Zomato integrates grocery delivery via Blinkit on main app in pilot test

The pilot test is currently being organised in select circles in Delhi-NCR. After analysing the response, it will be expanded to other cities, according to company sources.

Currently, those part of the pilot project can order for a minimum order value of Rs 150 via Blinkit on Zomato’s main app, while on Zomato, it remains Rs 49.

Once the acquisition of Blinkit is closed, Zomato will experiment with cross-leveraging its customer base for Blinkit and vice versa, its Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has stressed.

“The Blinkit app will continue to operate independently. We will also start working on integrating the delivery fleet back-ends, which should drive higher delivery efficiency over time,” he had said in the letter to shareholders.

Tech integrations between the two companies will accelerate the pace of progress at both ends.

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According to the company, the losses for Blinkit are coming down every month — from Rs 2,040 million (about $26 million) in January 2022 to Rs 929 million ($12 million) in July.

Blinkit has also shut down several unviable dark stores, which were not scaling, and the team will continue to evaluate non-performing stores.

In just six months, the Blinkit business has scaled to 20 per cent of Zomato’s food delivery GOV while being present in less than 15 cities.

“Quick commerce cuts across a wide range of essential spends, including grocery, fruits and vegetables, beauty and personal care, OTC medicines, and stationery items, among others. Therefore, we expect the overall customer base, average order value as well as monthly order frequency to be higher than food delivery,” according to the company.

Blinkit last week announced to deliver printouts at your doorsteps in a jiffy.