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Blinkit, Zepto made quick commerce a new normal in metros. Same day delivery up next?

Blinkit, Zepto made quick commerce a new normal in metros. Same day delivery up next?

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Synopsis

After the success of Blinkits and Zeptos of the world, the demand for faster delivery for a much wider range of products is going up. And logistics companies are redesigning their supply chains and juggling resources to deliver the orders same day.

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Is it quick commerce? Is it same day delivery? Is it both? Or is one following the other? After the success of quick commerce, third-party logistics (3PL) companies see their North Star in same day delivery matching the speed of Blinkits and Zeptos of the world. “You can’t deliver all sorts of product mixes in the quick commerce format which is currently delivering around 4,500 SKUs (stock keeping units; items in lay language). For the remaining
( Originally published on Mar 07, 2024 )

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