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NEW DELHI -Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in quick commerce, but heating up concerns about road safety as.
Indian grocery start-ups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in “quick commerce,” but heating up concerns about road safety as delivery personnel scramble to meet tight deadlines.
Competition was already intense and now Softbank-backed Blinkit and its rival, Zepto, are racing to hire staff and open stores in their bid to grab a share of the market by offering the convenience of delivery in 10 minutes, far lower than the hours or days that competitors take.
Their mission: pack groceries within a few minutes at so-called “dark stores,” or small warehouses in densely