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May 21, 2020

Safety and opportunity: Hear it from Uber driver partners who are delivering Flipkart orders!

Go behind the scenes of Flipkart’s partnership with Uber India to deliver essentials across cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. From a Bengaluru driver who makes sure to tell customers about the tie-up to another in Gurugram who ensures utmost safety while on the field and later, when going back home to his children — read the stories of the Uber driver partners who are powering the initiative on the ground.

Customer Stories

April 17, 2020

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#ThankYouEcommerce: Messages of gratitude and encouragement from Flipkart customers

Amid the lockdown, many customers have turned to e-commerce to get their daily needs. Grateful for the option to get their essentials delivered, our customers have sent in messages of thanks, saying that it’s e-commerce that’s helped them not only get their supplies, but also stay safe. Read on for some heartwarming accounts.

Customer Stories

March 27, 2020

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#ThankYouEcommerce: Customers say e-commerce is helping them stay safe & stocked

A few days ago, we asked how e-commerce has made these difficult times slightly easier for you. Your responses warmed our hearts and motivated our frontline staff who are doing everything they can to deliver your essentials to you during #COVID19. Read on for some of our customers’ stories, it’s sure to bring a smile to your face!

Top Stories

July 18, 2019

Roshan Pai

Flipkart’s women in blue – meet the Wishmasters bringing joy to Gurugram!

They’re driven. They’re enthusiastic. They love what they do. And customers love them. Meet the women Wishmasters at Flipkart’s Gurugram hub who are flying the flag of Flipkart’s endeavor to bring diversity and equal opportunity to the workforce.

Sustainability

June 27, 2019

Vishnu Sreekumar

With electric vehicles, Flipkart is making last-mile delivery sustainable in India

What began as a tiny pilot project in Mumbai in 2017 has become a major sustainability program for Flipkart, as it continues to add more eBikes and eVans to its delivery fleet, a trendsetting move that makes it the first e-commerce platform in India to adopt this initiative. In June 2019, Flipkart expanded its fleet of electric vehicles from Bengaluru to Delhi and Hyderabad, with the aim to replace nearly 40% of its existing last-mile fleet of delivery vans with EVs by March 2020.

Innovation

May 9, 2019

Sophia Stephen

Humans + AI-powered bots: The future of Indian e-commerce is here

Over 4,500 shipments an hour at twice the speed and with 99.9% accuracy — the future of Indian e-commerce is unfolding at a Flipkart sortation center tucked away in the outskirts of Bengaluru. Here, humans and AI-powered bots — known as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) — work seamlessly together so your Flipkart packages reach you faster and without overburdening the facility staff. Read how this groundbreaking technology is changing the game for a country that's rapidly embracing e-commerce and all that it has to offer.

Safe Shopping

October 18, 2018

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Tracking your order on Flipkart just got easier: Here’s a quick guide!

Can’t wait to get your hands on your Flipkart order? With updates and added features on the app, tracking your order just got easier. And you don’t have to guess when your doorbell is going to ring. Here’s all you need to know.

Top Stories

December 26, 2017

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Unforgettable Stories of 2017 — A Flipkart Stories compilation

Take a trip down memory lane with some of the best stories 2017 had to offer. Travel through the once-forgotten small towns of India slowly making their presence felt in the country’s digital topography, take a tour of one of the biggest Flipkart warehouses, and go back to the start of it all, with a man Flipkart calls ‘the Landlord’.

Customer Stories

July 28, 2017

Shantanu Guha Ray

Mughal Sarai — what’s in a name for Flipkart customers here?

Even as Mughal Sarai wrestles with history over its impending renaming, Flipkart customers in this town famous for India’s busiest railway junction look forward to bigger changes

Top Stories

October 6, 2016

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The Big Billion Days deliveries – Keeping the promise

Minutes after India’s biggest sale kicked off on October 2, 2016, shoppers got the opportunity to access some of the biggest offers and deals they had seen this year. Wishlists were filled, orders placed, and the wait to fulfill those wishes got shorter as the seconds ticked away. Meanwhile, packages were already pouring into Flipkart’s warehouses and hubs across the country, and the Wishmasters (the moniker for Ekart delivery personnel) were all set for their Big Billion Days deliveries. Here’s a report from the ground.