In this two-pronged partnership, Flipkart will work with
Adani Logistics Limited, the largest diversified end-to-end logistics service
provider in the country and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Ports and
Special Economic Zone Limited, to strengthen Flipkart's supply chain
infrastructure and further enhance its ability to serve its rapidly growing
base of customers.
"Homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart is our new
strategic partner. In the two-prong partnership, AdaniConneX will build their
new Tier 4 data centre and Adani Logistics, India's leader in logistics, will
build their 534,000 sqft fulfilment centre. Thousands of new jobs in
Mumbai," tweeted Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani.
Speaking on the strategic partnership between the two
companies, Karan Adani, Chief Executive Officer of Adani Ports and Special
Economic Zone (APSEZ) said, "I am delighted to see two of India's
fastest-growing businesses come together to help build some of the most
critical as well as state-of-the-art infrastructure that our nation needs. This
is what Atmanirbharta should be all about."
"This broad-ranging partnership across our logistics
and data centre businesses is a unique business model, and we see this as a
great opportunity to serve Flipkart's physical as well as digital
infrastructure needs. Flipkart has been instrumental in defining e-commerce
adoption in India, both through the value it creates and its constant
technological innovation to serve its consumers. We look forward to a long and
fruitful partnership as we focus on learning from each other as well as
leveraging our mutual strengths to prioritise consumers and development of
India's MSME ecosystem," he added.
Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer, Flipkart
Group, said, "The Adani Group is unmatched in the way it has gone about
building infrastructure across India. What it brought to us was a unique
combination of logistics, real estate, green energy, and data centre infrastructure
capabilities. We are delighted to initiate our association with the Adani Group
to strengthen our supply chain and technology infrastructure."
"At the Flipkart Group, we are focused on ensuring that
our customers get access to a wide range of products made available by sellers
across the country as we continuously innovate to drive greater affordability.
Our logistics network and technology stack are instrumental in making this a
reality. These investments will help us strengthen our presence and capabilities
in India to support MSMEs and sellers while also accelerating job creation and
growth," Krishnamurthy added.
In addition, Flipkart will set up its third data centre at
Adaniconnex Private Limited Chennai based facility, leveraging AdaniConneX's
world-class expertise and industry-leading data centre technology solutions.
Adaniconnex Private Limitedis a new Joint Venture formed between EdgeConneX and
Adani Enterprises Limited.
As part of this partnership, Adani Logistics Limited will
construct a massive 534,000 sq. ft. fulfilment centre in its upcoming logistics
hub in Mumbai that will be leased to Flipkart to address the growing demand for
e-commerce in Western India and support market access of several thousands of
sellers and MSMEs in the region.
Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies, the centre is
expected to be operational in Q3 2022 and will have the capacity to house 10
million units of sellers' inventory at any point. In addition to strengthening
Flipkart's supply chain infrastructure to support MSMEs and sellers, the
facility will enhance local employment and create 2,500 direct jobs and
thousands of indirect jobs.
The other prong of the partnership will see Flipkart
developing its third data centre at the AdaniConnecXfacility as a part of one
of the largest private cloud deployments in the country, thereby further
strengthening its growing marketplace e-commerce business in India. The data
centre has been designed to meet the highest standards in reliability,
security, and sustainability, which will capitalise on the Adani Group's
capability as the largest solar player in the country to generate and source
green power.
The AdaniConneX data centre is a brand-new facility enabling
Flipkart to design the data centre to its growing infrastructure needs with a
significant focus on security and keeping data locally within India. (ANI)