E-commerce big Flipkart is all set to launch same-day supply in 20 cities throughout the nation, with the corporate planning to roll out the service to all Indian cities within the coming months. Notably, Flipkart hasn’t dedicated to a precise launch date for the same-day supply characteristic, opting as a substitute for a normal timeline of February.
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The 20 Indian cities that may obtain similar day supply embrace Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Patna, Raipur, Siliguri and Vijayawada.
Classes out there for similar day supply embrace mobiles, style, magnificence, life-style, books, house home equipment and electronics.
Nonetheless, there is a catch – customers who wish to reap the benefits of the identical day supply characteristic want to put their order by 1pm and the gadgets will likely be delivered to their tackle earlier than midnight (12am). Customers who order after 1pm can count on their orders to be delivered the following day.
Talking concerning the new same-day supply characteristic, Flipkart’s Senior Vice President Hemant Badri (as quoted by Occasions of India) mentioned, “As we enter 2024, thousands and thousands of shoppers throughout the nation will likely be delighted to get lakhs of merchandise delivered to them the identical day of them inserting the orders. Contemplating that prospects not simply from metro cities however non-metro cities love to buy on Flipkart, we’re working to supply the same-day supply to twenty cities, reinforcing our dedication to staying on the forefront of buyer satisfaction. We’ll additional scale it within the months to return, to incorporate extra cities and extra classes together with giant home equipment, to please the shoppers.”
Curiously, Flipkart’s greatest competitor within the nation, Amazon, gives a variety of supply choices, together with same-day, one-day and two-day supply, that are bundled with the corporate’s Prime membership, whereas non-Prime customers should shell out as much as ₹175 for categorical supply.
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Printed: 01 Feb 2024, 10:56 AM IST
