailing).

FMCG firms embrace quick commerce amid shift in urban consumer preferences. A recent report by market researcher NIQ reveals that quick commerce has become the primary grocery shopping method for 31% of urban Indians, with 39% using it for top-up purchases (mint).

Is this the end? Kiranas struggle to keep up with quick commerce Quick commerce platforms are gaining new consumer bases through deep discounts and fast deliveries. Can small retail stores compete? (Deccan Herald)

Saudi q-commerce Nana acquires Rasseed app. Saudi Arabia-based dark store grocery delivery startup Nana has acquired Rasseed application for an undisclosed value (Wamda).

Zepto leads ad spending surge in quick commerce, outpacing Blinkit. Zepto’s revenue surged by more than 1200 percent in FY2023 to $251.7 million compared to $18.9 million in FY2022 as per the data by Tracxn Technologies Ltd (Storyboard18).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Empire expands its ecommerce via Instacart, Uber Eats partnerships. The grocery banner will now have over 250 stores on the apps, with plans to add more across Canada (Supermarket News).

Tops adds Instacart at seven more stores. Instacart is now available at 146 of 149 Tops Friendly Markets locations (Yahoo! Finance).

Grocery delivery got a huge sales boost in Q3. Online grocery sales surged nearly 14% in the quarter as mass retailers continue to gain momentum in the segment (Retail Brew).

South Africa’s Online Grocery Sector: Trends and Challenges. As South Africa undergoes a digital transformation, the online grocery delivery sector is experiencing revolutionary changes, says the team at Yassir (Media Update).

Instacart Widens Service in Canada. Grocery tech company announces partnerships with Sobeys, FreshCo, Farm Boy and Longo’s (Progressive Grocer).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Traveltech firm Ixigo is acquiring 51% stake in train food delivery app Zoop. ixigo, a prominent player in India’s travel booking industry, is acquiring a 51% stake in Zoop Web Services Private Limited, a train food delivery service provider (Indian Startup News).

Starship and Bolt partner to launch robot-powered grocery delivery. The Estonian-founded tech giants have partnered to set the pace for sustainable city delivery in Europe (tech.eu).

 E-Commerce

Walmart will start delivering prescriptions to customers’ doorsteps as CVS and Walgreens struggle. Walmart said Tuesday that it will start delivering prescriptions to customers’ doorsteps (CNBC).

⚡Q-Commerce

Inside Reliance Retail’s quick-commerce experiments. Quick commerce is booming, but Reliance Retail has yet to find a successful model in the space despite running multiple pilots, said people familiar with the situation (The Arc).

Indian retail group seeks antitrust probe of quick commerce companies Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto. India’s biggest group of retail distributors has asked the antitrust authority to investigate three quick commerce companies – Zomato’s opens new tab Blinkit, Swiggy and Zepto – for alleged predatory pricing, a letter showed on Sunday (Reuters).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Uber Eats Expands to Farmers’ Markets in NYC and LA. The San Franciso-based company is also launching a campaign to make sustainable packaging more accessible to merchants (Food and Wine).

Uber Eats expands partnership with Morrisons Supermarkets. UK | Morrisons has expanded its immediacy offering through partnerships with Uber Eats. Over the coming days, Morrisons will add over 400 supermarkets to the platform (Supermarket News).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Uber, Avride announce multiyear delivery robot partnership. Uber and Avride announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Avride’s delivery robots and autonomous vehicles to Uber and Uber Eats (Tipranks).

👩🍳 Restaurant Tech

TCloud kitchens: a failed recipe for Deliveroo, Grab, Foodpanda. Singapore no longer has cloud kitchens run by delivery platforms after Deliveroo closed its last two in August (Tech in Asia).

Push Operations Announces a New Integration With the Toast Platform. Toronto, Ontario Push Operations is excited to announce that it has joined the Toast Partner Ecosystem. This integration will help automate tedious administrative tasks for Toast customers in the US and Canada by centralizing Push Operations employee solutions to Toast’s platform (Restaurant News).

 E-Commerce

Wilko partners with Deliveroo for rapid home and garden delivery. Wilko has become the latest retailer to partner with Deliveroo, offering shoppers on-demand delivery of over 3,000 home and garden products in as little as 25 minutes (Retail Gazette).

