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Walmart senior executive lauds Flipkart team
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SME Times News Bureau | 04 May, 2019
World's retail giant Walmart International Chief Executive Judith
McKenna on Friday lauded its Indian e-tail subsidiary Flipkart team for
getting more customers to shop online and make their lives better.
"The
leadership of the Flipkart team for its commitment to bringing
e-commerce to more Indian consumers is commendable," Judith told the
employees at an interaction on her 4-day visit to the company and its
e-tail fashion arm Myntra.
Marking the first year of Walmart
acquiring majority equity stake in the city-based e-tailer for a
whopping $16 billion in May 9, 2018, Judith hailed the creativity and
passion of the team to leverage innovation and technology for bringing
the next 200 million Indian shoppers online.
Launching Myntra's
first kiosk for pick up, returns, instant trial and alteration, Judith
said she was impressed with how the team was using technology and making
a difference to the ecosystem, including sellers and manufacturers
across the country.
Flipkart Chief Executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy
said the e-tailer's partnership with Walmart was helping the group to
serve customers better and accelerate its growth with products and
solutions.
"The supply-chain infrastructure that is disrupting
the industry benefits local consumers, suppliers and manufacturers,"
Krishnamurthy said on the occasion.
Myntra and Jabong Head Amar
Nagaram said the kiosk offered shoppers value-added services such as
flexible pickup and drop, returns, trial room and free alteration of
products.
"The kiosks will be set up in tech parks and big
educational institutions to enhance the online shopping experience for
customers," said Nagaram.
Myntra plans to open 30 service kiosks in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Judith
also visited a fulfilment centre to assess the supply chain efficiency
and met akiranas' (owners of provision stores) that are Myntra's
extended network.
Walmart India Chief Executive Krish Iyer also
met Judith and updated her on how the cash-and-carry business was
changing the lives of kiranas.
Walmart International Chief
Financial Officer Richard Mayfield and International Strategy and
Business Development Head Leigh Hopkins also interacted with the
leadership and the employees.
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