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Grofers added 2.5 lakh new customers to its portfolio during Grand Orange Bag Days
MUMBAI: Online grocery delivery service, Grofers has shared that it added 2.5 lakh new customers to its portfolio during its 9-day-long ‘Grand Orange Bag Days’ sale. Grofers was offering 100 per cent cash back (up to Rs 5000) to the customers shopping from its site for the time period. It also shared that with record-breaking numbers, the sale hit Rs 207.52 crore GMV.
It also shared some other insights into the shopping habits of the people depending on area. As per its findings, Delhi/NCR ordered the most flour, tea, and ghee; Lucknow led the almonds, flour, and detergent powder section; people in Mumbai and Pune ordered the most of almonds, coconut oil, and butter; Bengaluru purchased ghee and rice; and Kolkata preferred flour, coconut oil, and tea.
Delhi made the highest amount of expenditure, amounting to a whooping Rs 85.80 crore, followed by Mumbai (Rs 35.8 crore). Bengaluru followed the suit and spent Rs 28.2 crore.
The country also reiterated its passion for tea with over 1.32 lakh units of tea sold, followed by 3 lakh sugar packets and over 85 thousand packets of cookies.
The above findings are derived from the order analysis for Grofers ‘Grand Orange Bag Days’ sale, which started from 19 January through 27 January 2019. The sale was operational across all 13 Grofers markets such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Noida, Mumbai, and Pune.
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
