Flipkart to create 250K festive jobs, 60% in last-mile delivery

Flipkart on Monday said it will create more than 250,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities, including gig roles, for the festive season, with nearly 75,000 of them going to first-time workforce entrants.

The roles span over 7,000 Ekart facilities, covering fulfilment centres, sortation hubs and last-mile delivery operations, the company said in a statement. Last-mile delivery accounts for 60% of the new additions, or nearly 140,000 opportunities, supported by more than 900 new festive delivery hubs that have come up ahead of its flagship festive sales event, Big Billion Days. The company attributed much of the capacity expansion to growth in its quick commerce business Minutes and continued expansion into Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets.