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Larger dark stores, product returns: How quick-commerce startups are eyeing Amazon, Flipkart’s turf.
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With more and more urban Indians opting for quick delivery across product categories in the age of instant gratification, leaders of the 10-minute race are looking to spread their wings beyond groceries.
It is clearly the age of instant gratification. Until a few years ago, who would have imagined that people would need beauty products or garments delivered at their doorsteps within 10 minutes? But here we are. In recent months, quick-delivery startups Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart have expanded their categories to include products that one would usually buy from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart. With more and more urban
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