Rapido ties up with BigBasket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries during lockdown
Rapido partnered with BigBasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to power last-mile essential deliveries across 90 cities amid India's COVID-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of its driver fleet with no commission charged.
What happened
Rapido partnered with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to enable last-mile essential deliveries across 90 cities during India's COVID-19 lockdown,
Key facts
- 90 cities
- 70 percent fleet
Why this matters
The Rapido-BigBasket-Big Bazaar-Spencer's tie-up shows how retailers can plug into two-wheeler fleets for scalable last-mile coverage, framing potential partnership or acquisition targets in on-demand logistics.
What to watch
- Announcement of paid/commission terms replacing free deliveries
- Competitor (Ola/Uber/Dunzo) launching parallel essential-delivery tie-ups
- Grocers building or expanding in-house gig fleets
- Lockdown extension or phased-lifting timelines by state
- Rapido raising capital or formalizing a logistics vertical
- Rider onboarding surge or attrition metrics
- Convert free-service pilots into commission-bearing B2B logistics contracts before lockdown lifts
- Launch a dedicated hyperlocal delivery product line separate from bike-taxi to retain post-COVID demand
- Expand grocer roster beyond three anchors to pharma, dairy and D2C essentials for fleet utilization
- Negotiate rider incentive/insurance packages to prevent churn during zero-commission period
- Publicize CSR/essential-services role to build regulator and consumer trust