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Big Basket News- E-commerce companies had to muddle through a lot of obstacles initially to deliver the orders to the users with the speed that they promised in the pre-COVID period. Even though the government took initiative and gave permission for the companies to deliver essential goods to the customers like food, medicines, and medical equipment. For latest Bigbasket news visit- https://entrackr.com/unitrackr/bigbasket-news/<br>
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TheRiseThrough Resilience&Commitment-BigBasketNews Life inCOVID-19 BigBasketNews- E-commercecompanieshadtomuddlethroughalotofobstaclesinitiallytodelivertheorderstotheuserswiththespeedthattheypromisedinthepre-COVIDperiod.Eventhoughthegovernmenttookinitiativeandgavepermissionforthecompaniestodeliveressentialgoodstothecustomerslikefood,medicines,andmedicalequipmentthroughonlineplatforms,thecompaniesstillfacedissuesindeliveriesandcomplainedthattheirdeliverydepartmentwasrunningbehindscheduleduetotheshortageofdeliverystaffandwhateveramountwasbeinghassledbypolice.Thestateauthoritiesalsogavetheordertoshutdownlocalwarehousesandblockedthetrucksfromcrossingstateborderswhichledtoashortageofsuppliesinallthemajorcitiesthathadnoorverylessagriculture,e-commercegiantsexperiencedhumongousdisruptionintheiroperationsandorderfulfillmentprocessevenwhentheorderswerepouringin.Covid-19impactonstart-upsalsoscaredbigcompanieslikeBigBasketandGrofersyettheorderswerepouringinandwhenwelookatBigBasket NewsandGrofers News,itappearsthattheyhiredthousandsofnewemployeesatthattimetogettheirdeliveryandfulfillmentontrack.
TheimpactofCovid-19alsobroughtdownthestart-upsthatwerelookingtoswimafloatthisfloodofdeadlyvirus.StartupFinancialswereshakendownsobadlythattheycouldseetheirdoomandweretryingtogetfundingtostabilizetheirfinancialconditions.Thiswhatmadepeoplechangetheirmindsandresultedinaholdonalltheupcoming startups in India.Now,whentheheatofthePandemiciscomingdown,we’regettingalotofstartupfundingNEWS.WhichisareliefforIndiaandtheIndianeconomythathasbeenfallingforalongtime. InarecenteventcalledDNAofsuccess,theCEOofBigBasketHariMenonSaid:thecompanylost80percentofitsworkforcenumberwithintwodaysofthelockdown,justasthenationwidelockdowngotannounced.Andthatwasabighitbecausecustomersmovedtothedigitalmodeoforderingdailyessentialsandwith20percentofthedeliverystaff,thecompanywasfacinghugelosses.Butthe59-year-oldCEOturnedthetideagainstCOVIDwithhisbrainandtheabilitytothinkcalmlywhenthingsaren’tright. Menonalsostatedthatanothercrucialaspectisthatresilientpeoplebecomeevenmoreinnovativeintimesofacrisis. "And,whenyoubecomemoreinnovative,yousetouttodomorewithless.Imadetheorganizationinternalizethis'doingmorewithless'motoanddealwiththeshortageofpeople,makingsureweusetechnologytothehiltandmakeuseofeverylastresourcethatwehave,makesurewecomeupwithnewthingstoimplementthatcouldhelpusdeliverthenewsurgeofordersthatwewereexperiencing.Andwedidcomeupwithalotofideaslikecommunitydelivery,wedidabout60innovativethingsthathelpedusreachourcurrentstatus,andthewholethemewasdoingmorewithless,"hesaid. Visit usforBigBasketnewsandlateststartupnews.