June 2017 - Flipkart Stories

June 30, 2017

Unboxed – How Mumbai’s Dabbawallas & Flipkart make customers smile

Will modern e-commerce wipe out Mumbai’s Dabbawallas? Diving deep into the two-year-old partnership between Flipkart and this esteemed Mumbai institution, we pondered this question and unearthed a different story — one of challenge, triumph and deep customer-focused innovation

Innovation

June 30, 2017

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How Flipkart innovated to build India’s exemplary e-commerce marketplace

The e-commerce marketplace in India is dominated by innovations that Flipkart has pioneered. This is the story of the key steps that India’s online shopping powerhouse has taken to build a vibrant ecosystem of sellers and customers

News

June 29, 2017

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@Flipkart news update from the week | June 30, 2017

Wondering what happened at Flipkart this week? Here’s a collection of the latest news, stories and featured posts from our social timelines.

Contests

June 29, 2017

Team Flipkart Stories

Solve the #TheJeevesPuzzle – The Flipkart Jeeves contest

Here's an interesting puzzle for you to solve. Follow the Flipkart Stories Instagram page, take a look at #TheJeevesPuzzle and solve it. Ten lucky winners of the Flipkart Jeeves contest stand a chance to win Flipkart gift vouchers worth INR 1000 each. Read ahead to know more about the contest.

Innovation

June 29, 2017

Madhu Karuthedath

Decoding Flipkart Hackday – the untold stories behind Flipkart’s greatest innovations

‘Hack: The act of improvising on a problem, effectively and unconventionally, to derive a temporary or permanent solution.’ While most contemporary definitions of the word might redirect you to similar phrases, for Flipkart the connotation weighs something much more than a prescribed meaning. Something that is especially evident during the Flipkart Hackday events. In this story we hack into history to decode the DNA of this unique culture of innovation in India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, and dive into the pool of codes and ideas that paved the way for Flipkart.

Innovation

June 22, 2017

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#BIG10Innovation – Solve Bengaluru’s Traffic woes w/ Sridhar Pabbisetty & Utkarsh B

Ahead of the Gridlock Hackathon finale, Flipkart Stories hosts a special edition of the #BIG10Innovation Tweetchat on "Tech Solutions for Bengaluru’s Traffic Woes". Mark the date - June 27, 2017 at 3 pm IST. Our panelists are Sridhar Pabbisetty, CEO of Namma Bengaluru Foundation, and Utkarsh B, Principal Architect, Flipkart. Tweet your questions on Bengaluru’s traffic governance issues to Sridhar (@psridharp) and your tech-related questions to Utkarsh (@eutkarsh) with the hashtag #BIG10Innovation. The 3 best questions from participants and the 3 best answers to the panelists’ questions win prizes from Flipkart.

Mobiles

June 22, 2017

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Moto C Plus – the heavy duty budget phone

Moto is one of the brands that packs a surprise in every single launch and they have just pulled out another bunny from the hat. The Moto C Plus, an online #FlipkartUnique in India has created quite a buzz in the past few months. It is one of the most affordable smartphones from the Moto stable that combines class-leading configuration and a slick design. We got our hands on this new, uber-cool Moto and here’s what got us excited.

Innovation

June 21, 2017

Ravi Garikipati

Traffic needs collective action from citizens: Ravi Garikipati, Flipkart CTO

Chief Technology Officer at Flipkart, Ravi Garikipati, shares his thoughts around the city of Bengaluru, rising traffic challenges and the need for people to come together and break the gridlock.

Inside Flipkart

June 18, 2017

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This Father’s Day, get up-close-and-personal with these fathers at Flipkart – Meet the #FlipkartSuperDads

On Father's Day, we celebrate fatherhood with four #FlipkartSuperDads! In a series of interviews, we speak to these fathers at Flipkart who are voyaging through different life-stages of parenting, to get perspective on how they've embraced becoming a dad.

Innovation

June 17, 2017

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Customer-inspired Innovation – #BIG10Innovation Tweetchat with Ram Papatla and Ranjith Boyanapalli

Submit your questions for the #BIG10Innovation tweetchat on Customer-inspired Innovation with Ram Papatla - Vice President, Product Management at Flipkart and Ranjith Boyanapalli - Vice President of Product at Flipkart, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 3 best questions and the 3 best answers win Flipkart vouchers.