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Flipkart Minutes Narrows Gap with India Quick-Commerce Leaders

Flipkart Minutes, Walmart-owned Flipkart’s quick-commerce service launched in August 2024, has grown to handle about 1.1–1.2 million daily orders, closing in on rivals such as Swiggy’s Instamart. The service has rapidly scaled its delivery infrastructure — operating roughly 1,020–1,050 micro-fulfillment centers (up from ~340 a year ago) and adding about 100 per month — while average delivery times have fallen to ~11 minutes. Flipkart reports high repeat usage and rising transactions per customer; Amazon and other competitors are also expanding instant-delivery offerings in India. Market research and corporate data show Blinkit and Zepto remain larger by daily order volume, but Flipkart’s expansion and access to a large e-commerce customer base make it a significant new entrant in quick commerce.

• Flipkart Minutes launched in August 2024 and now delivers about 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders per day.
• Flipkart Minutes operates approximately 1,020 to 1,050 micro-fulfillment centers, up from ~340 a year earlier and ~600 in January; the company is adding ~100 such facilities per month and aims for 1,500 by end of 2026.
• Swiggy’s Instamart is delivering about 1.4 million orders per day and reports more than 14 million monthly transacting users and over 1,200 dark stores across 130+ cities.

Walmart Raises Guidance After Strong Q2 FY27

Walmart reported a strong second quarter of fiscal 2027, driven by robust e-commerce growth, expanding advertising revenue and higher membership income, and raised its full-year outlook. Quarterly revenue increased to $187.9 billion (up 5.9% year-over-year; +5.1% constant currency), global e-commerce rose 23%, and advertising revenue grew 38% company-wide. Operating income improved 28.8% to $9.4 billion and adjusted EPS was $0.81. The company now expects full-year constant-currency revenue growth of 4–5% and adjusted operating income growth of 7–8.5%, and provided Q3 revenue and adjusted EPS guidance. Management plans continued investments in prices and customer experience to support competitive positioning.

• Walmart Q2 FY27 revenue: $187.9 billion, up 5.9% year-over-year (5.1% constant currency).
• Global e-commerce revenue grew 23% year-over-year; US online sales rose 24%.
• Advertising revenue grew 38% company-wide.

Flipkart Scales Quick-Commerce to 1,000 Micro-Fulfillment Centers

Walmart-backed Flipkart said its Minutes quick-commerce service has built a network of 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers in under two years, and plans to reach 1,500 centers by the end of 2026. Flipkart Minutes is live in more than 130 cities and 8,000 postal codes, and the company reports orders up ~400% year-over-year and customer retention up 20%, driven by expanding demand in categories beyond groceries. The expansion comes as competitors — Blinkit (reportedly 2,243 centers), Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and Amazon — also scale; Amazon Now operates 500+ centers and plans to expand to 100 cities with over 1,000 centers. Analysts and firms (Jefferies, Bernstein) note India’s rapid quick-commerce growth and a large dark‑store footprint, projecting continued infrastructure buildout through 2030.

• Flipkart Minutes has established 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers less than two years after launch.
• Flipkart plans to expand its micro-fulfillment center network to 1,500 by the end of 2026.
• Flipkart Minutes is available in over 130 cities and 8,000 postal codes; the company reports ~400% year-over-year order growth and 20% higher customer retention.

Status update on the project to adapt and strengthen the Casino Group financial structure

Groupe Casino published a new press release on 28 August 2026 updating its financial restructuring project. The news page also added a 6 August 2026 announcement on signing conciliation agreements with banking partners and a 30 July 2026 H1 2026 financial data estimates release citing improved profitability in line with the Renouveau 2030 plan.