India, Oct. 30 -- Swiggy's quick commerce business Swiggy Instamart will eventually move to an inventory-led model, like its rival Eternal-owned Blinkit.

Responding to a question on Instamart moving to an inventory-led model during the post-earnings Q2 FY26 call, Swiggy cofounder and group CEO Sriharsha Majety said, "This is an eventuality that we do expect to happen." However, he didn't disclose any timeline for the move.

This comes as Instamart seems to be now focussing on efficiency improvement and profitability versus network expansion. The company added only 40 dark stores in Q2 FY26 compared to 316 stores added in Q4 FY25. Notably, its competitor Blinkit added 272 stores in Q2.

However, this did not impact revenue growth, which t...