How quick commerce, UPI and food delivery turn Indian consumers into habitual users

Analysis frames the investor lens on behavioural lock-in across India's consumption economy. Quick commerce growing ~40% annually and UPI clocking 18 billion transactions a month illustrate how everyday-habit formation builds durable moats for consumer businesses over the next decade.

— Filed Mon, 13 Jul, 2026, 06:59 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Analysis piece on how Indian consumer businesses—quick commerce, UPI, food delivery, mobility—build behavioural lock-in and become everyday habits, creating durable moats. Frames investor lens on habit formation across India's consumption journey and next-decade shifts.

Why this matters

Extends the 'second S-curve' narrative on India's next e-commerce war, where quick commerce reshapes the field with room for multiple winners rather than one dominant player.

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