Tata needs BigBasket to fulfill its retail ambitions

19/06/2023 12 min Episodio 82
Tata needs BigBasket to fulfill its retail ambitions

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When Tata acquired the e-grocer, BigBasket, at a reported valuation of $2 billion in mid-2021, the company was loss-making. For those at BigBasket, it was an opportunity to shift their focus back to the company’s core business: doorstep grocery delivery.    While it was a bit too late when Tata realised its new acquisition was left out from the quick commerce game, there is one game that BigBasket seems to be clearly winning.Tune in to find out.Recommended reading: Torn between growing competition and Tatas’ ambitions, $3.2B BigBasket is at a crossroadsDaybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.