bengaluru flipkart said on tuesday it plans to offer 90minute deliveries for groceries and home accessories as the walmartowned online retailer goes head to head with amazoncom inc in a key growth market for ecommerceflipkart said its hyperlocal service dubbed flipkart quick will also sell mobile phones and stationery items taking it a step further than amazons quickdelivery service that mainly offers just groceriesflipkart quick will debut in select locations in bengaluru the company said without specifying a launch datebesides amazon bengalurubased flipkart will also go up against alibababacked ecommerce firm bigbasket and grocery delivery upstart jiomart backed by asias richest man mukesh ambani advt the grocery category as well as small grocers momandpop stores considered the backbone of the economy have become the next battleground for indias ecommerce firms particularly during the covid19 pandemic which has spurred more indians to shop onlinehalfway through the year of the pandemic supply chains have transformed drastically flipkart said in a statement the hyperlocal category known for being a convenience for many has now emerged to be a longterm essential service for the countryambanis jio platforms is expected to roll out an online service for indian grocers and small businesses while amazon is adding small indian shops as sellers on its platform to provide them broader online exposureflipkart which is raising 12 billion in walmartled funding recently acquired walmarts local cashandcarry business to strengthen its wholesale offerings to momandpopstoresgooglebacked dunzo and naspersbacked swiggy firms much smaller than amazon or flipkart also offer hyperlocal deliveries in india including for groceries reuters published on jul 28 2020 at 0211 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app flipkart bigbasket mukesh ambani walmart online retailer flipkart deliveries homenewsflipkart launches hyperlocal service to offer 90minute deliveries