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Zepto: Strategic Hiring
Zepto is shifting strategy from aggressive dark store expansion to productivity optimization at existing stores ahead of IPO. Added only 110 stores in FY26 vs 692 in FY25, suggesting capital conservation and operational efficiency focus with 10-11 months cash runway.
Source: Entrackr
The leadership read
Need Head of Store Operations/Productivity, Operations Excellence Lead, Data Analytics/BI roles for store optimization, Supply Chain Optimization Manager, CFO for IPO preparation, and potentially restructuring roles. Likely slowing hiring in expansion teams.
Market context: the MitchelLake Talent Market Index reads 108.5 — Hot (+10.8 vs prior month); Oceania signal share is rising (+8.9pts).
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