According to the report, the company is targeting a pilot of the standalone app by July, with a full rollout expected before the end of the year. A dedicated team is working on the product, while Flipkart is also evaluating user preference for a separate app.
The standalone app for the offering is in line with Flipkart’s inspiration on scaling minutes. Flipkart Minutes reached 800 dark stores by March and is on track to touch 1,200 in the near term. The company is adding 100 dark stores per month this year and is bidding to go live in around 250 cities by June 2026.
Notably, the rapid commerce market in India is expected to grow to a $40 billion opportunity by 2030, which will continue to attract investment despite profitability concerns.
While Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto currently dominate the segment, ecommerce giants like Amazon India and RIL’s Geomart are also aggressively trying to capture a bigger piece of the pie. For instance, Amazon announced plans to invest a whopping ₹2,800 crore to strengthen its e-commerce arm, now, earlier today.
In addition to e-commerce, the Walmart-owned company is bidding to expand beyond its ecommerce platform into other customer services businesses.
The company is said to be looking to enter the food delivery segment, with plans to launch a food delivery service in Bengaluru around June and a full-scale launch by the end of 2026.
Apart from this, it is also said to be considering an entry into the movie and live events ticketing segment. The company is likely to launch offerings similar to incumbents like BookMyShow and Eternal’s District in early May.
Flipkart’s diversification bid comes at a time when the company is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) on the domestic markets. Flipkart has completed its reverse flip from Singapore to India, gearing up for a major IPO expected in late 2026 or early 2027. As of now, the company is reportedly exploring a pre-IPO funding round of around $2.5 billion with group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy meeting with bankers in the US, Singapore and London to discuss potential fundraising and investor appetite.
On the financial front, the marketplace arm of the ecommerce major, Flipkart Internet, reported 14% year-on-year growth in its FY25 Operating income ₹ 20,493 crore. Meanwhile, its net loss fell 37% to ₹1,494 Cr in FY25 from ₹2,359 Cr in the year-ago period. The company is yet to announce its performance for the financial year FY26.
