Rapido ties up with BigBasket, Big Bazaar & Spencer's for lockdown essential deliveries across 90 cities

Rapido deployed 70% of its driver fleet to power last-mile delivery of essentials for BigBasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail during India's COVID-19 lockdown, while courting Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome to expand its grocery logistics footprint.

— Filed Mon, 13 Jul, 2026, 03:35 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Rapido partnered with Big Basket, Big Bazaar and Spencer's Retail to enable last-mile essential deliveries across 90 cities during India's COVID-19 lockdown, deploying 70% of its driver fleet and courting Grofers, Dunzo and FreshtoHome.

Why this matters

Rapido leans on the same driver-fleet advantage that helped it outpace Uber and Ola via a subscription model, now repurposing capacity for grocery and essentials logistics during lockdown.

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