Flipkart Minutes targets 1,500 micro-fulfilment centres by December
Flipkart’s quick-commerce arm is scaling from about 1,000 micro-fulfilment centres to 1,500 by December while broadening non-grocery delivery across electronics, apparel, appliances, beauty and pet food ahead of the festive season.
What happened
Flipkart Minutes is prioritising non-grocery quick commerce for the festive season, spanning mobiles, electronics, apparel, appliances, beauty and pet food. It
Key facts
- Non-grocery categories account for about 25% of business at some large quick-commerce operators, up from 6-8% a year ago
- Flipkart Minutes operates in more than 150 cities
- More than 1,200 micro-fulfilment centres planned by end of this month, versus around 1,000 currently
- Network planned to reach 1,500 micro-fulfilment centres by December
- About 100 fulfilment centres to be added per month
- Flipkart Minutes grew 4x in the last year
- Flipkart Minutes completed 2 years of operations
Why this matters
Flipkart’s category expansion across electronics, apparel, appliances, beauty and pet food raises the strategic value of partnerships or acquisitions that add local inventory, category expertise and last-mile fulfilment density.