Quick commerce companies slow dark stores buildout to control cash burn

August 4, 2025

, By The Economic Times

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After a year of rapid expansion of dark stores, quick commerce firms are pulling back on adding such warehouses to control their cash burn. Real estate prices for dark stores had peaked a year ago but now players are renegotiating lease agreements, according to industry executives.

An exception is Blinkit, which is backed by parent rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/eternal-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Eternal’s $2 billion war chest and plans to expand its network to 3,000 stores from 1,544 dark stores as of June 30. Rivals rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/swiggy-ltd/stocks/companyid-2232501.cms” target=”_blank”>Swiggy and Zepto, with cash reserves of $600-700 million each, have slowed down.

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Quick commerce companies slow dark stores buildout to control cash burn

August 4, 2025

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After a year of rapid expansion of dark stores, quick commerce firms are pulling back on adding such warehouses to control their cash burn. Real estate prices for dark stores had peaked a year ago but now players are renegotiating lease agreements, according to industry executives.

An exception is Blinkit, which is backed by parent rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/eternal-ltd/stocks/companyid-57948.cms” target=”_blank”>Eternal’s $2 billion war chest and plans to expand its network to 3,000 stores from 1,544 dark stores as of June 30. Rivals rel=”dofollow” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/swiggy-ltd/stocks/companyid-2232501.cms” target=”_blank”>Swiggy and Zepto, with cash reserves of $600-700 million each, have slowed down.

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