Mar 26, 2020
Big Bazaar has brought doorstep delivery services in many parts of the country during India’s 21-day lockdown. It will be available in Mumbai, along with Delhi NCR, parts of Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Punjab.
Big Bazaar shared phone numbers for different outlets where customers can call and place orders.
This news comes even as most retailers, brick and mortar as well as online, has been limiting or completely suspending operations.
Online grocery delivery app BigBasket suspended its operations starting Wednesday. Flipkart, too, confirmed that it.
According to the official lockdown notification, “Shops including ration shops (under PDS), dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, meat and fish, animal fodder” can remain open. The notification also states, “District authorities may encourage and facilitate home delivery to minimize the movement of individuals outside their homes.”