Flipkart ceases operations across supply chain amid lockdown

Etailer Flipkart on Wednesday said it has temporarily suspended its operations and services – including grocery items — as India enters a 21-day lockdown.

Although ecommerce platforms were allowed to provide essential goods and services in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, Flipkart decided to halt all orders from March 25 for its three supply chains — grocery, non-large goods and large items.

“These are difficult times, times like no other. Never before, have communities stayed apart to stay safe! Never before, has been at home meant helping the nations!” the company posted on its website.