Launch · Commerce & Consumer Brands

BigBasket resumes express delivery, starts alcohol delivery

By Startup Enthusiast · 19 June 2020

Date: 19 June 2020
Company: BigBasket
What it does: Online grocery delivery platform
Kind: Launch
Founded: 2011
Sector: Commerce & Consumer Brands

What they do

BigBasket is an online grocery delivery platform founded in 2011

What happened

It resumed express delivery in select pin codes and began alcohol home delivery in West Bengal

Why it matters

The moves come as Covid-19 boosted demand and competitors like Swiggy and Dunzo gained in instant delivery; alcohol delivery was approved by the state…

The details

BigBasket resumed express delivery after a pause of about one year.
Express delivery is available in select pin codes across Bengaluru, NCR, and Hyderabad.
Orders are fulfilled in slots for express delivery.
BigBasket also began home delivery of alcohol in West Bengal.
The West Bengal State Beverages Corporation approved BigBasket and Amazon for alcohol delivery.
Alcohol delivery aims to solve overcrowding at wine shops during the pandemic.
The state government seeks additional revenue from alcohol deliveries in a Covid-hit economy.

The bigger picture

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a demand surge for e-grocers in top 10 cities.
No mainstream e-grocer except BigBasket had express delivery at that time.
BigBasket feared missing out as Swiggy and Dunzo bet on instant delivery.
Prolonged lockdown increased the use-case of quick deliveries.
Alcohol delivery is expected to generate additional business for BigBasket.

About the business

BigBasket is an online grocery delivery platform founded in 2011.
It raised a $60M bridge round led by Alibaba in April 2020.
Express delivery costs Rs 45-75 per delivery; slot-based delivery is relatively cheaper.

What happens next

BigBasket is reportedly in the market to raise fresh funds.

Founders

Hari Menon, Founder
V.S. Sudhakar, Founder
Vipul Parekh, Founder
Abhinay Choudhari, Founder
V.S. Ramesh, Founder

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