Myntra adds 26,000 seasonal roles ahead of October Big Fashion Festival

Myntra is hiring across five fulfilment centres, delivery and customer service ahead of its Big Fashion Festival, supporting M-Express delivery expansion and workforce inclusion targets.

— Source publishedThu, 24 Sept, 2026, 19:12 IST·First seen Thu, 24 Sept, 2026, 19:25 IST·Source Business Standard · Companies

What happened

Myntra has added over 26,000 seasonal roles for its October Big Fashion Festival, more than doubling last year’s workforce. Hiring spans five fulfilment

Key facts

  • 26,000+ seasonal jobs
  • 350+ roles for differently abled individuals
  • Women to comprise 30% of fulfilment-centre workforce
  • 5 fulfilment centres
  • 8,000 delivery partners
  • 2,700 customer-service roles
  • M-Express delivery within 24-48 hours
  • India seasonal/gig jobs forecast: 200,000-250,000
  • Festive hiring growth forecast: 15-20%

Why this matters

Myntra’s expanded logistics and customer-service footprint reinforces its execution moat in Indian fashion e-commerce and highlights the strategic value of delivery-network and fulfilment partnerships.

What to watch

  • Big Fashion Festival order volumes versus fulfilment and delivery capacity in the first 48-72 hours.
  • M-Express expansion announcements, delivery-time commitments and on-time delivery performance.
  • App traffic, conversion rates, average order value and discount intensity during the event.
  • Cancellation, return, customer-contact and complaint rates, especially for delivery-delay and size/quality issues.
  • Post-festival retention of seasonal workers and any move to make the expanded delivery network permanent.
  • Competitive festival campaigns and delivery-speed responses from Ajio, Amazon Fashion, Flipkart and quick-commerce platforms.
  • Expand M-Express serviceable PIN codes and use the additional delivery-partner base to market faster delivery promises during the festival.
  • Increase inventory positioning across the five fulfilment centres, prioritizing high-velocity apparel, beauty and festive-category SKUs.
  • Deploy customer-service hiring toward order tracking, returns, cancellation prevention and peak-sale escalation management.
  • Use seasonal hiring as a recruitment funnel for retained delivery, warehouse and customer-support roles after the event.
  • Push marketplace brands and sellers to commit deeper inventory and event-specific promotions, increasing competition for fulfilment capacity and advertising placement.