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BigBasket vs Instamart
Instamart: 10 reports on strategy in 90 days, against 4 for BigBasket.
Latest behind it: Instamart bets on exclusive packs and challenger brands to stand apart in quick commerce
- BigBasket
- 10 reports in 90 days
- 9 in the 90 days before; most on results (4)
- Instamart
- 37 reports in 90 days
- 19 in the 90 days before; most on strategy (10)
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Counts are the reports we hold on each brand: one event counted once, phone and car launches and news outside retail left out. They show where each brand made news, not market share or store totals.
- 28 JulInstamart · Myntra’s Nandita Sinha to lead Instamart’s premiumisation pivot
- 29 JulInstamart, Nykaa Now trade senior talent as quick-commerce race intensifies
Moves to read first
- BigBasket FY26 loss widens 59% as quick-commerce costs outpace revenue growth
Tata Digital-owned BigBasket’s FY26 loss widened 59% to Rs 3,192 crore as its quick-commerce push raised distribution and marketing costs.
- Ganesh Chaturthi lifts quick-commerce demand for idols, modaks and puja supplies
Swiggy Instamart and Flipkart Minutes reported sharp Ganesh Chaturthi demand growth for idols, modaks, flowers and puja supplies.
- bigbasket's Sept. 23 announcement: Coca-Cola vending machines in bb Instant dark stores for delivery partners, starting in Bengaluru
BigBasket · bigbasket partnered with Coca-Cola India on a pan-India delivery partner welfare initiative, placing bb Instant touchscreen vending machines…
- Q-commerce platforms explore 30-minute delivery for large appliances
- BigBasket’s Morya Meter activation draws 5,000+ participants in Mumbai
BigBasket ran the Morya Meter, a giant modak decibel-meter activation at Mumbai’s Carter Road during Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Telangana suspends four dark-store licences linked to Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart and Zepto
TG SAFE suspended four dark-store licences involving Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart and Zepto following inspections by 10 teams.
What to watch
Instamart ·
Q2 FY27 results: Contribution margin still below zero (Q1: −0.2%; Outlook Business, 20 Aug)What it would mean: Still no break-even: FMCG brands that Instamart stocks should expect bigger asks on ad and listing fees.
est. = estimated from how soon after quarter-end the brand's last results came.
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BigBasket: 10 reports in the last 90 days
- BigBasket puts traditional media mandate up for pitch as FY26 loss widens 66% to ₹3,073 crore
- bigbasket's Sept. 23 announcement: Coca-Cola vending machines in bb Instant dark stores for delivery partners, starting in Bengaluru
- BigBasket’s Morya Meter activation draws 5,000+ participants in Mumbai
- BigBasket FY26 loss widens 59% as quick-commerce costs outpace revenue growth
- Bigbasket delivers 300+ iPhones in first hour as rapid commerce targets festive electronics
- Scheduled grocery delivery holds ground as quick commerce reshapes demand
- BigBasket’s FY26 loss widens 66% to ₹3,073 crore, raising stakes for Tata Digital
- BigBasket FY26 loss widens 66% as revenue grows 7.7%
- BigBasket B2C losses widen 66% to ₹3,073 crore in FY26
- BigBasket to halve footprint to 40 cities in profitability push amid mounting FY25 losses
Instamart: 37 reports in the last 90 days
- Instamart, Lifelong launch 500 ml Tea Pot via Dolly Chaiwala's 'Dolly's Saloon' pop-up in Gurugram
- Swiggy Instamart faces food safety complaints over Noice products, from flies in atta to a mouldy cake
- Instamart's NOICE targets 500+ SKUs and plans to double its 75 food entrepreneur partners
- Telangana suspends four dark-store licences linked to Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart and Zepto
- Instamart pilots Nectr fresh-produce label in Bengaluru to lift retention and margins
- Swiggy Instamart expands Yulu and Yuma EV network around dark stores
- Mumbai FDA suspends licences of Swiggy Instamart unit, Amazon warehouse operator
- Ganesh Chaturthi lifts quick-commerce demand for idols, modaks and puja supplies
- Swiggy Instamart says eco-Ganpati demand rose 176% during Ganesh Chaturthi
- Karnataka seizes ₹1.38 crore in expired, mislabelled food from Amazon and Instamart sites
- Raksha Bandhan demand lifts quick commerce and marketplaces, with Instamart Rakhi orders up nearly 300%
- Premium Rakhi gifting lifts quick commerce as smaller cities fuel festive demand
- Instamart bets on exclusive packs and challenger brands to stand apart in quick commerce
- Swiggy Instamart and Blinkit cap sugar purchases as prices rise
- Instamart sees 20x surge in premium Rakhi sales as festive gifting accelerates
- MINISO joins Swiggy Instamart with 90+ non-grocery SKUs
- Instamart adds MINISO lifestyle range, starting with 90+ items in key metros
- Swiggy Clears Instamart Inventory Shift to Pursue Blinkit-Style Margin Gains
- Swiggy eyes inventory-led Instamart model to unlock a new margin lever
- Q-commerce platforms explore 30-minute delivery for large appliances
- Instamart expands Northeast produce sourcing, starting with Meghalaya pineapples
- Quick-commerce platforms accelerate private labels to lift margins and control supply
- Instamart needs 2.6x NOV growth to hit breakeven without reigniting a cash war
- Swiggy bets on exclusive Instamart products as it targets cash break-even in two quarters
- Instamart adds Claude-powered natural-language shopping for 40,000 products
- Quick commerce shifts focus from dark-store growth to asset productivity
- Swiggy Instamart nears contribution break-even, then resets for growth
- Instamart hits contribution-margin break-even in May as Q1 GOV rises 40%
- Instamart, Nykaa Now trade senior talent as quick-commerce race intensifies
- Myntra’s Nandita Sinha to lead Instamart’s premiumisation pivot
- Bernstein sees Noice lifting Instamart case, but dark-store economics remain key
- Swiggy Instamart shifts from dark-store buildout to utilisation as rivalry rises
- Swiggy says Instamart can double volumes without major dark-store expansion
- Instamart says data-led consumer campaign earned 325M+ organic reach in 10 days
- Midnight Munchies: Instamart Orders Surge Across India During FIFA World Cup 2026 Final
- RBI Tokenization Rules Force Swiggy Instamart Users to Re-Save Cards Separately
- Quick commerce pivots from delivery fees to loyalty as order frequency slides
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