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Instamart taps Flipkart veteran Ankit Jain to lead operations

Instamart’s standalone rebrand underscores its push to enhance delivery speed through expansion of logistics in more than 120 cities.

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Overview

  • Ankit Jain joins Instamart from Flipkart as Senior Vice President of Operations, overseeing supply chain, dark stores, delivery and network expansion
  • Jain previously led Flipkart’s grocery operations and Ekart design team after spending over a decade at Unilever in logistics and demand planning roles
  • Instamart has dropped “Swiggy” from its name to establish an independent brand identity within the quick commerce sector
  • The company added more than 300 dark stores and mega pods last quarter and now serves customers in over 120 cities
  • Quick commerce accounts for about 20% of India’s e-commerce market, driving aggressive network growth and competition for executives