Walmart, Flipkart leaders meet Piyush Goyal, discuss e-commerce business

The senior leadership of Walmart International, Walmart India, and Flipkart met Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday. This was the first meeting of the e-commerce majors with the National Democratic Alliance government since it was re-elected in May.

Judith McKenna, president and chief executive officer (CEO), Walmart International; Krish Iyer, president and CEO, Walmart India; Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO, Flipkart; John Lenhart from Walmart International; Rajneesh Kumar, chief corporate affairs officer, Flipkart Group, all met the minister. The meeting lasted about an hour, said a source.

All aspects of e-commerce business, business-to-business transactions, cash and carry, as well as global-sourcing norms were discussed.