Rapido partners Big Basket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries across 90 cities
Rapido tied up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to run last-mile deliveries of essential supplies during the COVID-19 lockdown, deploying up to 70% of its fleet across 90 Indian cities. It charges no commission from driver-partners and is in talks with Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome.
What happened
Rapido partnered with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail for last-mile essential deliveries during COVID-19 lockdown across 90 Indian cities, with
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent of fleet
Why this matters
With live tie-ups to Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's plus active talks with Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome, Rapido is positioning as a neutral last-mile layer ripe for a delivery-integration partnership or acquisition.
What to watch
- Lockdown relaxation timeline and passenger mobility recovery rates
- Rapido announcing commission introduction on delivery orders
- Competing bike-taxi/aggregators (Ola, Uber) replicating grocery pivot
- Grocery players signing exclusive vs non-exclusive logistics deals
- Driver-partner retention once zero-commission window ends
- Rapido closes Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome tie-ups to lock multi-retailer volume
- Introduce commission structure or subscription pricing for delivery post-lockdown
- Launch dedicated delivery app/product separate from bike-taxi booking flow
- Retail partners test hybrid model splitting deliveries between Rapido and in-house fleet