If you are in Bangalore and you recently ordered some product from Flipkart, then don’t be surprised if you see the CEO Sachin Bansal at your doorstep to deliver your product.
Yes, Sachin Bansal, the CEO of Flipkart, is decided to get out of his comfortable air-conditioned office and doing package deliveries in Bangalore himself. The Fipkart CEO tweeted:
Doing deliveries today in Bangalore. Feeling excited. pic.twitter.com/bnZY7iadQJ
— Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) October 16, 2015
His first delivery went very well. And Bansal said, the customer was happy too.
Just completed my first delivery of the day to a super happy happy customer. — Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) October 16, 2015
WOW! He also waited for the customer to finish his bath.
Waiting for the second customer to finish his bath. — Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) October 16, 2015
Delivered shoes and shirt and chatted for quite a while … pic.twitter.com/cw9c8W3kcg
— Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) October 16, 2015
He also posted selfies with his fellow delivery mates.
My delivery mates who have been very patient with me so far. Vinay and Nagaraj … pic.twitter.com/1dlzXwMC5G — Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) October 16, 2015
Sachin Bansal also recalled his early days when he along with co-founder Binny would go out on a scooter for book deliveries around Bengaluru.
I still remember like it was yesterday … definitely doesn’t feel like 8 years have passed. https://t.co/Dpjw99Ha20
— Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) October 15, 2015
“Over the next 15-20 days, everyone will go out and deliver to customers, starting with some of the leaders,” Binny Bansal, cofounder of Flipkart, told Economic Times.
Along with Sachin and Binny Bansal, others who will take part in delivering goods include Mukesh Bansal, head of Flipkart’s e-commerce business; Punit Soni, chief product officer; Ankit Nagori, chief business officer and KV Anand, senior vice president – customer experience.
During these Big Billion Days, over 3 million phones were sold on the first two days of the sale. Traffic to Flipkart, mainly through its mobile app, reached 70 million visits.