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Kunal Gupta ka promotion, Flipkart ka Quick Commerce pe focus!
Flipkart ne Kunal Gupta ko Senior Vice President (SVP) bana kar apna quick commerce business, 'Minutes', mein ek tagda push dikhaya hai. Isse lagta hai ki delivery time ko aur kam karne par company kaafi serious hai. Plan hai ki 'Minutes' ke liye ek standalone app bhi launch karein aur apne dark stores ki संख्या (number) ko lagbhag double karke 1600 tak le jaayen. Ye sabse speed aur market mein apni position strong karne ke liye kiya ja raha hai.
Competition aur Profitability ka game!
Ye sab tab ho raha hai jab India mein quick commerce market mein compitition ekdum high hai. Flipkart ke saamne Blinkit hai jiska lagbhag 44-46% market share hai, aur Zepto ka 30% ke aas-paas. Swiggy Instamart bhi pichhe nahi hai, unka 23% share hai. Amazon India bhi $300 million laga raha hai apne Amazon Now ke liye. Abhi ye sector sirf growth nahi, balki profitability par bhi focus kar raha hai, kyuki investors ab sustainable business chahte hain. Bade shaharon mein toh dark stores profit mein aa rahe hain, par chhote shehron mein break-even mushkil ho raha hai.
Scaling mein risks?
Flipkart ka ye expansion, chahe market share badhane ke liye ho, ismein kuch risks bhi hain. Agar ek mahine mein 100 dark stores add kiye toh operational complexity aur kharch badh jayega. Aur ye tab ho raha hai jab Blinkit aur Swiggy Instamart jaise competitors apni growth slow kar rahe hain profit par focus karne ke liye. Flipkart ki parent company Walmart ne Q1 FY26 mein $165.6 billion ki revenue report ki, jismein e-commerce 22% grow kiya. Ye dekhna hoga ki Flipkart ka 'Minutes' segment kitna profit kamata hai. India mein quick commerce market $6.64 billion tak pahunchne ka estimate hai 2031 tak, aur ismein competition zabardast hai. Chhote shehron mein jahan order volume kam hota hai, wahan profit kamana aur bhi difficult ho sakta hai.
Aage kya hoga Quick Commerce ka?
India mein quick commerce sector ko abhi aur grow hone ki ummeed hai, kyuki logon ko fast delivery pasand aa rahi hai. Par ab focus operational efficiency aur profit par zyada hai. Analysts ka kehna hai ki 2031 tak ye market $6.64 billion ka ho jayega aur 2026 tak total e-commerce GMV ka 15% quick commerce ho sakta hai. Flipkart ka 'Minutes' mein ye bada push use ek strong contender banata hai, par asli test hoga costs manage karne aur profit kamane mein. Kyuki ye market capital-intensive hai aur competition bhi bahut hai.