Careem Express introduces first-of-its-kind medical lab delivery service in Jordan. Careem Express introduces a service to deliver laboratory samples between medical labs, becoming the only company licensed to handle and transport lab samples nationwide (Jordan News).

PasarPolis and Gojek Partner to Expand Insurance Access in Indonesia. Indonesian insurtech company PasarPolis has expanded its strategic partnership with superapp Gojek, aiming to make insurance more accessible to millions of Indonesians (Fintech).

⚡Q-Commerce

Rappi aims to grow its own stores in Peru through Turbo. The Colombian multinational continues to fine-tune its focus in the Peruvian market. Its announcements include plans for its Turbo ultra-fast delivery vertical (DF Sud).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

Waitrose wraps up deal with Just Eat amid supermarket delivery surge. The grocery giant has seen weekly on-demand sales surge by 140% this year, after similar partnerships with Deliveroo and Uber Eats (Independent).

How Weis Markets is getting an e-commerce boost with Amazon. The East Coast grocer was initially skeptical about linking with the online giant, but has reaped benefits including expanding its reach to more metro areas, the company’s CIO said (Grocery Dive).

3 new ways Amazon is offering more choices while making grocery shopping faster and easier. We’re bringing together the best of Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon.com with more selection and savings—especially for Prime members (About Amazon).

🛸 Delivery Tech

Uber, Avride announce multiyear delivery robot partnership. Uber and Avride announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Avride’s delivery robots and autonomous vehicles to Uber and Uber Eats (Tipranks).

 E-Commerce

Indonesia Asks Apple, Google to Block Chinese E-Commerce App Temu. The country’s communications minister says that the app’s “factory-to-consumer” model threatens to undermine millions of small businesses (The Diplomat).

E-commerce giant Amazon wants to be everything to everyone. Amazon is bolstering its e-commerce empire while continuing a march deeper into people’s lives, from robots to healthcare and entertainment (Hurriyet Daily News).

⚡Q-Commerce

• Rappi will invest USD 22 million in Argentina: they want deliveries in less than 10 minutes. Due to the trust in Milei’s management, the company confirmed an investment of USD 22 million between 2024 and 2027 (La Derecha Diário).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

• Food delivery is seeing more consolidation: GrubMarket snaps up FreshGoGo. GrubMarket, the $3.6 billion food delivery and supply chain startup backed by Tiger Global, BlackRock and nearly 100 other investors, has snapped up another food delivery startup on its consolidation march: It is acquiring FreshGoGo, a New York-based, B2C platform selling Asian groceries and ready-made dishes (Techcrunch).

• Iceland has expanded its rapid delivery service through a new partnership with Deliveroo. From today (25 September) the frozen food specialist will begin to roll out its new quick delivery service across 53 stores and is expected to launch in more than 800 stores by the end of October (Grocery Gazette).

• Uber cites growth in retail/grocery delivery. Q2 delivery sales up 8% amid new retail, Instacart partnerships (Supermarket news).

• Oppenheimer: Restaurant & grocery delivery survey reveals higher spending. A recent survey of 1,451 respondents indicates continued upside potential for the restaurant and grocery delivery sectors, suggesting growth in user spending and untapped opportunities (Investing).

• Cardiometabolic care solution partners with Instacart for healthy food program. 9amHealth, the leading virtual cardiometabolic care solution, and Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced a partnership that integrates Instacart Health Fresh Funds stipends for nutritious food into 9amHealth’s diabetes, weight, and heart health programs (BlueBook).

🛸 Delivery Tech

• Pickspot partners with peaq to transform Africa’s last-mile delivery using smart parcel lockers. peaq, the layer-1 blockchain for DePIN and Machine RWAs (real-world assets), announces the expansion of its ecosystem as Pickspot joins to decentralize last-mile logistics in Africa (Tech in Africa).

• London Hospitals Go High-Tech: Drones to Speed Up Blood Sample Delivery, Improving Patient Care. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service, or NHS, is planning to begin transporting blood samples by drone between two central London hospitals, powered by Wing and Apian (sUAS News).

