Ecom Express Gears Up Infra For A Robust Festive Season Rush

*Doubles its parcel processing capability to 6 million per day~ 

*Increases operational area across hubs, sort, and delivery centers to over 4 million sq. ft~ 

*Anticipates 60-65 per cent volume increase in the festive peak~ 

Ecom Express Limited, one of India’s leading technology-driven full stack logistics solutions providers to the e-commerce industry announced that it has expanded its footprint to over 4 Million sq. ft. across its network to manage the high demands of e-commerce shipping during the festive season. Additionally, the Company has added automation to the majority of its sort center facilities thus increasing its parcel processing capacity to over 6 Million per day. 

A significant portion of expansion and investments into automation, including enhancement, has been activated in 14 cities, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Surat, Jaipur, Indore and Bhubaneshwar. This massive capacity augmentation has been done to bring greater supply chain efficiencies to Ecom Express’ already existing pan-India network that serves over 27000 PIN codes using approximately 3000 last mile delivery centers.  

T.A. Krishnan, Founder & CEO, Ecom Express said, ‘’We are seeing tremendous growth in tier III and beyond markets and these have been at the forefront of e-commerce growth. In the past two years, we have witnessed the demand almost double with 80 per cent of our deliveries happening in tier III and beyond. With rising disposable incomes, growing internet penetration, and emerging D2C brands, there is a huge amount of growth yet to be realized here. We continue to build robust networks and infrastructure that offer smart supply chain solutions, as well as efficient delivery services, to help small businesses unlock new opportunities as the frontiers of e-commerce advance.’’ 

According to the Company’s internal data, the order volume during the upcoming festive week is expected to increase by 60-65 per cent from the normal months with 45-50 per cent parcel pickup from Tier III and IV cities. Thanks to Ecom Express’ investments in infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology and automation, the Company has doubled up the capacities of its operations significantly to cater to e-commerce players and end customers. 

For the peak festive season rush, Ecom Express is also hiring seasonal staff and onboarding gig-workers and sees a 35 per cent jump from last year. About 60-65 per cent of the hiring will take place in tier III/IV cities and remote parts of the country. 

About Ecom Express:  

Ecom Express Limited is one of India’s leading end-to-end technology-enabled logistics solutions providers to the Indian e-commerce industry. Headquartered in Gurugram, Ecom Express was incorporated in 2012 by T. A. Krishnan, Manju Dhawan, K. Satyanarayana and Late Sanjeev Saxena with their 100+ years of cumulative experience in the Indian logistics and distribution industry. Ecom Express has a presence in all 28 states of the country and operates across 27,000+ PIN codes in India. Through its deep reach strategy, the company has the capability to deliver to 95%+ of India’s population. 

For more information, visit: https://ecomexpress.in/