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ALL DEALS 
March 16, 2016 Grofers shuts down operations in 9 cities
Grofers ran pilot projects in 15 new cities in September. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint Mumbai: Grofers India Pvt. Ltd has shut delivery operations in nine cities in the past 15 days because of low acceptance of its services in these areas, company co-founder Albinder Dhindsa said. Grofers ran pilot projects in 15 new cities in September. […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 11, 2016 Zomato shuts food-ordering operations in four cities
Zomato said the size of the market in the cities where it shut its ordering business is small right now and will re-launch when the time is right. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd, one of the few Indian Internet start-ups with a global presence, has shut operations in four cities, as food tech […]
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NEWS 
March 4, 2016 PepperTap shuts operations in six large cities, including Mumbai
In September, Gurgaon-based PepperTap had rolled back operations in smaller towns such as Agra and Meerut after a month-long pilot failed to take-off. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint New Delhi: Hyperlocal delivery start-up PepperTap is shutting operations in six cities, including Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, and will be laying off about 400 delivery men—a sign of heightened […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 1, 2016 Flipkart shuts grocery delivery app Nearby
Flipkart’s move to shut Nearby comes as newly appointed chief executive Binny Bansal is cutting costs and sharpening the company’s focus on its key strengths: electronics and fashion sales and logistics. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bangalore: India’s largest e-commerce firm Flipkart Ltd will shut its groceries delivery app, Nearby, less than five months after the company […]
