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Flipkart Wholesale

Flipkart Wholesale is the B2B arm of Flipkart that supplies products to local stores and merchants.

CCI Score

CCI Score: Flipkart Wholesale

-31.51

0.03%

Latest Event

Flipkart Antitrust Practices Harm Market Fairness

A Competition Commission of India report detailed that Flipkart, alongside Amazon, engaged in anti-competitive practices by giving preferential treatment to select sellers. The report indicates that these practices relegated ordinary sellers to mere database entries, which undermines small retailers and fair market competition.

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TOADIE

Flipkart Wholesale is currently rated as a Toadie.

-30 to -44 CCI Score
Companies scoring in this range actively seek to please authoritarian regimes. They offer proactive support and assistance in exchange for preferential treatment, compromising ethical standards for business gains and political favor.

Latest Events

  • Flipkart Antitrust Practices Harm Market Fairness Logo
    SEP
    13
    2024

    A Competition Commission of India report detailed that Flipkart, alongside Amazon, engaged in anti-competitive practices by giving preferential treatment to select sellers. The report indicates that these practices relegated ordinary sellers to mere database entries, which undermines small retailers and fair market competition.

  • -70

    Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

    March 29

    The CCI report outlines how preferential treatment for select sellers on Flipkart’s platform undermines fair competition. Such anti-competitive business practices harm small retailers and distort market dynamics, reflecting unethical business practices.

    Amazon and Flipkart breach e-commerce antitrust laws in India

  • -60

    Economic and Structural Influence

    March 29

    The report reveals that structured business practices on Flipkart have led to market consolidation, advantaging a select group of sellers while marginalizing smaller retailers. Such economic and structural imbalances can exacerbate inequalities in the retail sector.

    Amazon and Flipkart breach e-commerce antitrust laws in India

  • Flipkart Antitrust Violation Allegation Logo
    SEP
    12
    2024

    A CCI investigation reported that Flipkart, associated with Walmart, breached antitrust laws by providing preferred sellers with marketing and delivery services at a miniscule cost, a practice that undercuts fair competition and harms small businesses.

  • -60

    Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

    March 29

    The reported antitrust breach indicates that Flipkart engaged in unfair business practices by favoring certain sellers with extremely low-cost services. This undermines competitive integrity in the market, harming small businesses and ultimately workers, aligning with concerns over ethical business practices.

    CCI investigation finds Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart breached antitrust laws

  • Controversial Misleading Advertisement Allegation Involving Flipkart Logo
    OCT
    03
    2023

    On October 3, 2023, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) filed a complaint with the Central Consumer Protection Authority accusing Flipkart of running a misleading advertisement featuring Amitabh Bachchan. CAIT claims the ad misrepresents mobile phone prices and undermines traditional offline retailers, alleging that Flipkart’s practices are designed to disrupt India’s traditional retail market.

  • -40

    Public and Political Behavior

    March 29

    The advertisement, endorsed by a high-profile figure, has a significant public impact by misrepresenting product pricing. This not only misleads consumers but also erodes the trust and stability of traditional retail sectors, aligning with problematic public and political behavior.

    Legal Battle Looms: CAIT vs Flipkart and Amitabh Bachchan

  • -50

    Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

    March 29

    The complaint centers on unethical business practices whereby a misleading advertisement is used to distort market realities. Such tactics potentially harm marginalized small retailers and exemplify unethical corporate behavior.

    Legal Battle Looms: CAIT vs Flipkart and Amitabh Bachchan

  • -30

    Economic and Structural Influence

    March 29

    The allegations suggest that Flipkart’s strategy, as reflected in the controversial advertisement, is part of a broader effort to restructure the traditional retail landscape, potentially displacing established small retailers in favor of corporatized models.

    Legal Battle Looms: CAIT vs Flipkart and Amitabh Bachchan

  • Flipkart Wholesale Reorganizes Operations with Employee Transitions Logo
    SEP
    26
    2022

    Flipkart Wholesale announced a reorganization of its business operations, wherein non-core staff (approximately 450 employees) will transition to new roles within Flipkart. The restructuring aims to drive operational efficiencies and create sustainable career paths for employees, while simultaneously leveraging synergies to better serve its B2B customers including kiranas and resellers.

  • +40

    Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

    March 29

    The reorganization emphasizes sustainable career paths by transitioning employees to new roles at Flipkart, which supports worker rights and mitigates the risk of layoffs. This positive move in labor relations helps ensure that employees are not left vulnerable during corporate restructuring.

    Flipkart Wholesale to reorganise biz operations; some staff to transition to Flipkart into new roles, ETHRWorld

  • +20

    Economic and Structural Influence

    March 29

    The restructuring is also aimed at leveraging operational synergies and achieving cost efficiencies, which can enhance the company’s capacity to better serve local merchants and small businesses like kiranas. This structural improvement has a positive influence on the economic ecosystem supporting vulnerable small retailers.

    Flipkart Wholesale to reorganise biz operations; some staff to transition to Flipkart into new roles, ETHRWorld

  • NCLAT Directs Probe Into Alleged Abuse of Dominant Position Logo
    NOV
    06
    2018

    The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ordered the fair trade regulator CCI to reinvestigate Flipkart's alleged misuse of its dominant market position in the wholesale trading/distribution sector, following a previous order where CCI had absolved the company of unfair practices.

  • -60

    Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

    March 29

    The renewed probe by NCLAT highlights serious concerns over alleged unethical business practices involving abuse of dominant market power, which can undermine fair competition and harm small vendors.

    Flipkart to be investigated again by fair trade regulator over alleged unfair practices

  • -50

    Economic and Structural Influence

    March 29

    The allegations point to potential structural market imbalances that can marginalize smaller businesses and skew fair competition, reflecting negatively on the company’s economic conduct.

    Flipkart to be investigated again by fair trade regulator over alleged unfair practices

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