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- From pizzas to pistons: India’s B2B quick-commerce hustle
- How Vietnam’s petrol motorbike ban speeds up shift to EVs
- Throwback to a piece still relevant today amid Indonesia’s startup turmoil
Hello reader,
When I interviewed a kirana store owner in Bengaluru earlier this year, he talked about how quick commerce had eaten into his business.
Sales of breakfast staples like bread, milk, and eggs had been badly hit. Customers who once grabbed them in the morning now had them delivered before heading to work.
For him, it wasn’t just a minor shift in shopping – it was proof of how convenience can overturn old buying habits.
Today’s featured story zooms into how the same force is now reshaping business-to-business trade.
Startups such as Amicco are betting that garages, like consumers, won’t wait days for essentials when delays mean lost revenue. Whether the math works out is another story, but it shows how quick commerce – once considered a consumer luxury – may be finding a new home in B2B ecommerce.
Meanwhile, a different kind of shift is underway in Vietnam. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are preparing to ban petrol-powered motorbikes.
Ride-hailing giants and local EV makers are scrambling to cash in as the ban draws near.
Samreen Ahmad, journalist
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1️⃣ Get car parts faster than pizza? Inside Indian B2B quick commerce
Image credit: Timmy Loen
Indian consumers have become used to getting their orders within minutes. Now, that same luxury is extending to businesses.
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