Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India
- Published
- Source
- TechCrunch
Walmart-backed Flipkart has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers across India, marking a pivotal moment in the competitive landscape of quick-commerce. This expansion comes as Amazon intensifies its efforts to enhance its own quick-commerce operations in the region. The rapid growth of Flipkart's micro-fulfillment network is aimed at improving delivery efficiency and meeting the increasing demand for fast and reliable online shopping services among Indian consumers. As both companies vie for dominance in the burgeoning e-commerce market, Flipkart's strategic move underscores its commitment to leveraging technology and logistics to stay ahead of competitors.
Original report
Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India
TechCrunch · Jagmeet SinghThis briefing is an independently written summary based on publicly available reporting and is provided for industry information and news discovery. The original report and source publication are credited and linked where applicable. RobotToday does not claim ownership of third-party source material.
Rights concerns? Contact [email protected] with the relevant URL and details. We will review the matter and take appropriate action where warranted.
More related news
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
-
12
RobotToday Weekly November 2 – 6, 2026 RobotToday · 1 week ago
Related Suppliers
E-COBOT
France
French AMR manufacturer and system integrator offering the HUSKY robot range and MyCobot fleet management software.
EasyMile
France
Toulouse, France autonomous-vehicle software company founded 2014; EZTow and EZDolly systems automate industrial tow tractors and cargo movers at airports.
Filics
Germany
Munich-based robotics startup making ultra-flat omnidirectional AMRs that drive under Euro pallets for space-efficient intralogistics.
Alkadur RobotSystems GmbH
Germany
German manufacturer of robotic doner kebab preparation systems, producing the automated 'der Geraet' commercial food service robot based in Aalen, Germany.
RobotLAB Inc.
United States
Southlake, Texas robotics dealer and integrator founded 2007, with a franchise network and 22 service-robot brands plus its own ServeSwift and RobotLAB lines.
ATOUN (Closed)
Japan
ATOUN was a JPN Panasonic subsidiary that developed and commercialized power-assisted wearable exoskeletons for logistics, construction, and caregiving.
BioRobotics Laboratory, Korea University of Technology and Education
Korea, Republic of (South)
South Korean university research laboratory focusing on haptics, exoskeletons, rehabilitation robotics, and autonomous ground vehicles.
McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute
Canada
Hamilton, Ontario applied manufacturing research center at McMaster University; runs a 21,000 sq ft facility with seven research labs.
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
United States
The REC Foundation is a US nonprofit that runs VEX-based robotics and drone competitions reaching 1.1 million students across 70 countries.
Robotics needs a service framework.
RSF defines a common language for robot service capability, lifecycle operations, certification pathways, and service-provider networks.
Join the RobotToday community on LinkedIn
Daily robotics news, in-depth analysis, conference highlights, and discussions with professionals worldwide.
