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  • Eternal plans inventory ownership model at Blinkit following IOCC nod

    After receiving board approval to be classified as an Indian-owned and controlled company (IOCC), Blinkit can now own inventory without flouting foreign direct investment (FDI) norms.

  • Ghaziabad woman claims Blinkit staff assaulted father, brother with bats and sticks. Video

    Ghaziabad woman claims Blinkit staff assaulted father, brother with bats and sticks. Video

    Mansi M shared CCTV footage of the alleged assault and called on Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal and Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa to intervene and investigate the matter. The family has also lodged a formal complaint, which the police have since converted into a First Information Report (FIR).

  • 'Changing the game': Blinkit's 10-minute ambulance service sparks flurry of reactions

    'Changing the game': Blinkit's 10-minute ambulance service sparks flurry of reactions

    The announcement, made via a social media post, detailed Blinkit’s aim to address the urgent need for reliable and rapid ambulance services in urban areas. Albinder Dhindsa wrote, 'We are taking our first step towards solving the problem of providing quick and reliable ambulance service in our cities.'

  • Blinkit customer in Hyderabad paid Rs 2,500 in tips, but this city topped the tipping list on NYE

    Blinkit customer in Hyderabad paid Rs 2,500 in tips, but this city topped the tipping list on NYE

    CEO Albinder Dhindsa said that Blinkit recorded its highest-ever orders in a day, highest orders per minute and per hour, as well as highest total tips given to delivery partners in a day.

  • Blinkit CEO took 2.57 minutes to pack an NYE order, apologises for being 'slow': 'Sorry for the delay'

    Blinkit CEO took 2.57 minutes to pack an NYE order, apologises for being 'slow': 'Sorry for the delay'

    'The average picking time at this store is 1 minute 46 seconds (sorry for the delay and happy new year to whoever's order this was),' Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa said.

  • Blinkit, Swiggy achieve record sales during Raksha Bandhan: '693 rakhis per minute, gifts worth Rs 11,000'

    Blinkit, Swiggy achieve record sales during Raksha Bandhan: '693 rakhis per minute, gifts worth Rs 11,000'

    Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the platform's unprecedented success. “We crossed all-time high orders in a day on Blinkit in a matter of minutes,” Dhindsa stated. Meanwhile, Swiggy Instamart saw the highest spend on its app this Raksha Bandhan.

  • Bengaluru woman signs up as Blinkit delivery agent for a day, gives feedback. CEO responds

    Bengaluru woman signs up as Blinkit delivery agent for a day, gives feedback. CEO responds

    Sneha's thread, which quickly gained traction, described her day delivering orders in the Indiranagar area. 'Signed up to be a Blinkit delivery partner and delivered a few orders around Indiranagar today. And it was amazing, earned some money, talked to a few riders. Got to know how the whole system works,' she wrote.

  • Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's reaction as comedian trolls platform fee, Blinkit's handling charge. Watch

    Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's reaction as comedian trolls platform fee, Blinkit's handling charge. Watch

    The spotlight of the roast was on comedian Swati Sachdeva, who humorously critiqued Zomato's rising extraneous charges, including the recent hike in its platform fee from Rs 5 to Rs 6 and the reduction of the free delivery radius from 10 km to 7 km.

  • Thank Ankit's mom: CEO Albinder Dhindsa after Blinkit adds free dhaniya to orders on customer's request

    Thank Ankit's mom: CEO Albinder Dhindsa after Blinkit adds free dhaniya to orders on customer's request

    'Mom got a mini heart attack because she had to pay for dhaniya on Blinkit,' the customer named Ankit Sawant wrote on X. Tagging Albinder Dhindsa, CEO of Blinkit, Sawant added, 'Mom is suggesting that you should bundle it for free with certain amount of veggies.'

  • Job applicant sends CV for PM role through Blinkit: 'Hustle is real'

    Job applicant sends CV for PM role through Blinkit: 'Hustle is real'

    An X (formerly Twitter) user took to the social media platform to share how a job applicant had sent his CV and cover letter for a PM role via Blinkit.

  • Watch: Blinkit delivery agent sings, plays guitar at customer's house. CEO Albinder Dhindsa reacts

    Watch: Blinkit delivery agent sings, plays guitar at customer's house. CEO Albinder Dhindsa reacts

    Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa reacted to a viral video of a delivery agent singing 'Uska Hi Banana' on guitar at a customer's house.

