Flipkart Will Triple Its Presence In India To Reach 2,700 Cities

Flipkart will triple its presence in India to reach 2,700 cities by December. Flipkart made this announcement regarding its wholesale business, will reach so many cities.

Flipkart Wholesale, the India-grown digital B2B marketplace of the Flipkart Group, will triple its presence in India to reach 2,700 cities by December.

The company’s mission is to make it easier to do business and contribute to the prosperity of millions of small businesses and grocery stores across the country.

Launched in September 2020, Flipkart Wholesale has registered strong growth during the first 6 months of 2021, due to the rapid adoption of e-commerce by retailers and kiranas.

Grocery adoption of eCommerce doubled on Flipkart Wholesale from January to June this year as compared to last year.

Accordingly, an increase of 180 percent can be seen in the same period of 2021 as compared to the period from July to December last year.

Flipkart Wholesale has also registered an increase in the influx of suppliers who have come to the digital B2B marketplace.

The number of suppliers is expected to increase by 58 percent in 2021, boosting both the local business ecosystem and livelihoods.

The company recently rebranded its Best Price cash-and-carry business which was acquired from Walmart India in 2020.

The company is committed to the growth and prosperity of grocery through its omnichannel business model.

Adarsh ​​Menon, Senior Vice President, and Head – Flipkart Wholesale said, “We launched Flipkart Wholesale to bring prosperity to the B2B retail ecosystem and solve local problems faced by grocers across the country.

Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, we have seen an overwhelming response from kiranas who are now reaping the benefits of digitization and making eCommerce their dominant mode of purchase.

We will continue to harness Flipkart’s technological strength and work to improve livelihoods and the local supplier ecosystem across the country.”

Flipkart Wholesale registered a growth of 17 percent in the grocery customer base from January to June 2021 (as compared to the same period last year).

This shows how much grocers are relying on this platform. It is expected that the grocery customer base will increase by 33 percent in July-December 2021 as compared to July-December 2020.

Kirana stores will continue to be the most important segment of Flipkart Wholesale and will provide better products, credit facilities, payment options at attractive prices, and end-to-end services through feet-on-street associates, apps, and cash-and-carry stores.

Will keep doing the rebranding of Flipkart Wholesale will be seamless for the grocery business, so that they will continue to get the same facility as before.

With this, all best price touchpoints will now be Flipkart wholesale and become a leading omnichannel B2B platform.

Flipkart Wholesale serves over 1.5 million members across the country including grocery, horeka (hotels, restaurants, and cafeterias), and offices and organizations.