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Delivery firm Dunzo secures $75 mn funding, lays off 30% of staff: Report

According to the report, under the new business model, Dunzo will cut about 50% of its dark stores and run only those that can be profitable or are nearing that threshold

Alliance, Dunzo tie up to offer insurance to 20,000 delivery partners

Accident cover of Rs 5 lakh also includes OPD treatment in cases where hospitalisation is not required

Delhi court sends notice to Dunzo for sexual harassment by delivery agent

Delhi's Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission issued notice to delivery company Dunzo for alleged sexual harassment by its delivery partner, who showed up drunk at a woman's address

Quick commerce firms deliver last-minute Valentine's gifts amid rosy demand

Platforms like Zepto, Dunzo, Blinkit and Instamart have seen huge uptick in demand for Valentine's Day goodies this week

ShareChat, Dunzo to join list of startups planning mass layoffs in India

Rebel Foods, which has brands like Behrouz Biryani and Oven Story, has also reportedly cut its headcount

Ola, Uber worst platforms in providing fair work for gig workers: Report

Other platforms who scored zero in the report were Amazon Flex and PharmEasy, while Porter scores just 1 point out of 10

Customers tipped delivery partners up to Rs 3 crore on Dunzo in 2022

A Chennai user ordered about Rs 45,000 worth of Ferrero Rocher chocolates from Dunzo in just three orders, the report shows

Higher costs and elusive profits: Why quick deliveries in India may go slow

A founder of a quick service company reportedly said that the 10-minute delivery was something of a "gimmick" as the speed of the delivery has slowed down and the costs have rise

Night grocery delivery: Next on agenda for quick e-commerce platforms

In August, Swiggy said it had witnessed a 16-fold growth in orders in the 12 months to June, with Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad ordering more items than the whole population of Canada

Dunzo not accepting orders from flood-hit parts of Bengaluru: Netizens

Grocery delivery app Dunzo has stopped services in the parts of Bengaluru that have been affected by the flood, according to residents in the city and posts on social media. Reliance Retail-backed quick commerce Dunzo promises to deliver orders on Dunzo Daily in 19 minutes and the service is available in eight cities, including Bengaluru. "Dunzo has been down since Wednesday. They are not accepting orders," an employee of a well-known company, who did not wish to be identified, said. Social media accounts claiming to be from Bengaluru posted a screenshot of the app which mentioned "Dunzo Daily will be back in a while". When contacted, a Dunzo spokesperson said, "The efforts of our delivery partners have been instrumental in reducing the havoc caused by heavy rains. To ensure their safety, we paused deliveries in areas with excessive water logging." The spokesperson said that in cases where orders get delayed due to rains, the company keeps its customers informed, prioritising part

India's e-commerce firms hire more delivery workers for shopping season

Gig work employment, of which delivery workers and salespersons form a large chunk, is expected to reach 9.9 million in India in 2022-23, up about 45% from 2019-20

Dunzo Daily to increase delivery time and reduce distance: Report

Company backed by Reliance Retail won't expand to new cities after burning more than Rs 100 cr in the last quarter

Transport union protests Dunzo 'warning to riders' about supporting strikes

A Dunzo spokesperson said that the company is looking into the matter

Valuation hurdle stiff for DMart despite 26% correction since January

Store additions strong while same store sales declined in Q1

Dunzo, PhonePe among 24 e-commerce firms joining India's open network

Real-time transactions in retail and food delivery have started in Delhi, Bengaluru, Shillong

Google-backed Dunzo launches instant grocery delivery service in Mumbai

In less than a year, 'Dunzo Daily' is growing at a rate of more than 100 per cent month on month and is expected to fulfill more than 200,000 orders per day by June 2022

What are Dunzo CEO Kabeer Biswas's plans about funding and growth?

In a chat with Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta, quick commerce player Dunzo's CEO Kabeer Biswas tells about strategic partnership with Reliance Retail and long-term expansion plan. Listen in

TMS Ep112: Economic recovery, Kabeer Biswas, markets, telematics

How is India's recovery shaping up as states relax restrictions? What is Dunzo CEO Kabeer Biswas's growth strategy? Which stocks bucked the trend and soared in Feb? What's telematics? All answers here

Minority stakes in Glance, Dunzo signal RIL's attempt for retail expansion

All told, RIL has now picked up minority stakes in retail online platform start-ups with founders leading the game

Dunzo pulls out all stops to be No.1 in quick commerce; bets on automation

Automation, Reliance deal to help it expand faster