In early 2022, as venture-backed startups like Zepto, Blinkit, and Swiggy Instamart flooded Indian metropolitan cities with 10-minute grocery delivery apps, Reliance Retail leadership recognized the massive consumer appetite for instant delivery. In March 2022, Reliance Retail launched **JioMart Express** in Navi Mumbai as a dedicated 90-minute delivery app, testing whether physical Reliance Fresh and Smart stores could fulfill online orders without building expensive standalone dark stores. After proving that consumer demand for large-basket scheduled deliveries was more profitable than 10-minute impulse snacks, Reliance integrated the express engine directly into the main JioMart application.