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As losses mount in Q1FY26, the company finds itself in conflict with a former ally, behind on efficiency and committed to the costs of experimentation.

The most interesting part of Swiggy’s quarterly earnings report was the management’s commentary on Rapido entering the food delivery business.
Food delivery continues to attract new competition… The key question is what will new competition unlock for the consumer which we are not already doing at scale.… If there’s a new model that can unlock incremental growth in the category, we will definitely be super agile and make sure we participate in it very quickly.
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As a shareholder, we are extremely happy with their (Rapido’s) success and value-creation; but do acknowledge a potential conflict of interest that may arise …
India’s grocery and food delivery platforms are increasingly displaying misleading images of food using artificial intelligence, defeating the very purpose of buying online.
The Walmart-owned e-commerce company has entered microdramas and food delivery. Is it thinking long-term or just chasing a trend?
Bistro may look like a response to Swiggy and Rapido’s 'budget' food delivery apps, but the similarities end at affordability—the playbooks are fundamentally different.