Startup news and updates: daily roundup (April 12, 2021)
YourStory presents this daily roundup of the latest startup news and updates from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here s the roundup for Monday, April 12, 2021.
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India’s leading ecommerce marketplace Flipkart has entered into a partnership with industrial conglomerate Adani Group to create logistic and data centres with the promise of creating thousands of new jobs. As part of this partnership, Adani Logistics Limited, a subsidiary of the Group, will construct a 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 ecommerce in Western India and support market access of several thousands of sellers and MSMEs in the region, according to a statement from the ecommerce company.
The e-commerce firm announced on Monday that it had partnered with Adani Logistics to build a 534,000 square-foot fulfilment centre at the latter s upcoming logistics hub in Mumbai that will be leased to Flipkart.
By siliconindia | Monday, 12 April 2021, 08:03 Hrs Flipkart, India s leading homegrown e-commerce marketplace, Monday announced a strategic and commercial partnership with the Adani Group, India s largest multinational infrastructure company. 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 & Special Economic Zone Limited, to strengthen Flipkart s supply chain infrastructure and further enhance its ability to serve its rapidly growing base of customers. 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 Limited is a new Joint Venture formed between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises Limited.
Flipkart will set up its third data centre at Adaniconnex Private Limited Chennai-based facility. Adaniconnex Private Limited is a new Joint Venture formed between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises Limited
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Flipkart inks pact with Adani Group.
Flipkart today said it has entered into a commercial partnership with the Adani Group to strengthen logistics and data centre capabilities of the Walmart-owned company and create about 2,500 direct jobs. In this two-pronged partnership, Flipkart will work with Adani Logistics Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Ltd, to strengthen its supply chain infrastructure and further enhance its ability to serve its rapidly growing base of customers, a statement said.
In addition, Flipkart will set up its third data centre at Adaniconnex s Chennai-based facility, leveraging the latter s expertise and industry-leading data centre technology solutions, it added.