Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, marks a significant milestone in its commitment to providing next-day grocery deliveries to consumers with the launch of its grocery fulfillment center in Malda, West Bengal. This will be Flipkart’s fourth grocery fulfillment center in the state which will alone generate more than 700 direct and indirect local job opportunities while providing nationwide market entry for thousands of local sellers, MSMEs, and small-scale farmers in the region.
This fulfillment center, covering 1.13 lakh square feet with a dispatch capacity of over 1 lac units per day, will handle over 7,000 daily orders across Berhampore, Malda, North Bengal belts, Jharkhand, and Bihar, including Bhagalpur, Deoghar, Munger, Purnea, Rampurhat, Saharsa, Siliguri, and Suiri. Shri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, said, “I hope our farmers and producers will reap the maximum benefit from this endeavour.”
The new Malda center offers a curated selection of local brands like Biskfarm Biscuits, JK Masala and Spices, Emami oil items, and Miniket Rice, along with over 5,000 products from local grocery stores and established FMCG companies like ITC, HUL, P&G, based on local consumer insights. The center in Malda, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable growth. This strategic investment aligns with West Bengal’s e-commerce prominence, job creation, and artisan growth, promoting economic development and consumer accessibility.
