
Flipkart Minutes, launched in 2024, now delivers 1.1-1.2 million orders/day, closing in on Swiggy's Instamart (1.4 million/day), with aggressive infrastructure expansion and leveraging existing e-commerce customer base.
AI-generated summary
India's quick-commerce market has seen rapid growth post-pandemic.
Indian startups spent years getting consumers accustomed to having groceries and everyday goods delivered within minutes. Now Walmart-owned Flipkart is rapidly closing the gap with those quick-commerce pioneers, as global rival Amazon mounts its own push into instant delivery. [...] The company is adding around 100 such facilities a month, the source said, aiming to have 1,500 by the end of 2026. [...] "Can you go back to scheduled delivery now in grocery? No," Meena said. "You will not go back."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Flipkart Minutes will reach 1.5 million daily orders by end-2026.
Likely · Within months

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