Budget 2018-19

  Flipkart has hired 23,000 people across its supply chain, including delivery executives, in the last three months as the  e-commerce  marketplace strengthens the supply chain to fast deliver products Flipkart on Tuesday said it has hired 23,000 people across its supply chain, including delivery executives, in the last three months as the e-commerce marketplace strengthens the supply chain to fast deliver products while creating additional employment.The hiring was done keeping the growing demand for e-commerce services across the country, as people continue to remain indoors to fight the pandemic, which has necessitated a ramp-up of supply chain, the company said in a statement. “All new hires will be covered with our healthcare and wellness initiatives to ensure their safety during these testing times,” said Hemant Badri, Senior Vice-President, Supply Chain at  Flipkart . From safety regulations and protocols across its warehouses to driving awareness on Covid saf...

  As part of this partnership, Adani Logistics will construct a 534,000 sq. ft. fulfilment centre in Mumbai that will be leased to Flipkart Flipkart  has signed a strategic and commercial partnership with the Adani Group to strengthen the e-commerce company’s supply chain, the two announced on Monday. Flipkart will work with Adani Logistics, which is owned by Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Limited. In addition, Flipkart will set up its third data centre at Adaniconnex Private Limited’s facility in Chennai. Adaniconnex is a new joint venture between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises Limited. As part of this partnership, Adani Logistics will construct a 534,000 sq. ft. fulfilment centre at its upcoming logistics hub in Mumbai that will be leased to Flipkart to address the growing demand for e-commerce in Western India. “The Adani Group is unmatched in the way it has gone about building infrastructure across India. What it brought to us was a unique combination of logisti...

  RedSeer said the first few days of this year’s online sale season saw a more explosive start compared to the last year- and is on track to meet its forecast of $4 billion by end of the event E-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal have witnessed blockbuster festive season sales. The pandemic accelerated the shift to e-commerce, with an increasing number of consumers shopping online at a higher frequency. The online festive sales received a strong response from October 15-19. New estimates by RedSeer Consulting on Wednesday showed that $3.1 billion (Rs 22,000 crore) of goods were sold from brands and sellers in the first 4.5 days of the event. This means 77 per cent of RedSeer’s projected online sales were already achieved during the said timeframe. The firm had earlier projected total festive sales of e-commerce firms to cross $7 billion. RedSeer said the first few days of this year’s online sale season saw a more explosive start compared to last year — and was on track ...

Under the sale, the e-commerce portal is offering iPhones, iPads and Apple smartwatches at discounted prices, along with a cashback of up to Rs 10,000 on payments via ICICI credit cards Home-grown e-commerce giant Flipkart is currently running a promotional offer on Apple products. Dubbed 'Apple days', the sale started on February 12 and will go on until February 15. Under the sale, the e-commerce portal is offering iPhones, iPads and Apple smartwatches at discounted prices, along with a cashback of up to Rs 10,000 on payments made through ICICI credit cards. The sale came after Apple increased the price of its iPhones and smartwatches after the Budget 2018 announcement of a hike in import duty on smartphones. Here is what Flipkart is offering under the Apple days sale: iPhone X The anniversary-edition iPhone X was launched in 64GB and 256GB storage variants at Rs 89,000 and Rs 1,02,000, respectively. Under the sale, the e-commerce portal is offe...