India, Nov. 7 -- All eyes are naturally on Swiggy given its massive IPO, but there's another mega plan brewing in Bengaluru, with Swiggy Instamart in mind.

The consumer services giant is looking to catch up with quick commerce rivals by expanding the size of its Instamart dark stores to deliver a wider assortment of products in 10 to 20 minutes.

Chief financial officer Rahul Bothra told Inc42 that Swiggy is in the process of operationalising 'mega dark stores' with an area of 8,000-10,000 sq ft in several pockets of Bengaluru. He added that quick commerce is currently contributing 40% to Swiggy's consolidated revenue, and the focus is on increasing this share in the near term.

"The dark stores we are now opening will ideally have an ar...