Amazon Now, Flipkart Minutes push into Tier-II to challenge Blinkit, Instamart, Zepto

Amazon Now and Flipkart Minutes are scaling aggressively in India's quick commerce space, targeting Tier-II markets against incumbents Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto. Bain projects the qcom market to reach $65-70 billion by 2030, with qcom driving 45-50% of incremental e-retail GMV.

— Filed Fri, 3 Jul, 2026, 23:31 IST · Source Business Standard · Companies · Updated

Amazon Now and Flipkart Minutes are aggressively expanding in India's quick commerce space, targeting Tier-II markets to challenge incumbents Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto. Bain projects the qcom market to hit $65-70 billion by 2030.

Why this matters

Builds on Amazon Now's 25% month-on-month order growth and its stated plan to reach 100 Indian cities, now extending the push deeper into Tier-II markets against established players.

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