Flipkart says it is creating more than 2.5 lakh jobs ahead of India’s festive shopping period, with about 75,000 positions meant for first-time job seekers. The company links the hiring to its effort to expand delivery and supply-chain capacity to meet the higher order volumes typically seen during the season.
Reports describe the roles as a mix of direct and indirect opportunities, including gig work, spread across thousands of Ekart facilities. One outlet specifies that the expansion includes roughly 7,000+ Ekart locations such as fulfilment centres, sorting hubs and last-mile operations, and also points to additional delivery hubs and a large share of last-mile jobs. Another outlet highlights that these hiring plans are part of broader logistics network growth across India during peak campaigns like Big Billion Days.
While the outlets broadly agree on the scale and the festive timing, they differ in emphasis—some focus on first-time employment entry and job mix, while others highlight the distribution of roles across last-mile operations and the company’s push for inclusive participation. They also note that the hiring comes as Flipkart competes with quick-commerce players expanding their presence in online retail.
