Zomato to soon launch grocery section on its app; confirms investment in Grofers

Zomato will before long be dispatching a staple area on its application, the organization said on July 8, affirming its $100 million interest in SoftBank-upheld online basic food item firm Grofers while reporting its first sale of stock.

This is the first run through Zomato has spoken about its interest in the staple firm. Moneycontrol was quick to report about the Zomato-Grofers bargain conclusion on June 29.

Zomato has fixed the value band for its IPO at Rs 72-76 for each value share. The Rs 9,375-crore offer will open for membership on July 14 and close on July 16. Anchor book, assuming any, will open for a day on July 13, a day prior to the issue opening. The public offer includes new issuance of Rs 9,000 crore, and a proposal available to be purchased of Rs 375 crore by existing selling investor Info Edge. The arrangement with Grofers got fixed preceding Zomato’s IPO comes when more purchasers have moved to the online method of purchasing food, attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Be that as it may, this isn’t Zomato’s first endeavor to fiddle with the staple business. Last year, when the food requesting was affected because of the pandemic, Zomato had attempted to explore different avenues regarding food. Nonetheless, it rushed to leave the high consume section as its center business recuperated.

With an interest in Grofers, it will be Zomato’s subsequent endeavor to convey staples and new products of the soil to its clients other than café food.

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