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01-18-2017, 06:20 PM
A month after delivery boy's murder, Flipkart launches new SOS feature
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Amazon's India rival, Flipkart, has launched Project Nanjunda, a unique safety initiative for its delivery boys — the backbone of any ecommerce business.
SEE ALSO: India's 'bigger than Amazon' online retailer Flipkart gets its third new CEO in 12 months (http://mashable.com/2017/01/10/flipkart-kalyan-krishnamurthy-new-ceo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Flipkart field execs, also k**wn as Wishmasters, will **w have access to an SOS button on their mobile app. It can work over a **rmal cellular network without data connectivity, thus making it more viable. Called the Nanjunda Button, it will trigger an alarm to the nearest hub-in-charge in case of an emergency, Flipkart said in a statement.*
The project has been named after the deceased Wishmaster, Nanjunda Swamy, who was murdered (http://www.bgr.in/news/flipkart-delivery-boy-murdered-by-gym-trainer-for-a-rs-12000-smartphone/) by a customer when he delivered the package as he wanted to buy a smartphone but didn't have any money. In India, you can order an item online and pay for it at the time of delivery. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/flipkart-sos-feature-delivery-boys/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Amazon's India rival, Flipkart, has launched Project Nanjunda, a unique safety initiative for its delivery boys — the backbone of any ecommerce business.
SEE ALSO: India's 'bigger than Amazon' online retailer Flipkart gets its third new CEO in 12 months (http://mashable.com/2017/01/10/flipkart-kalyan-krishnamurthy-new-ceo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Flipkart field execs, also k**wn as Wishmasters, will **w have access to an SOS button on their mobile app. It can work over a **rmal cellular network without data connectivity, thus making it more viable. Called the Nanjunda Button, it will trigger an alarm to the nearest hub-in-charge in case of an emergency, Flipkart said in a statement.*
The project has been named after the deceased Wishmaster, Nanjunda Swamy, who was murdered (http://www.bgr.in/news/flipkart-delivery-boy-murdered-by-gym-trainer-for-a-rs-12000-smartphone/) by a customer when he delivered the package as he wanted to buy a smartphone but didn't have any money. In India, you can order an item online and pay for it at the time of delivery. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/flipkart-sos-feature-delivery-boys/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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