Flipkart, a subsidiary of Walmart, plans to expand its quick commerce business in India before its IPO.

Glonghui, June 24｜Flipkart, owned by Walmart, is accelerating the expansion of its "quick commerce" business in India, planning to add 500 new community warehouses nationwide, with a focus on small and medium-sized cities, to compete in this rapidly growing $11 billion market. This move comes as Flipkart—a company competing with Amazon in the e-commerce sector—prepares for a listing in Mumbai, although a specific timeline has not yet been confirmed. Flipkart was a late entrant to India's "quick commerce" sector (which has experienced explosive growth in the country), a model where companies use community warehouses to deliver a wide range of goods—from iPhones to chocolate to milk—to customers' doorsteps within 10 to 30 minutes, a phenomenon that is reshaping shopping habits in the world's most populous country. According to data from Datum Intelligence, Blinkit, owned by Eternal, operates more than 2,200 stores in India, while Instamart, owned by Swiggy, has over 1,100 stores. Flipkart announced on Tuesday that its store count has reached 1,000 and plans to increase this number to 1,500 within the coming months.