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Flipkart Plans Foray into Healthcare With Flipkart Health+, to Acquire Majority Stake in Sastasundar

Flipkart Plans Foray into Healthcare With Flipkart Health+, to Acquire Majority Stake in Sastasundar

Flipkart Health+ will begin with an online pharmacy and later add e-diagnostics and e-consultations.

By Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From PTI | Updated: 19 November 2021 17:52 IST

Flipkart Plans Foray into Healthcare With Flipkart Health+, to Acquire Majority Stake in Sastasundar

Flipkart said its aim is to give the people of India affordable and quality healthcare

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Flipkart entered into the sector through the launch of Flipkart Healt
Flipkart Health+, the company said, will start with e-pharmacy
Flipkart Health+ will add new healthcare services including e-diagnostics

Flipkart on Friday announced its entry into the healthcare segment and said it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Sastasundar Marketplace, an online pharmacy.

The Walmart-controlled e-commerce firm said it entered into the sector through the launch of Flipkart Health+ and as part of this development, it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority share in Sastasundar Marketplace.

The Kolkata-headquartered online pharmacy owns and operates SastaSundar.com. It offers a digital healthcare and pharmacy platform supported by a network of more than 490 pharmacies and is backed by investors from Japan, namely Mitsubishi Corporation and Rohto Pharmaceuticals.

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Flipkart, Senior VP and Head – Corporate Development, Ravi Iyer said, "We are excited to enter this space through this investment in SastaSundar.com, a company that has established itself as a trusted partner for lakhs of consumers through genuine products, a technology-powered platform, and a wide network."

Flipkart said its aim is to give the people of India affordable and quality healthcare. Flipkart Health+, the company said, will start with e-pharmacy and add new healthcare services including e-diagnostics and e-consultation in the future.

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“Flipkart Health+ will leverage the combined strengths of the Flipkart Group, which includes its pan-India reach and technology capabilities, with SastaSundar's deep expertise' to provide consumers end-to-end offerings in the health-tech ecosystem,” the company said in a prepared statement.

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