Flipkart adds 50K direct jobs ahead of festive season sale

E-commerce major Flipkart on Tuesday said it has added over 50,000 direct jobs across its supply chain, logistics arm and customer support ahead of the festive

season and the Big Billion Days sales.

Flipkart said in the run up to its annual festive season sales, it expects to have increased the indirect jobs through the seller network by 30 per cent as compared to last year taking it to 6.5 lakh. The annual six-day event begins on September 29.

“The Big Billion Days are designed to add value to the lives of our customers, by providing them with a great selection and an optimum shopping experience during the much-awaited festival season,” said Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO at Flipkart Group.