Trichy: Petrol price hike to impact door delivery fee of food, groceries | Trichy News
TRICHY: The price of a litre of petrol that breached the Rs 100 mark in Trichy city on Friday is set to have a cascading effect on the door delivery of food, meat and groceries ordered online or through mobile applications. While some startups engaged in these services are planning to hike delivery charges, others have decided to let their profits take a hit and not burden the consumer.
From Rs 87 a litre in January and around Rs 93 in May, the price of petrol sold in Trichy city on Friday touched Rs 100.61 a litre. A large section of people, particularly senior citizens staying alone, have been relying on home delivery post the Covid-19 outbreak and imposition of lockdowns. With startups mushrooming to capitalise on the demand, many youths got employed as delivery boys earning about Rs 15,000 a month.
There is also a big demand for door delivery of a wide range of cooking products and medicines, but the surge in fuel prices has put…
