E-commerce company Flipkart has opened a fulfillment centre at Sangareddy near here.
The four-lakh sq ft facility will support the delivery and logistics of a wide range of products, including furniture and large accessories. It was virtually inaugurated by Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao on Tuesday.
Addressing a meeting here after the inaugural, Flipkart Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy said the company has a network of six fulfillment centres and 100 distribution hubs in Telangana.
He said the e-commerce platform has enabled over 14,000 sellers in the State to access a bigger market. “Flipkart’s supply chain operations helped in creating over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs,” Krishnamurthy added.
This is the largest facility in the state of Telangana: Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Rama Rao said there’s a need to create a readily employable workforce in the interest of the industry, the unemployed, and the government.
“A model like that will help the youth get refined employment opportunities,” he said and also asked the company to create a fulfillment centre involving women’s self-help groups.
“Flipkart’s new facility will strengthen pan-India market access for local sellers,” Rao added.
The company has six fulfillment centres and about 100 distribution hubs in the State. It works with 5,000 Kirana stores. Overall, the company has 100 fulfillment centres and mother hubs across the country.
“Kirana stores are playing a key role in the delivery of the consignments. About 30 per cent of deliveries are happening through kiranas,” Rajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Flipkart Group, said.