PTI New Delhi

Indian e-commerce platforms are ramping up seasonal hiring as they anticipate a surge in demand over the upcoming festive season. Major e-commerce platforms, including Flipkart, Amazon, and Myntra, have created over 3.8 lakh seasonal job opportunities across their supply chain, logistics, and customer service operations.

Flipkart announced the creation of over 2.2 lakh seasonal roles, alongside the establishment of 650 new festive-only delivery hubs in tier-2 and 3 cities.

"In the lead-up to the festive season, Flipkart is scaling employment opportunities, infrastructure, and tech deployments across 28 states. With the creation of over 2.2 lakh job opportunities, expanded last-mile reach, and inclusive hiring across Tier-2 and 3 cities, Flipkart's ecosystem-first approach this festive season is built for scale," the company said.

Amazon India has created over 1.5 lakh seasonal work opportunities in its network of fulfilment centres, sort centres, and last-mile delivery stations. These include direct and indirect work opportunities in 400-plus cities across India, including Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Lucknow, among others.

Amazon has also launched 12 new fulfilment centres (FCs) and expanded 6 FCs to cater to the festive rush. It announced the launch of six new sort centres in Hubli, Trivandrum, Rajpura, Gorakhpur, Moradabad, and Prayagraj. Myntra has generated over 11,000 new job opportunities through its partners to manage the anticipated increase in demand during its upcoming festive sale.