<s>
Q-commerce	B-Application
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
quick	O
commerce	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
e-commerce	O
where	O
emphasis	O
is	O
on	O
quick	O
deliveries	O
,	O
typically	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
an	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q-commerce	B-Application
originally	O
started	O
with	O
food	O
delivery	O
and	O
it	O
still	O
represents	O
the	O
largest	O
chunk	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
restrictions	O
imposed	O
due	O
to	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
gave	O
a	O
major	O
boost	O
to	O
q-commerce	B-Application
as	O
it	O
allowed	O
retailers	O
to	O
remain	O
operational	O
via	O
quick	O
home	O
deliveries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
prolonged	O
restrictions	O
resulted	O
in	O
long	O
term	O
consumer	O
behavior	O
shift	O
towards	O
quick	O
deliveries	O
,	O
and	O
established	O
q-commerce	B-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
commerce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
in	O
q-commerce	B-Application
include	O
Meituan	O
,	O
Gojek	O
,	O
Grab	O
,	O
Delivery	O
Hero	O
,	O
Glovo	O
,	O
Rappi	O
,	O
GoPuff	O
,	O
Instacart	O
,	O
and	O
Postmates	O
.	O
</s>
