Top Hyperlocal Delivery Service Providers in India

Debarpita Sen
Shiprocket
Published in
3 min readJul 29, 2020

You must have come across the term ‘hyperlocal delivery,’ which has become the eCommerce space’s latest buzzword. With the rising number of coronavirus cases across India, people resort to home delivery options of everything, starting from groceries to more significant electronic items.

Grocery delivery has now been trending since the time the global pandemic hit our country. To maintain social distancing, consumers prefer to order groceries online and look for options that can provide them with the fastest delivery. With the increasing demand from customers, sellers are now adapting to the hyperlocal delivery mechanism to reach the maximum number of people with little to no investment.

If you run a stand-alone shop or hypermarket that deals with groceries, food items, or anything else, researching the best hyperlocal delivery services in India can become a daunting task. Here is a list of the top hyperlocal delivery companies that will help you reach a wider audience and fulfill your hyperlocal orders sooner-

Dunzo

Dunzo is a hyperlocal delivery service provider established in the year 2014. Currently serviceable in Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Pune, Chennai, Jaipur, and Hyderabad, Dunzo provides groceries, essentials, fruits and vegetables, meat and fish, and also offers pickup and drop services.

To get started with Dunzo, all you need to do is sign up on the app, check if your area is serviceable, then arrange for a pick up of the order.

Dunzo sees around 10 lakh users per month from across the country.

Wefast

Wefast is a hyperlocal delivery service in India that was established in the year 2020. It provides hyperlocal deliveries across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. They deliver exactly

We can deliver exactly when you want and start processing your order almost immediately after receiving it, or we can deliver on a specific day and time. Once a customer places an order, the Wefast system finds the nearest available courier to the customer who can quickly fulfill the request. Their fastest delivery time is 38 minutes after the customer places an order.

Shadowfax

Shadowfax is one of India’s renowned last-mile logistics companies in India that offers B2B logistics services, including same-day delivery, next-day, and hyperlocal delivery. Operating across 500+ cities in India, Shadowfax offers deliveries ranging from 30–90 minutes as part of its hyperlocal services. They deliver food items, pharmaceuticals, and groceries through their hyperlocal delivery model and optimize routes for their delivery partners to make quicker delivery.

SARAL App — Shiprocket Hyperlocal Services

Shiprocket, one of India’s leading shipping and logistics aggregators, has now forayed into hyperlocal delivery services. Shiprocket hyperlocal services allow sellers to sell items such as groceries, food items, pharmaceuticals, and many more using expert hyperlocal delivery partners like Dunzo, Wefast, and Shadowfax.

Shiprocket hyperlocal services offer sellers to ship items within a 50 km radius from the pickup location, and the prices start from as low as Rs. 39/. Currently serviceable across 12 cities in India, it is expanding to multiple other cities shortly.

It also has recently launched the Shiprocket hyperlocal services app, Saral, which one can directly download from the mobile play store and scheduling pickups of hyperlocal orders.

Steps to follow-

  1. Download the Saral App from the mobile app store
  2. Create an account on the app
  3. Add order with relevant details
  4. Select delivery partner
  5. Schedule delivery

Yes, it’s that easy!

Final Say

Hyperlocal delivery is here to stay, mainly because people are becoming more and more conscious of stepping out of their homes amid fears of the coronavirus spread. Leverage this opportunity to start selling your items to a broader audience and boost your daily sales. Adapt your store to the hyperlocal delivery model and deliver faster with India’s top hyperlocal solutions.

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Debarpita Sen
Shiprocket

eCommerce Trends Follower | Marketing Specialist at Shiprocket | Journalist-turned-Content-Marketer