 E-Commerce

• Indian traders up in arms against e-commerce giants Amazon & Flipkart. The body that has been vocal against foreign retail majors for years, today in the national capital announced a drive to “prosecute” the two behemoths (Business Today).

• Zomato Becomes Overvalued Amid India’s E-commerce Revolution. India’s e-commerce landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, expanding beyond high-income households and metro cities into the vast potential of Tier 2+ markets (Investing).

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• Quick-commerce startup Flink raises another $150M at a valuation of nearly $1B. Flink, a quick-commerce startup out of Berlin that was an acquisition target of Gorillas, Getir, Amazon, and Gopuff, is spelling out how it plans to go forth on its own (Techcrunch).

• iPhone 16 Goes on Sale in India: Blinkit, BigBasket, And Zepto Offer 10-Minute Delivery; iPhone 16 On Sale In India: As the iPhone 16 series went on sale in India, several customers thronged Apple’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Apple Saket stores in Mumbai and Delhi, respectively (Zee News). 

• Rapid growth of quick commerce fuels wave of ‘enabler’ tech startups. A new wave of ‘enabler’ startups is revolutionizing India’s quick commerce ecosystem, driven by the growth of hyperlocal startups and established e-commerce firms (The Economic Times).

🍏 Grocery Delivery

• Delivery app order software firm Deliverect launches grocery offering. Deliverect said early adopters of the new solution had experienced a doubling in weekly sales and had cut the time to pick and pack orders in half (The Grocer).

• The Future of Grocery Online Market Estimated to Reach USD 3,396.9 Billion by 2033. The online grocery market is forecasted to be valued at approximately USD 377.4 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow to USD 3,396.9 billion by 2033 (FMI Blog).

• Co-op launches 24-hour rapid grocery delivery service. The Co-op is launching a 24-hour online grocery delivery service for shoppers in city centre stores as it looks to respond to the growing demand for rapid delivery (Grocery Gazette).

• Coles changes the online grocery landscape opening its first world-class automated Customer Fulfilment Centre. Coles has marked the start of another exciting chapter in its technology-led supply chain innovation journey, with the official opening of its first Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in Victoria, bringing together world-class technology and automation to enhance the shopping experience for Coles Online customers in greater Melbourne (Markets Insider).

• Grocery delivery is less sustainable than shopping in store. New research examines the impact, energy use, emissions, and traffic congestion (Supermarket News).

• Stick with Uber Eats: Olive Garden is rolling out home food delivery with a twist. The family-style Italian restaurant chain says customers have been asking for additional delivery options. Now it’s finally giving in (Fast Company).

🛸 Delivery Tech

• Kiwibot acquires an ad startup to turn its delivery robots into mobile billboards. From the standpoint of any advertising executive, Kiwibot has left a lot of money on the table since its robots began making food deliveries on the UC Berkeley campus back in 2017 (Techcrunch).

• Are grocery shoppers ready for drones? Consumers are frustrated with the grocery shopping experience and drone delivery may solve some of their pain points (CSA).

• You might get offered promo codes if one of these delivery robots runs into you. A Starship Technologies food delivery robot knocked over an Arizona State University employee last fall, then came back and struck them again (The Verge).

 E-Commerce

• Logistics capabilities amid Southeast Asia’s e-commerce boom. The e-commerce industry in Southeast Asia has been growing at an unprecedented rate, with the market projected to reach a staggering US$186 billion by 2025, up from US$139 billion in 2023 (Air Cargo Week).

• Finance leaders struggle with the speed of ecommerce. B2B ecommerce is currently going through a fast-paced evolution, with the market being set to a total of USD 2.641 trillion in 2024. Hokodo’s report has revealed that many finance functions and enterprises are not future-proofed. In fact, its pan-industry survey of CFOs and finance leaders revealed that nearly of fifth (17%) of them feel that their finance teams are not prepared for the future (The Paypers). 

• Ikea is launching second-hand marketplace. Furniture retailer Ikea plans to launch a marketplace where customers can sell their pre-owned Ikea furniture to other consumers. By doing that, it wants to expand its online revenue. The company launched a pilot in Spain and Norway (Ecommerce News).

⚡Q-Commerce

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).