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Zepto
Zepto ezimakethe zokuthengiselana ku-inthanethi zezifunda ezingu-1: i-India — i-GMV / isabelo / ukukhula / ukubekwa kusuka embikweni we-Top-5 wesifunda ngasi…
QAs a merchant, what do I need to care about?
Nine dimensions merchants should review before joining:
Merchant snapshot
Inkundla yokudayisa ngokushesha (q-comm) yemizuzu engu-10, kufanelekile kumabrendi ezinto ezithengwa njalo/ezansuku zonke ukusebenzisana ngemodeli yokuhlinzeka; abathengi basemadolobheni baqondile kodwa ukushiswa kwemali kuphezulu, abahlinzeki kudingeka bamukele isikhathi sokukhokhelwa nokubekwa kwamanani yinkundla.
Entry requirements
Akusiyo i-marketplace evulekile: i-Zepto isebenza ngezitolo ezimnyama zokuzithengisa (dark store) + imodeli yokuthenga, amabrendi/abasabalalisi bahlinzeka ngokubhalisa kwabahlinzeki noma abasabalalisi abagunywaziwe, ayikho inqubo yokuvula isitolo esemthethweni, kugxilwe ezingxoxweni zokubambisana + ukuhlolwa kwe-SKU; ukudla kudinga ilayisensi ye-FSSAI, izimpahla ezijwayelekile zidinga i-GSTIN (taxgarden); inkampani izimele, isendleleni ye-IPO (ukuthola imali kwangaphambi kwe-IPO $450M, Fortune India).
Fee structure
Ayikho umqondo wekhomishini ye-marketplace — imarjini yenkundla ivela kumehluko phakathi kwentengo yokuhlinzeka nentengo yokudayisa; ukufakwa kwemikhiqizo yamabrendi e-D2C ngokuvamile kuhilela izindleko zokufaka/zemaketha nemigomo yesikhathi sokukhokhelwa (ukuqhathaniswa kwamanani omkhakha kubheke i-growwwtech, ngokomthombo osemthethweni/isivumelwano); izinkundla ze-q-comm ziqhubeka zikhulisa ukuthola imali ezikhangisweni zamabrendi (ET BrandEquity), izindleko zokumaketha ziyinto evamile eyengeziwe.
Getting traffic
Ukusesha kwangaphakathi nezincomo zekhasi lasekhaya + amaphromoshini kuqhuba, umqondo wemizuzu engu-10 ulethela abasebenzisi abasha basemadolobheni ukuthenga okuphindwayo okuphezulu; amabrendi angatshala ezindaweni zokukhangisa zangaphakathi nasekumaketha okuhlangene (izikhangiso ze-q-comm ziyisimomotheka sokuthola imali somkhakha, ET BrandEquity); ngo-2025 ngesikhathi samaholidi i-q-comm yaba nengxenye engu-45% yokuthenga eNdiya (WPP/Meta, Business Standard), ukuthuthela kwethrafikhi yezigaba kuya ku-q-comm kubonakala ngokusobala; ayikho indlela yethrafikhi yemvelo ye-marketplace ezimele.
Fulfilment & logistics
Izitolo ezimnyama ezinendawo yokugcina yangaphambili + abagibeli bokuletha abazisebenzelayo, kugxilwe ekulethweni kwemizuzu engu-10 (ngo-2026 uhulumeni wafuna ukuba kuyekwe lobo bumbo lwemikhankaso, Moneycontrol); isitoko silawulwa yinkundla, umthengisi ubhekele ukuhlinzeka nokugcwalisa isitoko kuphela; ukumboza kugxile ezindaweni ezisemadolobheni, ukuminyana kwezitolo ezimnyama kunquma ububanzi bokugcwaliseka.
Payments & settlement
Abahlinzeki bakhokhelwa ngokwesikhathi sokukhokhelwa (ngokusekelwe ku-invoyisi), imali i-INR; umjikelezo wokukhokhelwa, imigomo yokubuyiswa nokonakala ngokwesivumelwano sokuthenga (ngokwesivumelwano); ayikho isistimu yokukhokhelwa yabathengi eyenziwa nge-marketplace.
Compliance
Abahlinzeki kudingeka babhalise i-GST, ukudla kudinga i-FSSAI; izitolo ezimnyama namalungelo ezabasebenzi abagibeli kubhekwa ukulawulwa (izisebenzi ezicashile emuva kwemizuzu engu-10 ziyahlolwa, New Indian Express); ngo-2026 uhulumeni wafuna ngqo ukuba izinkundla ze-q-comm ziyeke umkhankaso wokulethwa kwemizuzu engu-10 (i-Zepto isilungisile, Moneycontrol); ngesikhathi sokulungiselela i-IPO izidingo zobuholi nokudalulwa kwezimali ziyenyuka.
Key risks
1) Ukulahlekelwa okumsulwa kwe-FY25 kwanda ngo-177% kwafinyelela u-¥3,367 crore, ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwenyanga kuphezulu kunezintanga (Financial Express/Livemint), uma ukushiswa kwemali kunganciphi ngaphambi kwe-IPO, kungase kuncishiswe isikhathi sokukhokhelwa kwabahlinzeki noma kuncishiswe amanani; 2) ukulawulwa komkhankaso wemizuzu engu-10 nokuhlolwa kwezabasebenzi abagibeli kuyaqhubeka; 3) ubukhulu be-Blinkit + ukwehliswa kochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwe-JioMart (ama-oda ayizigidi eziyi-1.6 ngosuku) kukhulisa impi yezibonelelo, indawo yokuxoxisana ngamanani okuhlinzeka iyancipha (ET); 4) ubungozi besikhathi sokukhokhelwa nesitoko buthwalwa kakhulu abahlinzeki (ukuchazwa nje).
Best-fit sellers
Kufanelekile kakhulu kumabrendi nabasebalaliseli bezigaba ezincane ezithengwa njalo (amashomelo neziphuzo, i-FMCG, zansuku zonke, izimonyo nokunakekelwa komzimba), abanamandla okusabalalisa emadolobheni nokugcwalisa isitoko ngokushesha; kufanelekile kumabrendi e-D2C abasebenzisa i-q-comm njengesiteshi esengeziwe. Akufanelekile kubathengisi abancane bezinto ezingajwayelekile, zamanani aphezulu, zama-long-tail SKU noma abangakwazi ukwamukela isikhathi sokukhokhelwa/igunya lenkundla lokubeka amanani.
Sources
QI-Zepto ifinyelela ku-Top 5 ezifundeni ziphi, futhi ibekwe kanjani?
I-Zepto ivela ohlwini lwe-Top-5 lwezifunda ezingu-1: i-India.
Nweba: ithebula ledatha eligcwele ngesifunda (i-GMV / imali engenayo / isabelo / ukukhula / ukubekwa)
| Isifunda | # | I-GMV / imali engenayo | Isabelo | Ukukhula | Ukubekwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i-India | 4 | I-GOV yaminyaka yonke ~$4B (Ephr 2025) | Ukuhweba okusheshayo #2 | Imali ye-FY25 ₹1.111T (2.5x); I-$450M pre-IPO iphakamisa | Ukulethwa kwemizuzu eyi-10; kugxile emadolobheni; impi yezindlela ezintathu ne-Blinkit / Instamart |
QUkubekwa komncintiswano kuhluka kanjani ngesifunda?
- i-India（#4）：Ukulethwa kwemizuzu eyi-10; kugxile emadolobheni; impi yezindlela ezintathu ne-Blinkit / Instamart
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