  • Blinkit customer demands to play FIFA with delivery agent on PlayStation 5. CEO Albinder Dhindsa reacts

    Blinkit customer demands to play FIFA with delivery agent on PlayStation 5. CEO Albinder Dhindsa reacts

    Blinkit took to X to share a screenshot of a conversation that happened between a customer and the customer support executive. The conversation featured the user's rather unusual demand and it earned a reaction from CEO Albinder Dhindsa as well.

  • Man's 'appreciation post' for Blinkit after gujiya mould gets delivered in 3 minutes. CEO reacts

    Man's 'appreciation post' for Blinkit after gujiya mould gets delivered in 3 minutes. CEO reacts

    According to Tanay Srivastava, his mother’s gujiya mould had broken and he couldn’t get out and get one immediately. He turned to Blinkit, an online grocery and quick-commerce service, and ordered one gujiya mould for his mother. To his pleasant surprise, he got his order delivered in a record three minutes.

  • Blinkit customer wants to deliver gifts to girlfriend without alerting her parents. CEO responds

    Blinkit customer wants to deliver gifts to girlfriend without alerting her parents. CEO responds

    While some social media users were entertained by the exchange, a few claimed the interaction was staged, especially because of the time stamps of the messages.

  • Valentine Week: Swiggy instamart has stocked up on 1.5 million fresh roses, reveals CEO

    Valentine Week: Swiggy instamart has stocked up on 1.5 million fresh roses, reveals CEO

    According to Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa, the quick commerce company had already delivered more roses by 11 am on Rose Day 2024 than it did all day in 2023.

  • Blinkit shares conversation between customer and executive on New Year's Eve. CEO reacts

    Blinkit shares conversation between customer and executive on New Year's Eve. CEO reacts

    Blinkit shared a conversation between a customer and a executive on New Year's Eve, which found a reaction from CEO Albinder Dhindsa.

  • Gurgaon student’s artwork to appear on millions of Blinkit bags

    Gurgaon student’s artwork to appear on millions of Blinkit bags

    Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa tweeted that Blinkit had organised a drawing competition in a few schools of Gurgaon and the winning entry from the competition has now been printed on the platform’s delivery bags

  • 'Silver, gold coins are flying off shelves': Blinkit's Albinder Dhindsa on Diwali buying spree

    'Silver, gold coins are flying off shelves': Blinkit's Albinder Dhindsa on Diwali buying spree

    Going by the kind of sale Blinkit was making, Albinder Dhindsa said gold and silver coins make for a perfect Diwali gift.

  • Why Band-Aid sales on Blinkit nearly doubled this Independence Day

    Why Band-Aid sales on Blinkit nearly doubled this Independence Day

    Blinkit founder Albinder Dhindsa has revealed that the sale of Band-Aids increased significantly on August 15, Independence Day.

  • Blinkit founder reports 'strong' sale of condoms, candles on Valentine's Day

    Blinkit founder reports 'strong' sale of condoms, candles on Valentine's Day

    Blinkit also sold more than 10,000 single roses and delivered 1,200 bouquets by 10 am. Founder Albinder Dhindsa called it a 'Good start to Valentine's day'.

  • Valentines’ Day: Blinkit delivered 10,000 roses by 10 am – to say nothing of the chocolates

    Valentines’ Day: Blinkit delivered 10,000 roses by 10 am – to say nothing of the chocolates

    According to Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa, Blinkit had delivered more than 10,000 single roses by 10 am on February 14

  • Blinkit looking to expand dark store count by around 40% over next 12 months

    Blinkit looking to expand dark store count by around 40% over next 12 months

    The company, which was acquired by online food delivery firm Zomato last year, currently has over 400 dark stores that act as warehouses.

  • Blinkit posts Rs 288.5 crore loss after acquisition by Zomato; revenue surges 30%

    Blinkit posts Rs 288.5 crore loss after acquisition by Zomato; revenue surges 30%

    Blinkit founddr Albinder Dhindsa said the company expects advertisement revenue "to be a significant driver for increase in revenue per order going forward".

  • Ashneer Grover: Zomato's Deepinder Goyal bought sports cars after every round of funding

    Ashneer Grover: Zomato's Deepinder Goyal bought sports cars after every round of funding

    Ashneer Grover added that Albinder Dhindsa, founder and CEO of Blinkit, also got himself a Range Rover after a couple of round of funding.

  • Seven reasons for Zomato's Rs 4,447-crore Blinkit buyout deal

    Seven reasons for Zomato's Rs 4,447-crore Blinkit buyout deal

    Questions still remain about how Zomato, a company that registered losses of Rs 1,223 crore in FY22, plans to derive value from acquiring another loss-making delivery startup

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