Ekart
Appearance
Smart logistics[1] | |
Industry | Courier |
Founded | 2009[1] |
Founder | Flipkart |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | 3800+ pin codes in India[1] |
Key people | Neeraj Aggarwal (Vice President)[2] Kalyan Krishnamurthy (CEO)[3] |
Products | Delivery, express mail, third-party logistics[1] |
Website | www.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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f ekartlogistics.com. "EKART". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b postandparcel.info (13 May 2016). "E-kart running parcel locker pilot". Archived from the original on 17 September 2017.
- ^ livemint.com (3 January 2018). "Flush with funds, Flipkart boosts investments in logistics arm eKart". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
- ^ owler.com. "Ekart Logistics, ekartlogistics.com". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
- ^ inc42.com (9 October 2017). "Flipkart Allocates $460 Mn To Logistics Arm Ekart For Strategic Investments". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ justdial.com. "Ekart Logistics in Bangalore". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
- ^ iamwire.com. "WS Retail's Ekart Logistics to Spin Off and Become a Wholly Owned Company". Archived from the original on 17 April 2018.
- ^ financialexpress.com (10 October 2017). "Flipkart arm Ekart Logistics to deploy whopping Rs 3000 cr war chest for acquisitions, more". Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- ^ thehindubusinessline.com (3 January 2018). "Ekart Logistics raises ₹1,632 cr from Klick2Shop". Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.
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has generic name (help) - ^ ndtv.com (3 January 2018). "Flipkart's Logistics Arm Ekart Raises Rs. 1,632 Crore". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
- ^ digitalvidya.com (23 November 2015). "Flipkart Retain Its Logistics Arm Ekart". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016.
- ^ indianonlineseller.com. "Change in Ekart's delivery model; How does it help Flipkart?". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.