Flipkart Delivery Archives - Flipkart Stories

May 9, 2019

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

Team Flipkart Stories

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.

Innovation

October 11, 2018

Vishnu Nair

Flipkart’s eBikes are pedalling for change, one delivery at a time

If you’ve recently spotted a Flipkart Wishmaster delivering orders on a bicycle, rejoice, because you’ve taken a sneak peek into the future of e-commerce. Having started out as a tiny pilot project in Mumbai in 2017, Flipkart continues to add more eBikes to their delivery fleet every month. With their sleek, eco-friendly design and smooth performance, Flipkart’s eBikes present a cheaper alternative to motorcycles, with a much smaller carbon footprint. We take a look at the story so far.

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

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.