Flipkart Wholesale expands operations in Bihar

Flipkart Wholesale, an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, has expanded its operations to seven cities in Bihar, seeking to offer local fashion retailers a platform to buy apparel and footwear with doorstep delivery, a company official said. Fashion retailers in Patna, Purnea, Katihar, Munger, Madhubani, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur are now able to access the Flipkart Wholesale app, he said.

“Bihar is an important state for us, and we are excited about growing our footprint here. Our key goal is enabling the digital transformation of kiranas and MSMEs using locally developed technology and strong supply-chain capabilities,” the company’s senior vice president and head Adarsh Menon NSE 0.00 % said on Wednesday.