Flipkart Minutes brings 10-minute delivery to Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, announced the expansion of its quick commerce service, Flipkart Minutes, to Bhubaneswar, reinforcing its commitment to delivering daily essentials in 10 minutes and ensuring convenience, speed, and value for consumers. The Micro Fulfilment Centers (MFCs) are located across key areas of KIIT area, PrashatiVihar, Shree Vihar, TulsiVihar, Vijay Nagar, KananVihar, Kailash Vihar, and SailashreeViharoffering a large assortment spanning grocery, mobiles, electronics, and several other categories. Based on local consumer insights, Flipkart Minutes offers a diverse range of regionally popular brands, including Pragati, Prabhuji, and Milky Moo among others, making everyday essentials easily accessible.
Hemant Badri, Senior Vice President, Head of Flipkart Minutes, Supply Chain, Customer Experience &ReCommerce, Flipkart Group, said, “The launch of Flipkart Minutes in Bhubaneswar reflects our continued efforts to expand quick commerce infrastructure across high-potential Tier-2 cities of Odisha. With growing expectations around speed and convenience, we are focused on building agile, hyperlocal supply chains that allow us to serve customers more efficiently. This initiative also enables local sellers, farmers, and small businesses to participate more meaningfully in the digital economy and benefit from greater market access.”
Strategically located to serve high-demand zones in Bhubaneswar, these MFCs are designed to support hyperlocal deliveries across a wide selection of daily essentials and other frequently ordered categories. Flipkart works with more than a thousand local sellers and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) across Bhubaneswar to make fresh fruits and vegetables available to consumers. Backed by robust supply chain networks and AI-driven demand forecasting, Flipkart Minutes works closely with farmers to enable sustainable growth and equip them with strategic guidance while providing access to the national market for long-term growth.
The MFCs complement Flipkart’s existing large-scale supply chain infrastructure in the region, which spans various locations, including grocery, large, and non-large fulfillment centers. The combined expansion of extensive and micro-fulfilment infrastructure is expected to generate thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities spanning warehousing, logistics, and last-mile delivery operations in Bhubaneswar and nearby regions.
