Flipkart Minutes, the quick commerce (q-com) service of Walmart-owned Flipkart, has launched over 200 dark stores and is now operational in 14 cities nationwide, according to a senior company executive.
While delivering a session at the Startup Mahakumbh on Friday, Kanchan Mishra, vice president at Flipkart Minutes, said, “We (Flipkart) have been around for long, but Flipkart Minutes is a new venture. We are now in 14 cities and have over 200 stores. We are going fast, working closely with brands in this journey and taking them to the next stage.”
At the event, Mishra highlighted that customer behaviour is shifting, with consumers increasingly seeking a wide selection and strong value proposition speed. He also noted that quick commerce platforms are opening up new consumer categories.
“Q-com is taking convenience a notch above. We have seen an interesting trend over the last year — from largely being a Gen Z-led channel, q-com has also started evolving into a preferred channel for homemakers. With the homemaker, the largest customer segment in India, coming on to q-com, a much larger set of brands now see q-com as an opportunity, and we are seeing this as well,” said Mishra.
Flipkart Minutes, which began operations in August 2024, initially launched in select areas of Bengaluru. The platform now offers deliveries of groceries, household essentials, electronics, smartphones, and personal care products within 10–15 minutes.
Flipkart aims to set up 500–550 dark stores ahead of its flagship 2025 Big Billion Days sale, typically held in September or October, to ramp up its quick commerce operations.
While Flipkart Minutes currently operates over 200 dark stores, its competitors in the Q-com space have a larger network. Q-com unicorn Zepto has over 900 dark stores, while Swiggy Instamart and Blinkit reported 705 and 1,007 dark stores at the end of Q3 FY25.
