According to reports from Business Standard, Flipkart announced on Monday its commitment to deepen long-term investments in West Bengal, focusing on expanding supply chain infrastructure, seller ecosystem and skills initiatives. The Walmart-owned e-commerce company emphasized that West Bengal remains central to its long-term growth strategy, with the state housing the company's largest fulfilment centre in India. As per Rediff Moneynews, CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy stated that West Bengal has long been one of India's great centres of enterprise, innovation and craftsmanship, and is emerging as a key hub for digital commerce. The company is proud to be a long-term partner in the state's growth journey, with investments in infrastructure, technology and supply chains creating jobs, empowering MSMEs, supporting farmers and enabling thousands of entrepreneurs to access markets across India.
As reported by Business Standard, the company's Haringhata campus features a storage capacity of 5 million cubic feet across six mezzanine levels, equipped with automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic packaging arms, cross-belt sorters and a nine-kilometre conveyor network. The facility has achieved the Indian Green Building Council's Platinum certification, making it the first e-commerce fulfilment centre of its scale in India to receive this recognition. According to Rediff Moneynews, the Haringhata campus represents the company's largest fulfilment and logistics hub in India, with the facility being the first e-commerce fulfilment centre of its scale in India to receive the Indian Green Building Council's Platinum certification.
According to Business Standard, across West Bengal, Flipkart operates more than 300 fulfilment centres, mother hubs and last-mile delivery facilities, supporting more than 1.2 lakh direct and indirect jobs across operations, technology, delivery and support functions. The company also creates thousands of seasonal jobs during its annual Big Billion Days sale. Additionally, Flipkart has expanded its quick commerce business, Flipkart Minutes, in the state with 90 micro fulfilment centres, creating close to 10,000 employment opportunities. As per Rediff Moneynews, the company's investments in infrastructure, technology and supply chains are creating jobs, empowering MSMEs, supporting farmers and enabling thousands of entrepreneurs to access markets across India.
As reported by Business Standard, Flipkart sources from more than 500 farmers from West Bengal supplying fresh fruits and vegetables. The company's marketplace includes more than 66,000 sellers from West Bengal selling products across India, while nearly 29,000 products from the state's weavers and craftspeople are listed under its Flipkart Samarth programme. In Shantipur, more than 250 Tant and Jamdani weavers and sellers generate annual sales of over ₹100 crore through the platform. According to Rediff Moneynews, the company has more than 66,000 sellers from West Bengal using its marketplace to sell products across India, while nearly 29,000 products from the state's weavers and craftspeople are listed under its Flipkart Samarth programme, with sellers reaching customers across India through Flipkart across categories that reflect Bengal's unique strengths including ethnic and contemporary fashion, home furnishings, footwear and handcrafted products.
According to Rediff Moneynews, Flipkart is investing in the future workforce of West Bengal through partnership with the Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development, equipping local youth with industry-relevant skills in warehousing and supply chain operations. This initiative is helping build a pipeline of skilled talent for one of India's fastest-growing logistics and digital commerce sectors while creating meaningful employment opportunities for the state's youth. Through Walmart Foundation-supported programmes, Flipkart-linked initiatives are helping strengthen the livelihoods of more than 35,000 smallholder farmers across the state, many of them women, focusing on building climate-resilient agriculture, strengthening Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and improving market access across crops including paddy, potato, jute, maize, mustard and tea. The commitment extends to environmental sustainability, with the Flipkart Foundation supporting mangrove restoration initiatives in the Sundarbans benefiting over 5,000 community members.
