โšก ๐“๐ก๐ž 15-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐งโ€”๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ!

With ๐™๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ, ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ, and ๐™๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐š๐Ÿรฉ entering the fast lane, quick commerce is rapidly evolving beyond groceries.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’˜ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’…?

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐žโ€”and how each brand chooses to get there is whatโ€™s fascinating!

๐Ÿš€ ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ: ๐”๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐š-๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ
๐™๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐™๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ are building from within, using in-house kitchens and dark store networks (Blinkit, Zepto Cafรฉ) to control prep time and ensure consistent quality.

๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง, on the other hand, are relying on existing restaurant partnerships, banking on menu variety while optimizing last-mile logistics.

Meanwhile, ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ฌ๐ก are pushing the limits by combining food with non-food quick commerceโ€”widening the category even further.

๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐™๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐š๐Ÿรฉ both run as separate platforms from their main appsโ€”smartly avoiding competition with their restaurant partners, while doubling down on operational control and focused offerings like snacks and bakery items.

๐Ÿ’ก What stands out is how brands are experimenting with ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก to get closer to the 15-minute delivery promise.

It’s no longer just about who delivers fastestโ€”but how they do it.

๐Ÿ“ฆ The quick commerce model is redefining consumer expectations. It’s not just about food, or groceriesโ€”it’s about convenience delivered at lightning speed.

๐Ÿ‘‰ As new formats emerge and models mature, the question isnโ€™t who will winโ€”but what will stick?

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’…๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’”๐’†๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ?

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Amardeep is a retail analyst who studies global retail trends and forecasts across diverse sectors, offering insights into the market dynamics, opportunities, and challenges faced by businesses. Her expertise spans both market-wide and city-level analysis, helping organizations navigate the complexities of the retail landscape with informed, data-driven perspectives.

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Radhika is a retail analyst specializing in tracking multinational retailers on their strategy, with a focus on "Go-To-Market" approaches. Radhika examines each potential retailer in-depth, across the geographical scope of the USA, APAC, UK, and Europe