Rapido ties up with Big Basket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for essential deliveries during lockdown

Bike-taxi platform Rapido pivots to last-mile essential supply delivery, partnering with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail across 90 Indian cities. The company deploys 70% of its driver fleet and charges no commission amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

— Filed Wed, 8 Jul, 2026, 18:49 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Rapido partners with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail for last-mile essential deliveries across 90 Indian cities during Covid-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of its driver fleet with no commission charged.

Why this matters

Rapido pivots its bike-taxi fleet to essential deliveries during lockdown, echoing prior signals on Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's tie-ups across 90 cities and its later bike-taxi legalisation push in Maharashtra.

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