iStockAt a time when Maharashtra has imposed stringent restrictions on e-commerce deliveries, Flipkart has launched grocery services in Pune, claiming that it can manage over 6,000 orders per day.
According to Maharashtra lockdown rules, e-commerce deliveries of only essential goods—including online grocery—are allowed between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm until May 1. Online platforms including Flipkart, Amazon and Reliance JioMart have suspended orders for non-essential products in the state.
Flipkart Grocery offers over 7,000 products across 200+ categories, the Walmart-owned e-commerce firm said in a statement on Friday. Product categories range from daily household supplies, snacks and beverages, and personal care items among others.
"Grocery continues to be one of the fastest-growing categories for us, with the increase in demand for quality food and household supplies," Smrithi Ravichandran, vice president and head of grocery at Flipkart, said in the statement.
A dedicated grocery fulfilment centre in Pune is expected to boost local employment, the statement said. "The Pune grocery fulfilment centre is spread across an area of nearly 72,000 square feet."
According to Maharashtra lockdown rules, e-commerce deliveries of only essential goods—including online grocery—are allowed between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm until May 1. Online platforms including Flipkart, Amazon and Reliance JioMart have suspended orders for non-essential products in the state.
Flipkart Grocery offers over 7,000 products across 200+ categories, the Walmart-owned e-commerce firm said in a statement on Friday. Product categories range from daily household supplies, snacks and beverages, and personal care items among others.
"Grocery continues to be one of the fastest-growing categories for us, with the increase in demand for quality food and household supplies," Smrithi Ravichandran, vice president and head of grocery at Flipkart, said in the statement.
A dedicated grocery fulfilment centre in Pune is expected to boost local employment, the statement said. "The Pune grocery fulfilment centre is spread across an area of nearly 72,000 square feet."