Overview
- Zepto’s “All New Zepto Experience” removes handling, surge and convenience fees and offers free delivery above Rs 99, with a Rs 30 delivery fee for orders below that threshold, including on cigarette and tobacco purchases.
- Swiggy’s Instamart is running a MegaSavings Festival from October 3 to November 7 that waives delivery, handling and surge fees for non‑subscribers on orders above Rs 299, with separate benefits continuing for Swiggy One members.
- Flipkart Minutes is advertising zero platform fee, no additional charges and free delivery starting at Rs 99, while Blinkit continues to levy a handling fee and other charges.
- Comparisons show Zepto as the cheapest for low and mid‑value baskets: an order below Rs 99 draws only a Rs 30 delivery fee on Zepto versus roughly Rs 54–65 in combined fees on Blinkit and Instamart, with Zepto charging no extra fees up to Rs 299.
- Industry reporting notes that handling fees historically bolster platform revenue, with Moneycontrol estimating Instamart could forgo nearly Rs 99 crore in quarterly handling‑fee income under the offer as most orders exceed its Rs 697 AOV, while Zepto’s October $450 million raise and Swiggy’s November 7 board meeting to consider a Rs 10,000‑crore QIP frame the sector’s funding backdrop.