bigbasket names ex-Amazon exec Amit Nanda CEO as Tata-owned grocer pivots to quick commerce

Hari Menon steps aside after 14 years as bigbasket installs former Amazon India leader Amit Nanda to accelerate its quick commerce push. The Tata-owned platform serves 25M customers across 60 cities via 900 dark stores. Menon and co-founder Vipul Parekh stay on board as mentors.

— Source publishedTue, 16 Jun, 2026, 19:23 IST·First seen Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, 19:28 IST·Source Entrackr

What happened

BigBasket · Tata-owned bigbasket has appointed former Amazon India executive Amit Nanda as CEO, succeeding co-founder Hari Menon. Menon and co-founder Vipul

Key facts

  • 25 million customers
  • 30,000 products
  • 60 cities
  • 900 dark stores

Why this matters

The CEO swap clarifies bigbasket's strategic posture as a Tata-funded q-commerce challenger rather than a scheduled-grocery incumbent, reshaping partnership, M&A, and category-entry calculus across the Indian grocery stack.