BigBasket is Finally offering 10-Minute Grocery Delivery

On Thursday, Tata Digital owned, the online grocery delivery platform, BigBasket informed that it has joined the club of delivery services that offer 10-minute delivery. Bigbasket said that they will carry out 10-20 minute delivery through bbnow within a 1.5-2.5 kilometer radius. In a statement Bigbasket said that its bbnow service will sell over 3,000 products. Additionally, the online grocery delivery service will also focus on one hour delivery through bbexpresss within a 6 kilometre radius of the store. Under this service, the company will offer around 8,000 products. For these operations, Bigbasket will depend on its own dark stores.

Dark stores are micro-fulfillment centers committed to fast online order fulfillment. The company told that there is no limit on the number of products that one can order via these platforms, however, typical order sizes average between 3-5 products and around ₹400 for the quick commerce deliveries. The online grocery delivery platform will also be a part of Tata Digital’s super app TataNeu. In a statement, Bigbasket’s cofounder and chief executive officer, Hari Menon said,“Apart from consumers who plan and buy their monthly groceries from bigbasket, there is a huge user base comprising those who make unplanned purchases, top-ups and impulse purchases. For impulse and emergency purchases, the bbnow service with its 10-20-minute delivery window is a great option…,”.