Flipkart expands its supply chain facilities in Ahmedabad and Surat

Gandhinagar: Flipkart, an e-commerce marketplace, today announced the expansion of its supply chain in Gujarat with the addition of four new supply chain facilities. The company said its new facilities are located in Ahmedabad and Surat, and are collectively spread across an area of nearly 5 lakh square feet, further serving close to 35,000 local sellers from Gujarat to get national market access while ensuring wider selection and faster deliveries for the customers.

Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat, while lauding Flipkart’s investment and efforts in the state said, “Expansion of Flipkart’s supply chain in the state will create thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities and open new avenues for thousands of MSMEs, local traders and artisans.”

Commenting on the launch of the new fulfilment centre, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Group CEO, Flipkart, said, “With a strengthened supply chain presence in Gujarat we will be able to further support MSMEs, sellers from Gujarat and thousands of Kirana partners from the state.”

Earlier this year, Flipkart signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gujarat State Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. Flipkart app has a language interface in 11 Indian languages, including Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi amongst other key Indian languages.