NEW DELHI: After Zomato, Swiggy may lay off more than 250 employees or up to 5 per cent of its workforce starting this month.
“There have been no layoffs at Swiggy. We concluded our performance cycle in October and have announced ratings and promotions at all levels. As with every cycle, we expect exits based on performance,” a Swiggy spokesperson said in a statement.
The Economic Times was first to report on Swiggy layoffs. The upcoming layoffs will also impact Swiggy’s quick commerce delivery service Instamart to reduce cash burn.
Last month, global brokerage firm Jefferies said that Swiggy was fast losing market share to its rival Zomato despite offering heavy discounts.
Citing Swiggy investor Prosus’ financial report, Jefferies said that the gross value of Swiggy’s food delivery business was USD 1.3 billion in the January-June period this year. Zomato in the same period logged gross order volume of USD 1.6 billion.