Ekart
Smart logistics[1]
IndustryCourier
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)[1]
FounderFlipkart
Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
,
India
Area served
3800+ pin codes in India[1]
Key people
Neeraj Aggarwal (Vice President)[2]
Kalyan Krishnamurthy (CEO)[3]
ProductsDelivery, express mail, third-party logistics[1]
Websitewww.ekartlogistics.com

Ekart logistics or Ekart courier is an Indian courier delivery services company, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.[1][4] A subsidiary of electronic commerce company Flipkart Pvt. Ltd., it is run by Instakart services Pvt. Ltd.[5][6]

Ekart delivers around 10 million shipments a month.[1] As of 2015, Ekart shipped 85 percent of products ordered on Flipkart.[7]

Klick2Shop Logistics Services International, a Singapore-based company, invested Rs.1641 crore in Ekart in October 2017.[8][9]

Background

Ekart was taken over by Flipkart from WS Retail Services.[10][11]

Locker services in stores and supermarkets running for all hours were introduced first in the country by Ekart.[2][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f ekartlogistics.com. "EKART". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b postandparcel.info. "E-kart running parcel locker pilot". Archived from the original on 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ livemint.com. "Flush with funds, Flipkart boosts investments in logistics arm eKart". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ owler.com. "Ekart Logistics, ekartlogistics.com". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ inc42.com (9 October 2017). "Flipkart Allocates $460 Mn To Logistics Arm Ekart For Strategic Investments". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ justdial.com. "Ekart Logistics in Bangalore". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ iamwire.com. "WS Retail's Ekart Logistics to Spin Off and Become a Wholly Owned Company". Archived from the original on 17 April 2018.
  8. ^ financialexpress.com. "Flipkart arm Ekart Logistics to deploy whopping Rs 3000 cr war chest for acquisitions, more". Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
  9. ^ thehindubusinessline.com. "Ekart Logistics raises ₹1,632 cr from Klick2Shop". Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. ((cite web)): |author= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ ndtv.com. "Flipkart's Logistics Arm Ekart Raises Rs. 1,632 Crore". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
  11. ^ digitalvidya.com. "Flipkart Retain Its Logistics Arm Ekart". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016.
  12. ^ indianonlineseller.com. "Change in Ekart's delivery model; How does it help Flipkart?". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.


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