Rapido partners Big Basket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries across 90 cities
Rapido has tied up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to power last-mile essential-supply deliveries in 90 Indian cities during the COVID-19 lockdown. The bike-taxi firm is deploying 70% of its driver fleet and charging no commission on the arrangement.
What happened
Rapido partners with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail for last-mile essential-supply deliveries across 90 Indian cities during the COVID-19 lockdown,
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent of fleet
- 118 lives
- 4,300 cases
Why this matters
Rapido's willingness to partner with multiple grocery chains on non-commercial terms flags it as a receptive last-mile M&A or integration target for players seeking pan-city delivery reach.
What to watch
- Announcement of commission reinstatement or B2B pricing tier
- Order-volume and city-expansion updates beyond 90 cities
- Rider utilization/attrition metrics disclosed
- State government essential-mobility permit rulings for bike fleets
- Rival last-mile grocery partnership announcements
- Rapido formalizes paid last-mile SLA contracts with grocery chains before lockdown eases
- Big Basket/Spencer's expand slot capacity leveraging Rapido fleet to cut delivery backlogs
- Rapido launches rider incentive/insurance package to stem attrition on low-value runs
- Competitors (Dunzo, Ola, Swiggy) announce parallel essentials-delivery partnerships