Ola plans dark stores, Krutrim cloud for ONDC

Ride-hailing firm Ola Cabs on Thursday announced its plan to set up fully automated dark stores and state-of-the-art fulfilment centres, deploy electric two-wheelers and offer one year of free Krutrim cloud for all ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) suppliers, applicable for startups and SMEs, under a fair usage policy.

Ola Consumer, the rebranded name of Ola Cabs, is looking at revolutionizing the warehousing space that supercharges the commerce supply chain, the company said.

It said ONDC will be the UPI moment for commerce and will make a democratic ecosystem that will bring down the cost of commerce. To further support this growing ecosystem, Ola Consumer will offer one year of free Krutrim Cloud for all ONDC suppliers, applicable for startups and SMEs, under a fair usage policy. In addition, D2C brands will also be given one year of free access to Krutrim Cloud, it said.