News on Medial

Will Quick Commerce Eat Amazon, Flipkart’s Festive Season Lunch?

Inc42 · 1m

- Quick commerce platforms are gaining a significant share in online grocery sales, expected to reach 51% outside the festive season. - Quick commerce platforms are challenging local kirana shops rather than traditional ecommerce marketplaces. - Ecommerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon dominate mobile phone sales and quick commerce platforms have limited impact in this category. - Customers prefer the credit features, returns, and exchanges offered by ecommerce marketplaces during the festive season. - Quick commerce platforms have limited inventory risks in the fashion category, with vertical marketplaces holding the key share. - Quick commerce platforms are rapidly adopting skin care and beauty products, which may impact niche players like Nykaa and Purplle. - The emergence of quick commerce platforms like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart has disrupted traditional ecommerce giants in the market.