Third-party firms look to sort out logistics of quick commerce race
logistics firms such as Delhivery and Xpressbees, which have hitherto focused on servicing ecommerce orders, are entering the quick-commerce sector as demand continues to surge on platforms like Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, Zepto and others, multiple people aware of their plans told ET.
Gurgaon-based logistics firm Delhivery — the largest third-party logistics (3PL) firm — has started to manage Swiggy Instamart’s larger warehouses that supply to small dark stores, or fulfilment centers, in city pockets. Similarly, Pune-based Xpressbees is in talks with multiple players to enter the segment, sources added.
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Companies such as Zepto are also redesigning mother warehouses to be able to sell a wider number of products.
“Delhivery is working closely with Swiggy Instamart now and the idea is to expand the partnership further. This would help Instamart also handle movement of different kinds of stock keeping units (SKUs) as the top players diversify to widen offerings,” a person aware of the matter said.
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Xpressbees, which works with several
