India Quick E-Commerce (Quick Commerce) Market Trends

• Scaling Through Micro-warehouses: Quick commerce firms are increasingly using micro-warehouses or dark stores located near high density residential areas rather than large centralized warehouses. This reduces last mile delivery time and cost. Optimizing location and inventory at these points is crucial.
• Use of Automated Fulfilment: To enable fast order processing, quick commerce firms have started automated fulfilment at warehouses using robotics for order sorting, bagging and loading. This reduces human errors and speeds up processing time significantly.
• Optimizing Delivery Fleets: Quick commerce firms are relying more on bike and bicycle deliveries rather than vans for short distance orders. Delivery partner tracking apps and optimal route mapping ensures efficiency. Demand based dynamic allocation also helps in cost savings.
• Focus on Unit Economics: Quick grocery delivery involves thin margins and high costs. Companies are thus focusing on improving unit economics by increasing average order values, reducing delivery costs, increasing margins on private labels & partnerships.

Figure. India Quick E-Commerce (Quick Commerce) Market, By Region