Rapido partners Big Basket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries in 90 cities
Rapido tied up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to run last-mile essential deliveries across 90 cities during the COVID-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of its fleet at no commission. Talks are ongoing with Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome.
What happened
Rapido partnered with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail for last-mile essential deliveries across 90 cities during COVID-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent of fleet
- 118 lives
- 4,300 cases
Why this matters
The multi-retailer tie-up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's—plus ongoing Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome talks—positions Rapido as a neutral last-mile aggregator worth tracking for partnership or acquisition.
What to watch
- Announcement of commission reinstatement or paid logistics product from Rapido
- Conversion of ongoing Grofers/Dunzo/FreshtoHome talks into signed deals
- Lockdown relaxation timelines restoring passenger mobility demand
- Retailers announcing in-house delivery hiring or acquisition of last-mile firms
- Rapido fundraising or strategic pivot statements signaling delivery as core
- Rapido closes Grofers, Dunzo, FreshtoHome tie-ups to lock utilization while passenger demand is zero
- Introduce a low-commission SLA-based delivery tier once free-fleet phase ends to test willingness-to-pay
- Retailers negotiate exclusivity or preferred-partner terms to secure delivery capacity in dense cities
- Competing mobility players (Ola, Uber, Swiggy/Zomato fleets) replicate essential-delivery redeployment