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Shadowfax adds 2000+ Cities and reaches 14K Pin Codes before the Festive season to enable E-commerce Deliveries

Shadowfax, a pioneer in the e-commerce parcel delivery space, has announced a major increase in its India coverage to 14,000 pincodes. This marks an increase of over 6000 pincodes from January this year which will help Shadowfax serve more than 85% of India’s population. With the festive season just around the corner, Shadowfax has successfully expanded its network to cover over 2000+ new cities, which is the fastest rate of addition that the industry has ever seen.

This expansion has been conducted without any fixed cost addition via a unique model of franchisee development which has created job opportunities in the T3 and T4 towns of the country. Shadowfax’s success in expanding its coverage is mirrored by its remarkable performance in the e-commerce parcel delivery sector. Within just a year, the company’s market share has surged from 6% to an impressive 18%. With the aim of covering all 20,000 pin codes, Shadowfax is steadfastly working towards its objective of capturing 30% of the Indian market share.

Praharsh Chandra, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer, Shadowfax expressed his enthusiasm about the company’s achievement, saying, “This achievement reflects our dedication to providing accessible, efficient and cost effective logistics solutions to our customers across the length and breadth of India while providing job opportunities to the remotest of towns. We expect this to benefit the e-commerce industry massively with the festive season just around the corner. We intend to continue our momentum to reach 20,000 pincodes over the coming 6 months which will help us cover 100% of India.”

Shadowfax’s relentless pursuit of excellence and expansion has firmly positioned it as a key player in the logistics sector – especially the e-commerce parcel delivery sector and has made it set to redefine the future of e-commerce deliveries in India. It aligns perfectly with the increasing demand for efficient logistics solutions in the e-commerce industry, making it the go to choice for businesses and consumers alike.

About Shadowfax:

Shadowfax is a premier E-commerce service provider and hyperlocal company, boasting a robust distribution network that stretches across 2000+ cities and 14000+ pin codes. Delivering 15L packages daily, Shadowfax provides unparalleled services to a vast network of customers with industry-leading Turnaround Time (TAT) at highly competitive prices. Transitioning from a last-mile-oriented platform, it has evolved into a full-stack platform, with plans to further expand its services to include intercity operations in the next three quarters.

Founded in 2015 by a team of IIT-Delhi Alumni, including Abhishek Bansal, Vaibhav Khandelwal, Praharsh Chandra, and Gaurav Jaithliya, Shadowfax continues to revolutionize the E-commerce logistics landscape. Shadowfax proudly holds the position of being India’s leading last-mile logistics player, boasting an exceptional crowdsourcing network comprising1.25 lacs monthly active delivery partners; 35 lacs registered users. With its consistent track record of trust, reliability, and a customer-centric approach, it has become the preferred logistics partner for major E-commerce and Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) players in the country. In their realm of operations, reverse logistics, forward logistics, slot delivery, hyperlocal delivery, and critical logistics stand as focus areas. Shadowfax’s firm commitment to excellence enables it to set new industry benchmarks, embodying innovation in the E-commerce logistics sector.

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