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Flipkart Minutes Chief Kabeer Biswas Steps Down; Kunal Gupta to Lead

Flipkart hands the quick‑commerce unit to veteran Kunal Gupta during its run‑up to an India IPO.

The platform’s network of dark stores grew to around 800 under Biswas’s leadership, narrowing the gap with established rivals such as Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart.
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Overview

  • Flipkart confirmed that Kabeer Biswas resigned as vice president of its instant‑delivery arm to pursue other opportunities.
  • Kunal Gupta, a long‑time Flipkart executive and current vice president, has been appointed to lead Minutes with a mandate to ensure business continuity.
  • Under Biswas, Minutes reportedly scaled to around 800 dark stores, handled over 300,000 daily orders, and expanded to new markets including Guwahati.
  • Inc42 reports that rapid dark‑store expansion could widen losses as Flipkart advances its reverse‑flip to India and prepares for a domestic listing next year.
  • Biswas earlier exited Dunzo, which is in insolvency proceedings, and unconfirmed reports suggest he may remain in quick‑commerce, including talk of discussions with BigBasket.