Kiko Live launches ONDC buyer app in India

KIKO Live, positioned as the first live commerce platform for retailers to sell online and also on ONDC, has launched its ONDC Buyer app. Through ‘kikoshop.in,’ through which the company says it aims to “revolutionise” the online shopping experience.

Kiko Live was founded in 2020 with the aim of helping small retailers build, manage, and scale their home delivery businesses with innovative SaaS solutions. With the app, users will be able to paste an entire grocery list directly into the search box, eliminating the need to search and select individual items. The app also suggests stores with inventories matching the list.

The Kiko buyer app has also launched Quick Commerce services in limited pin codes in Delhi, where buyers can get deliveries under 30 minutes from nearby stores. The company says prices of the products will be matching or lower than Quick commerce platforms.

With quick logistics powered by ONDC, users will get a similar experience to quick commerce platforms but sourced from local grocery stores, informs the company.

“We are excited to launch the ONDC buyer app on Kiko Live. We are confident that this will take the shopping experience to the next level. The app is already loaded with innovative features, and we are in the process of rolling out quick commerce to many more pin-codes in Delhi and other cities as well,” said Alok Chawla, Co-Founder & CEO, of Kiko Live. The Kiko Live buyer app will be launched in other cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, and Indore in the coming quarter.

Going forward, Kiko Live plans to add many more features to the buyer app. Through voice search, users will be able to search for products through voice commands on the app. Kiko Live is also enabling image search via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology.

This technology is expected to be launched by the end of January and will allow searches from handwritten grocery lists. With these innovative solutions planned, Kiko Live intends to become the largest non-dark store-led Quick Commerce platform in the country.

Kiko Live’s asset light model ensures that Quick Commerce can be enabled even in Tier 2 towns, and areas with low population density, and with a wide product assortment.