Flipkart says West Bengal to remain key investment hub
Flipkart on Monday said it would deepen its long-term investments in West Bengal, expanding its supply chain infrastructure, seller ecosystem and skills initiatives in the State, which houses the company’s largest fulfilment centre in India.
The Walmart-owned e-commerce company said West Bengal is home to its largest fulfilment and logistics hub, located at Haringhata, and remains central to its long-term growth strategy.
The Haringhata campus has a storage capacity of 5 million cubic feet across six mezzanine levels and features automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic packaging arms, cross-belt sorters and a nine-kilometre conveyor network.
Flipkart said the facility is the first e-commerce fulfilment centre of its scale in India to receive the Indian Green Building Council’s Platinum certification.
Across West Bengal, the company operates more than 300 fulfilment centres, mother hubs and last-mile delivery facilities, supporting more than 120,000 direct and indirect jobs across operations, technology, delivery and support functions.
The company said it also creates thousands of seasonal jobs during its annual Big Billion Days sale.
Flipkart has expanded its quick commerce business, Flipkart Minutes, in the state with 90 micro fulfilment centres, creating close to 10,000 employment opportunities. The company added that its sourcing network includes more than 500 farmers from West Bengal supplying fresh fruits and vegetables.
“West Bengal has long been one of India’s great centres of enterprise, innovation and craftsmanship. Today, it is also emerging as a key hub for digital commerce. At Flipkart, we are proud to be a long-term partner in the State’s growth journey. Our investments in infrastructure, technology and supply chains are creating jobs, empowering MSMEs, supporting farmers and enabling thousands of entrepreneurs to access markets across India. As home to our largest fulfilment centre in the country, West Bengal will continue to play a pivotal role in Flipkart’s growth, and we remain committed to investing in the State’s people, businesses and long-term potential,” said Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer, Flipkart Group.
The company has more than 66,000 sellers from West Bengal using its marketplace to sell products across India, while nearly 29,000 products from the state’s weavers and craftspeople are listed under its Flipkart Samarth programme. In Shantipur, more than 250 Tant and Jamdani weavers and sellers generate annual sales of over Rs 100 crore through the platform, it said.
