BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: Online grocery and food delivery platforms are preparing themselves for the long haul, with the nationwide lockdown now extended till 3 May.
Having tackled various challenges during the 21-day lockdown, online firms are now looking to resolve supply chain and labour crunch issues, diversifying and adding more products to ‘essentials’ to remain operational for a longer period.
The government has allowed e-commerce firms to remain operational during the extended lockdown and delivery vehicles and personnel can move around with the necessary permits.
E-commerce firms such as Amazon India and Flipkart have been planning to ramp up delivery operations and looking at what more customers may need if they continue working from