Rapido teams with BigBasket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries in 90 cities
Bike-taxi platform Rapido pivots to last-mile essential supply delivery during the COVID-19 lockdown, partnering with BigBasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail across 90 cities at no commission. Talks are underway with Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome to expand the network further.
What happened
Rapido partners with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail for last-mile essential deliveries across 90 Indian cities during COVID-19 lockdown, charging
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent fleet
- 118 deaths
- 4,300 cases
Why this matters
With three major grocers signed and Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome in talks, Rapido is rapidly assembling a delivery network that could become an attractive partnership or acquisition target in omni-channel logistics.
What to watch
- Announcement of a commission or per-order pricing model replacing free tier
- Formal onboarding of Grofers, Dunzo or FreshtoHome
- Grocers announcing own-fleet expansion or reduced third-party reliance
- Rapido fundraise or logistics-arm rebrand
- Lockdown relaxation timelines restoring bike-taxi passenger operations
- Competitor moves from Dunzo, Swiggy, Shadowfax into same city clusters
- Convert no-commission goodwill into paid SLAs with anchor grocers before lockdown lifts
- Close Grofers/Dunzo/FreshtoHome talks to lock in delivery volume density
- Build order-routing and captain incentive tech to sustain non-passenger demand
- Publicize delivery volume/city metrics to attract investor funding for logistics arm
- Negotiate exclusivity or preferred-partner status with at least one major grocer