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Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart ran 4,081 dark stores between them in March 2026. The hard part of quick commerce is not the app, it is the inventory truth, the ETA promise and the routing engine underneath it. Here is how
Discounting is a race to the bottom. Here are seven retail and D2C technology plays Indian brands can run in 2026 — from AI on WhatsApp and ONDC to credit-on-UPI, retail media and RTO reduction — each with the 2026 data
India's 10-minute economy is rewiring retail. Quick-commerce GMV hit Rs 11,000 crore in one month in 2026, dark stores are multiplying, and ONDC is cutting commissions. A 2026 playbook for D2C and retail founders.
India's quick commerce is led by Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto, while ONDC cuts take rates to about 3%. Here are 5 D2C tech plays, from dark-store SKU strategy to AI forecasting and first-party data, for 2026.
