Flipkart opens two warehouses of 9 lakh sq feet in Haryana

January 20, 2020: E-commerce marketplace, Flipkart, announced the strengthening of its supply chain infrastructure by inaugurating two of its largest fulfilment centres (FCs) spread across nine lakh square feet in Farrukhnagar, Haryana.

The FCs is expected to help Flipkart scale up its supply chain infrastructure in North India. “The FCs will enhance the company's ability to support the delivery and supply chain logistics of a wide selection of large and non-large products (including furniture and large appliances) offered by thousands of sellers & MSMEs in Haryana, giving them access to a national market. The facilities will also amplify Flipkart’s capabilities to cater to more consumers in the country,” says the release.

With these two FCs, Flipkart now has 12 assets in Haryana, including supply chain infrastructure for large appliances, non-large (including mobiles, apparel), grocery and furniture, taking the total asset capacity in the state to over 20 lakh square feet. These assets are spread across various regions in the state including Binola, Bilaspur and Luhari and Ballabgarh. During the last festive season, Flipkart’s FCs in Haryana served up to 40 percent of the total number of orders from across India, serving as a testament to its geographical importance and the state’s significance from a logistics standpoint.

Amitesh Jha, senior vice president, Flipkart, said, “Flipkart’s focused investments in its supply chain have been pivotal to path-breaking, customer experience offerings that have helped build trust in e-commerce. Today we have one of the strongest supply chain networks in the country, making over 40 million deliveries every month and employ more than 120,000 people across the country. With the addition of these two facilities, we are further strengthening our supply chain and building capabilities to enable a strong ecosystem for MSMEs, local manufacturers and in the process create quality local jobs.”