Flipkart expands Minutes footprint to 1,000 centres across 130 cities

Walmart-owned Flipkart is stepping up its quick commerce play as it seeks to narrow the gap with market leaders Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto, with its quick delivery service Flipkart Minutes crossing 1,000 micro-fulfillment centres across 130 cities and more than 8,000 pincodes in less than two years of launch.

The company said it plans to expand the network to 1,500 fulfillment centres over the next few months, signalling an aggressive push in a segment that has emerged as one of the fastest-growing pockets of the consumer Internet market. The expansion comes at a time when Blinkit, the market leader, operates over 2,200 dark stores and rivals continue to invest heavily to strengthen their presence across metros and smaller cities.