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Flipkart: A Dominant Force in Indian E-commerce Flipkart Private Limited, headquartered in Bangalore and incorporated in Singapore, has solidified its position as a major player in the Indian e-commerce landscape. Initially focusing on online book sales, the company strategically diversified into a ...
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- Company type Subsidiary
- Industry E-commerce
- Founded 2007
- Founders Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal
- Headquarters Bangalore, Karnataka, India (operational HQ), Singapore (legal domicile)
- Area served India
- Key people Kalyan Krishnamurthi (CEO)
- Services Online shopping
- Revenue ₹70,541 crore (US$8.1 billion) (2024)
- Net income ₹-4,248 crore (US$-490 million) (2024)
- Number of employees 22,000 (excluding Myntra) (January 2024)
- Parent Walmart (~85%)
- Subsidiaries Cleartrip, Ekart, Flipkart Health+, Flipkart Wholesale, Myntra, Shopsy
- Website www.flipkart.com
Flipkart history
Last Updated : 08/03/25, 12:30 PM
Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce giant, has significantly transformed the way shopping is perceived and conducted in India. Founded in 2007 by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, two alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, it started as an online bookstore. However, recognizing the vast potent...
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Express View on government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce: An audacious idea
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If ONDC is to “help our small retail survive the onslaught of large tech-based e-commerce companies”, it will have to do better than them or even what UPI did in payments. And it should definitely not burn the money of taxpayers or public financial institutions
CCPA asks e-commerce sites to stop selling car seat belt alarm stoppers
May 13, 2023 3:19 am
The advisory issued by the CCPA, which was established under the Consumer Protection Act-2019, has been sent to all stakeholders including Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and major e-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart.
Flipkart gets serious about the pre-owned market, sees a new opportunity parallel to e-commerce
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Flipkart’s interest in this growing, yet fragmented and intensely competitive, mobile phone resale market is well-timed as a growing share of Indian consumers are looking to buy used phones as prices of new phones are going up.
How to trade in your old AC for a new one with Flipkart’s exchange program
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With the summer season almost upon us, now's probably the best time to get that new AC you've been eyeing.
Karnataka student buys iPhone 11, gets soap; court orders e-commerce firm to pay Rs 74,000
March 23, 2023 8:51 am
In July last year, he filed a case before a consumer court against the managing director of Flipkart Internet Private Limited and the manager of Sane retails Pvt Ltd, a third-party seller.
Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh calls for boycott of big corporates
March 08, 2023 2:52 am
The resolution was passed to strengthen the fight against corporate monopolies at the national level at the National Convention, attended by more than 150 representatives of farmers' organizations from all parts of the country, the statement said.
Flipkart tightens purse, no increment for top 30 per cent employees
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The move impacts around 4,500 employees in the grade 10 and above.
