Quick commerce apps stack up extra fees to curb losses

Quick commerce companies have begun adding a range of fees — from platform and handling charges to convenience, small-cart and rain levies — to customer orders in an attempt to shore up their unit economics, or earnings from each transaction, according to industry executives and analysts.

A check across the top five quick commerce apps shows these charges, which come on top of the standard delivery fees and vary across cities and platforms, range between 6 and 30 per order.