Blinkit plans gourmet dark stores across India’s top eight cities
Blinkit will open curated gourmet dark stores in select locations across the top eight cities, extending its quick-commerce network with a premium-brand assortment as parent Eternal continues investing in capacity and geographic expansion.
Blinkit will launch curated premium-brand gourmet dark stores in select locations across India’s top eight cities. Eternal says it will continue dark-store investment as Blinkit expands assortment, geography and supply-chain capacity; Q1 FY27 net order value rose 86% to ₹17,132 crore.
Why this matters
The plan extends Blinkit’s network expansion after it reached 2,443 stores and ₹102 crore Q1FY27 adjusted EBITDA, while shifting spending from discounting toward infrastructure. It also tests premium assortment economics alongside its tier-2 dark-store push.
Store-opening is steady, with 1,436 retail signals recorded in the past 90 days.