Meesho eyes 1.2 bn shipments by next year using third-party logistics

SoftBank-backed internet commerce firm Meesho is expecting to become the biggest e-commerce contributor in terms of shipments through third-party logistics (3PL) players such as Shadowfax, Ecom Express, Delhivery and Xpressbees.

Meesho is expecting to more than double the number of its shipments to over 1.2 billion through third-party logistics players for FY 2023, according to the sources. This is expected it help it become a major e-commerce player which uses 3PL platform ahead of Amazon and Flipkart, who also use 3PL platforms for some portion of their shipments, said people familiar with the matter.