The company says that this year’s expansion spans 35 lakh square feet, covering over 21,000 pincodes nationwide
Flipkart, an ecommerce marketplace, has expanded its pan-India supply chain infrastructure ahead of its flagship festive event, The Big Billion Days (TBBD). With the addition of new fulfilment centres (FCs) and last-mile hubs across key states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Tripura, the company is deepening its regional presence.
This year’s expansion spans 35 lakh square feet, covering over 21,000 pincodes nationwide. The new operational Varanasi centre is spread across two lakh square feet, generating 3,600 direct and indirect job opportunities. Flipkart is now operating in a Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in Manesar, one of India’s largest facilities. Spread over 140 acre, the RDC will create over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, as per the official statement.
“This festive season, our expanded infrastructure spanning 35 lakh square feet across Varanasi, Patna, Manesar, Ranchi, Ghaziabad, Agra and Agartala not only strengthens delivery speed and reliability for millions of customers but also generates inclusive job opportunities at scale. Over 2.2 lakh seasonal job opportunities have been created with a strong focus on women, PwD and first-time workforce hiring,” highlighted Hemant Badri, Senior Vice President and Head of Supply Chain, Customer Experience and Re-commerce, Flipkart Group.
Complementing its large-scale fulfillment centers, Flipkart is also scaling its quick commerce backbone through nearly 400 new micro-fulfilment centers and dark stores across 19 cities. Flipkart expanded its footprint in the Northeast with its first grocery fulfillment center in Agartala, Tripura. Spread over 35,000 square feet and equipped with a daily dispatch capacity of 5,000 orders per day.
