India’s largest online retailer Flipkart has launched scheduled delivery, a feature that enables customers choose a specific date and time for delivery of their orders.
This facility is currently not offered by any other e-commerce player in India, the company said in a statement, adding, scheduled delivery is now available in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
It will be extended in other cities soon.
The service, which is free-of-cost for Flipkart customers, will initially be available for the large appliances category and will be extended to select categories later.
“Scheduled delivery as a feature, serves to enhance the online shopping experience, especially in metros where time constraints are a huge bottleneck for customers,” Rahul Chari, Vice-President (supply chain engineering) at Flipkart said.
For large appliances, Flipkart will soon be offering installation along with delivery during the pre-selected slots.
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