Rapido ties up with BigBasket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries across 90 cities
Rapido has partnered with BigBasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to run last-mile essential deliveries in 90 Indian cities during the COVID-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of its driver fleet. Talks are underway with Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome to widen the network.
What happened
Rapido partners with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail for last-mile essential deliveries across 90 Indian cities during the COVID-19 lockdown,
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent of fleet
Why this matters
With BigBasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's onboard and Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome in talks, Rapido is positioning as a neutral last-mile aggregator worth watching for partnership or acquisition angles.
What to watch
- Announcement of Grofers/Dunzo/FreshtoHome closure or drop-off
- Fleet redeployment ratio moving above 70% or reverting toward mobility
- Retailer captive-fleet hiring or dark-store expansion announcements
- Lockdown relaxation timelines and ride-hailing volume recovery
- Order density and repeat-usage metrics in the 90 cities
- Rapido formalizes Grofers/Dunzo/FreshtoHome deals and publishes a dedicated logistics-as-a-service offering
- Retailers negotiate SLA-based pricing and exclusivity clauses to lock delivery capacity
- Competing mobility players (Ola, Uber) launch parallel grocery/essentials delivery pivots
- Rapido invests in cold-chain and larger-load two-wheeler/three-wheeler capacity for grocery baskets