Launch · Commerce & Consumer Brands

Flipkart Minutes crosses 1,000 micro-fulfilment centres

By Startup Enthusiast · 24 June 2026

What they do

Flipkart Minutes is a quick commerce service delivering groceries and more within minutes

It crossed 1,000 micro-fulfilment centres across 130+ cities, with order volumes growing 5X in a year

The expansion comes as rivals Blinkit, Zepto, and Amazon Now also scale up their networks

Flipkart Minutes crossed 1,000 micro-fulfilment centres across 130+ cities and 8,000+ pincodes.
The service launched in August 2024, less than two years ago.
Order volumes grew 5X over the past year.
It added 90 cities to its network in the last year.
Tier II & III markets saw 42X growth in scale over the past year.
The company targets 1,500 micro-fulfilment centres across 180 cities in the next few months.
Flipkart Minutes had 750 dark stores in March 2026.

Indian quick commerce market is moving beyond grocery to include electronics, beauty, and home essentials.
Rival Amazon Now announced plans to expand to 300 cities and earmarked ₹2,800 crore for the business.
Competitors Blinkit (2,243 dark stores), Zepto (1,139), and Swiggy Instamart (1,143) are also scaling rapidly.
Amazon Now orders doubled every quarter since launch and clock 25% month-on-month growth.

Flipkart is an online shopping site for mobiles, electronics, furniture, grocery, lifestyle, books, and more.
Flipkart Minutes includes Grocery Store, Paan Store, and Pharmacy Store.
Customers are ordering beyond groceries into electronics, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle.
Flipkart Minutes works with nearly 500 D2C brands.
It connected more than 3,000 farmers through the Samarth Krishi programme.
The service doubled its electric vehicle fleet over the past year; EVs account for more than 10% of deliveries.
Gen Z customers account for 40% of the user base.
Repeat purchases rose by over 20%.
Average order value of fruits and vegetables increased by 30%.

Targeting 1,500 micro-fulfilment centres across 180 cities in the next few months.