QUICK COMMERCE HIRING

Quick-commerce firms in India plan to increase temporary staff by up to 60% for the festive season. Redseer estimates quick commerce deliveries will double to 10% of total e-commerce. Flipkart, Amazon, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto are prepar...

U.S. stocks swung sharply lower Friday after a surprisingly weak August jobs report reinforced the case for a Federal Reserve rate cut at its September 17 meeting. Stocks initially surged on the prospect of cheaper borrowing costs but quickly revers...

The company plans to deploy the funds towards opening new dark stores in Bengaluru, rolling out formats like cafes and daily subscriptions, expanding into new categories, hiring talent, and investing in brand building.

US stocks split direction on Wednesday as Google’s courtroom victory sent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher, while the Dow struggled under tariff uncertainty, rising bond yields, and fresh labor data that sharpened bets on a September Fed rate cut.

Existing investors, including Waterbridge Ventures, Citius, General Catalyst, Elevation Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Jungle Ventures, participated in the round, which was a mix of equity and debt. The fresh funds will be used to deepen its...

Quick-commerce platforms are gearing up for a significant surge in demand this festive season, projecting a 40-60% increase in temporary workforce. This expansion aims to manage the expected doubling of quick commerce deliveries, potentially reachin...

Happy Tuesday! BigBasket CEO Hari Menon is expected to take a step back as part of a leadership transition. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Donald Trump’s sweeping use of emergency powers to impose global tariffs has ignited a fierce legal and economic battle. Courts are questioning whether presidents can stretch emergency laws to set trade policy, while businesses, consumers, and globa...

Indian e-commerce companies prepare for increased sales. Flipkart, Amazon, and Myntra create over 3.8 lakh seasonal jobs. These jobs span supply chain, logistics, and customer service. Flipkart adds delivery hubs in tier-2 and 3 cities. Amazon launc...

Happy Friday! Online sales this festive season are expected to reverse three years of slowdown. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Ecommerce companies are hiring more than they did in the past two years as the busy festive season shapes up. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

At the ET Soonicorns Summit 2025, Harshjit Sethi and Ritesh Banglani dismantled one of the most persistent myths in today’s startup ecosystem: that AI will make company building cheaper and faster. Instead, they argued, AI-native startups are provin...

Digital tools are democratising Indian entrepreneurship and empowering individuals. Open networks, affordable smartphones, and national digital infrastructure are lowering barriers related to cost, distance, and trust. This shift is fostering growth...

“Nobody gets traumatised by a bad rajma or tomato. But with meat, it happens.” At the ET Soonicorns Summit 2025 finale fireside chat, Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta cut open the Licious playbook, revealing lessons critical to building enduring consum...

E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart are driving a three-year high in seasonal hiring this festive season, creating half a million jobs. Flipkart has doubled its job openings compared to last year, while Amazon India is increasing its gig workforce...

The central bank’s new AI framework will send banks back to the drawing board. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

Quick commerce platforms in India, including BigBasket, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart, experienced a surge in sales during Raksha Bandhan and other festivals. These platforms, initially focused on grocery delivery, are expanding into electronics, appa...

Angel investors, including Maninder Gulati, former chief strategy officer at Oyo; Kunal Bahl & Rohit Bansal, cofounders of Titan Capital; Abhishek Goyal, cofounder of Tracxn; Nitin Gupta, founder and chief executive of Uni; and Arjun Vaidya, cofound...

Sivanandan, a former Google executive who led the tech giant’s payments and Next Billion Users initiatives in India and Asia-Pacific, will be mandated to sharpen the group’s play across ecommerce, quick commerce, and digital services, where it compe...