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{{Infobox company
| name = Ekart
| logo = E-kart-logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| image =
| type =
| trade_name = Ekart logistics<ref name="R1"/>
| traded_as =
| foundation = {{start date and age|2009}}<ref name="R1"/>
| founder = [[Flipkart]]
| location =
| hq_location_city = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| area_served = 3800+ pin codes in India<ref name="R1"/>
| key_people = Neeraj Aggarwal (Vice President)<ref name="R2"/><br />Kalyan Krishnamurthy (CEO)<ref>{{cite web |author=livemint.com |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/T0BEE9rnQh4GA13bbLJdGL/Flipkarts-Ekart-Logistics-raises-Rs1632-crore-from-Klick2S.html |title=Flush with funds, Flipkart boosts investments in logistics arm eKart |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184641/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/T0BEE9rnQh4GA13bbLJdGL/Flipkarts-Ekart-Logistics-raises-Rs1632-crore-from-Klick2S.html |archivedate=2018-04-27 }}</ref>
| industry = [[Express mail|Courier]]
| products = [[Delivery (commerce)|Delivery]], [[express mail]], [[third-party logistics]]<ref name="R1"/>
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| assets =
| equity =
| num_employees =
| subsid =
| website = [https://www.ekartlogistics.com www.ekartlogistics.com]
}}

'''Ekart logistics''' or '''Ekart courier''' is an [[India]]n [[Express mail|courier]] delivery services [[company]], headquartered in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name="R1">{{cite web |author=ekartlogistics.com |url=https://www.ekartlogistics.com/about_us |title=EKART |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606220424/https://ekartlogistics.com/about_us |archivedate=2017-06-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=owler.com |url=https://www.owler.com/company/ekartlogistics |title=Ekart Logistics, ekartlogistics.com |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184448/https://www.owler.com/company/ekartlogistics |archivedate=2018-04-27 }}</ref> A subsidiary of [[electronic commerce]] company [[Flipkart|Flipkart Pvt. Ltd.]], it is run by Instakart services Pvt. Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |author=inc42.com |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/flipkart-ekart-logistics/ |title=Flipkart Allocates $460 Mn To Logistics Arm Ekart For Strategic Investments |date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011805/https://inc42.com/buzz/flipkart-ekart-logistics/ |archivedate=28 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=justdial.com |url=https://www.justdial.com/Bangalore/Ekart-Logistics |title=Ekart Logistics in Bangalore |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427183958/https://www.justdial.com/Bangalore/Ekart-Logistics |archivedate=2018-04-27 }}</ref>

Ekart delivers around 10 million shipments a month.<ref name="R1"/> As of 2015, Ekart shipped 85 percent of products ordered on Flipkart.<ref>{{cite web |author=iamwire.com |url=http://www.iamwire.com/2015/01/ws-retails-ekart-logistics-spin-wholly-owned-company/108662 |title=WS Retail’s Ekart Logistics to Spin Off and Become a Wholly Owned Company |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417141531/http://www.iamwire.com/2015/01/ws-retails-ekart-logistics-spin-wholly-owned-company/108662 |archivedate=2018-04-17 }}</ref>

Klick2Shop Logistics Services International, a Singapore-based company, invested Rs.1641 crore in Ekart in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |author=financialexpress.com |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/flipkart-arm-ekart-logistics-to-deploy-whopping-rs-3000-cr-war-chest-for-acquisitions-more/888193/ |title=Flipkart arm Ekart Logistics to deploy whopping Rs 3000 cr war chest for acquisitions, more |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018163733/http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/flipkart-arm-ekart-logistics-to-deploy-whopping-rs-3000-cr-war-chest-for-acquisitions-more/888193/ |archivedate=2017-10-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=thehindubusinessline.com |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ekart-logistics-raises-1632-cr-from-klick2shop/article10010239.ece |title=Ekart Logistics raises ₹1,632 cr from Klick2Shop |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609072752/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ekart-logistics-raises-1632-cr-from-klick2shop/article10010239.ece |archivedate=2018-06-09 }}</ref>

== Background ==
Ekart was taken over by Flipkart from WS Retail Services.<ref>{{cite web |author=ndtv.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/flipkarts-logistics-arm-ekart-raises-rs-1-632-crore-1795460 |title=Flipkart's Logistics Arm Ekart Raises Rs. 1,632 Crore |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184055/https://www.ndtv.com/business/flipkarts-logistics-arm-ekart-raises-rs-1-632-crore-1795460 |archivedate=2018-04-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=digitalvidya.com |url=https://www.digitalvidya.com/blog/flipkart-retain-its-logistics-arm-ekart/ |title=Flipkart Retain Its Logistics Arm Ekart |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105013311/http://www.digitalvidya.com/blog/flipkart-retain-its-logistics-arm-ekart/ |archivedate=2016-01-05 }}</ref>

Locker services in stores and supermarkets running for all hours were introduced first in the country by Ekart.<ref name="R2">{{cite web |author=postandparcel.info |url=https://postandparcel.info/73003/news/e-kart-running-parcel-locker-pilot/ |title=E-kart running parcel locker pilot |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917145145/http://postandparcel.info/73003/news/e-kart-running-parcel-locker-pilot/ |archivedate=2017-09-17 }}</ref><ref name="R3">{{cite web |author=indianonlineseller.com |url=http://indianonlineseller.com/2016/05/change-in-ekarts-delivery-model-how-does-it-help-flipkart/ |title=Change in Ekart’s delivery model; How does it help Flipkart? |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184020/http://indianonlineseller.com/2016/05/change-in-ekarts-delivery-model-how-does-it-help-flipkart/ |archivedate=2018-04-27 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Courier#India|Couriers in India]]
* [[Indian Postal Service]]
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