Bigbasket is the first online Grocer in India and was set up in 2011. Most of its customers are early adopters of online grocery buying. Bigbasket is currently owned by Tata Digital and is in the process of converting to a Quick Commerce app. The earlier model was to select a time slot for delivery while placing the order. They are slowly transitioning to delivery in 10mins by increasing the number of dark stores within the city. Currently, most customers are shown both the options at check out - Get delivery in 10mins or to schedule a time slot for delivery.
Dhanya is a 32 year old professional who works as a senior manager in a tech based startup. She has a hybrid model at work and has to go to office twice a week. She stays with her husband and 3 year old daughter. She has a house help, a cook and a nanny. She orders all household essentials through Quick commerce apps - Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, Zepto, Flipkart Minutes & Bigbasket. She orders atleast 5 times a week. Most of the time, the grocery order is placed at 8am when the cook points out a missing item such as Green chilies which is critical for cooking. In order to attain a minimum value of order to be eligible for free delivery, Dhanya orders other vegetables and grocery items along with this critical item. She prioritizes convenience & prices over other features of the Quick commerce app.
Sharan is a 25 year old IT professional who is single and stays in a 1BHK flat. He goes to office 5 times a week and has food from the office cafeteria on those days. He cooks during the weekend. He typically orders via Quick commerce apps twice or thrice a week. He has a house help who comes in everyday to clean the house. Most of the time, he orders cleaning items like Lysol, Vim dishwash liquid etc. via the Quick commerce apps. He just orders from 2 apps - Swiggy Instamart & Bigbasket.
Hannah is a 37 year old homemaker who is very organized. She has certain passive income streams and the family has a good disposable income. She stays with her in-laws, husband & 10 year old son. Every Sunday, she goes to the neighborhood grocery store with her husband to buy the groceries for the coming week. Over the next week, she tops up necessary vegetables and dairy products via Quick commerce apps. She typically orders twice a week from these apps. She prioritizes the availability of a particular Brand and its particular SKU in the Quick Commerce app.
Ideal Customer profile | ICP 1 | ICP 2 | ICP 3 |
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ICP Name | Dhanya (Dealhunter) | Sharan (Single) | Hannah (Homemaker) |
Age | 28-38 years | 20-30 years | 35-45 years |
Shopping Goals | Quick 10mins delivery of good quality grocery at best prices. | Maximise shopping within a budget. | Buy products/Brands of my choice at best deals and discounts. |
Income Levels | 75K - 1.5L per month | 25K - 50K per month | 50K - 75K per month |
Gender | Female | Male | Female |
Location | Metro-Tier 1 cities in India like Bangalore, Pune, Delhi etc. | Tier 2,3,4 cities in India like Vijaywada, Amritsar, Bilaspur | Metro-Tier 1, Tier 2 cities in India like Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Trivandrum etc. |
Companies | High growth tech startups, Multinational Companies etc. | IT companies, traditional sector like banking etc. | Housewife, Own business, part time jobs, government jobs |
Marital Status | Married | Unmarried | Married |
How do they spend their weekdays |
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How do they spend their weekends |
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Apps they spends most of their time on | 1. IG, LinkedIn, X - social media 2. Messaging- Whatsapp 3. OTT apps - Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar 4. Financial Apps - Groww, Zerodha ​ | 1. YT, IG - social media 2. Dating apps - Bumble, Hinge, Tinder 3. OTT apps - Amazon Prime, JioCinema, Hotstar | 1. YT, FB- social media 2. Messaging apps- Whatsapp 3. OTT apps - Amazon Prime, Zee5 |
What do they spend most on | Leisure expenses, shopping, rent, grocery, savings | Commute to office, food, rent | Grocery, Household expenses, savings |
Most used features on the app | Category pages | Search bar | Search bar |
Frequency of feature usage | More than 5 times a week | Twice a week | Twice a week |
Willingness to pay | High This cohort wants to buy good quality products at decent prices and are willing to pay a premium for quick delivery. | Moderate Value seeking cohort because of limited budget. | Moderate Extreme value seeking cohort. They would be having a weekly grocery budget. |
Average order value | 750 | 200 | 300 |
Problem Statement | I really want a few cooking ingredients delivered quickly in the morning when the cook asks for it. | I want to order a few necessary household items/ grocery within my budget and would prefer to just order them online to save time. | I want to get the product of my choice at the best deals and discounts. |
Goal Priority | Tags | Dhanya (Dealhunter) | Sharan (Single) | Hannah (Homemaker) |
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Primary | Functional | Get good quality grocery items delivered within 10mins. | Buy necessary household & grocery items online. | Top up the grocery items of my choice as per requirement. |
Secondary | Personal | Get access to a wide variety of brands which is unavailable in the neighborhood kirana store. Also don't want to go out to shop household items and carry them back home. | Don't want to go out to shop household items and carry them back home. | Get access to a wide variety of brands which is unavailable in the neighborhood kirana store. |
Secondary | Financial | Get products at the best prices after comparing the prices on various quick commerce apps. | Get more out of my budget. | To save money while shopping grocery items. |
Secondary | Social | To not be seen carrying heavy grocery bags by neighbours and to appear cool amongst social circle by buying everything online. | NA | NA |
Searched for Bigbasket in the Google Playstore app, downloaded it, shopped for groceries as a new user, created an account, added address and placed the order successfully. After the order delivery, gave ratings for the order. This user journey has been captured in the attached pdf document.
Bigbasket Onboarding Teardown.pdf
1 order successfully delivered in the first week of app download - 1 order in 7 days
2 orders placed in the first fortnight of app download - 2 orders in 14 days
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