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Flipkart scales up operations in West Bengal

Kolkata, Sep 29 (UNI) E-commerce platform Flipkart is scaling up its West Bengal operations ahead of The Big Billion Days 2026, with its Haringhata fulfilment centre sending products to more than 5,000 PIN codes across India as the company gears up for a sharp rise in festive sales.
The Haringhata facility has 50 lakh cubic feet of storage across six mezzanine levels and uses automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic packaging arms, cross-belt sorters and a nine-kilometre conveyor network to process and move orders.
Flipkart's supply chain network in West Bengal now spans more than 300 fulfilment centres, mother hubs and last-mile delivery facilities, supporting over 1.2 lakh direct and indirect jobs. More than 66,000 sellers from the state use the platform to reach customers across India, while the festive season generates thousands of additional employment opportunities.
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