Rapido ties up with BigBasket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries across 90 cities
Bike-taxi platform Rapido pivots to last-mile essential supply during the COVID-19 lockdown, partnering with BigBasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail across 90 cities. It deploys 70% of its fleet, waives 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 across 90 Indian cities during COVID-19 lockdown, with
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent of fleet
- 118 lives
- 4,300 cases
Why this matters
Rapido's active talks with Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome on top of its BigBasket/Big Bazaar/Spencer's ties suggest an open last-mile logistics layer ripe for partnership or acquisition consolidation.
What to watch
- Lockdown extension or phased easing announcements
- Rapido resuming passenger bike-taxi operations in green zones
- Announcement of additional grocery/pharma partners
- Competitor moves: Uber/Ola/Swiggy expanding essential delivery
- Whether Rapido reinstates driver commissions signaling model permanence
- Finalize Grofers/Dunzo/FreshtoHome tie-ups to broaden order pipeline
- Introduce delivery-partner incentives and safety kits to retain drivers
- Launch a dedicated delivery product/API for retail clients beyond ad-hoc partnerships
- Retailers negotiate volume-based commission tiers as order density rises