Rapido partners Big Basket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries across 90 cities
Bike-taxi platform Rapido has tied up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to power last-mile delivery of essentials during the COVID-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of its driver fleet across 90 Indian cities with no commission charges.
What happened
Rapido partnered with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to enable last-mile essential deliveries across 90 Indian cities during the COVID-19 lockdown,
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent of fleet
Why this matters
The multi-retailer tie-up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's positions Rapido as a neutral last-mile infrastructure layer, opening acquisition or deeper-integration conversations with grocery and omni-channel players seeking delivery capacity.
What to watch
- Lockdown extension or phased reopening timelines affecting mobility demand
- Order volume and driver earnings data disclosed by Rapido during redeployment
- Whether no-commission model converts to paid contracts
- Grocer announcements on in-house delivery hiring or fleet investment
- Dunzo/Swiggy/Zomato countermoves in essentials last-mile
- Rapido introduces commission or per-drop pricing once no-commission goodwill phase ends
- Competing mobility players (Ola, Uber) announce similar grocery/essential delivery redeployments
- Grocers expand slot capacity and dark-store footprint leveraging borrowed fleet
- Rapido launches a standalone Rapido Delivery/logistics brand post-lockdown