Snapdeal beefs up logistics network with 15 new hubs

New Delhi: E-commerce company Snapdeal has launched 15 logistics hub to boost its network capabilities across 10 cities in India, the company said in a statement. The move according to the company will expand its logistics network and help the sellers to deliver products fast to the customers. The new centres are located in Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur, Indore, Hyderabad, Panipat, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi, the company said.

The company believes that these new logistics hubs will ensure faster movement of shipments and offer dedicated facilities for the manufacturing units, including packaging of orders and online tracking for orders in transit.

“Through our deep presence inside these manufacturing clusters, we now offer doorstep pick-ups from the factories. The new centres aim to make the fulfillment process simpler for the sellers so that they can devote all their resources towards production," said the company's spokesperson.

The company claims that it has added more than 60,000 new sellers, who have added over 50 million new listings in the last two years.

In 2020, Snapdeal is aiming to add 5,000 manufacturer-sellers on its platform. Most of these manufacturers produce and sell daily use products like steel & copper utensils, kitchen gadgets like juicers & atta dough makers and fashion accessories like watches & wallets, the company said.

In December 2019 Snapdeal had enhanced its distribution network to cover more than 26,000 pin codes across India, which includes all the metros, tier I & II cities and most of Tier III and IV towns of India.