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Does a quick commerce order make money, and how busy must a dark store be?
The prompt
An illustrative quick commerce player in India has an average order value of INR 600. It earns an 18 percent margin on goods, advertising income worth 3 percent of order value, and a delivery and handling fee of INR 15 per order. Per order it pays INR 45 to the rider, INR 7 for packaging, 1.5 percent of order value in payment fees, and INR 20 in discounts. Each dark store has fixed costs (rent, staff, power) of INR 18 lakh a month. What is the contribution per order before store costs, and how many orders a day does a store need to break even? Use a 30-day month.
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