Walmart-owned Flipkart temporarily closes in India as the nation goes under lockdown

Flipkart-new-afp — This photo taken on May 8, 2018 shows the logo of e-commerce company Flipkart at its headquarters in Bangalore. - US retail behemoth Walmart is expected to announce May 9 that it is to buy a majority stake in India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart for around $15 billion. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon arrived in Bangalore, the Flipkart headquarters, to announce the deal which media reports said would see the American firm acquire around 70 percent of the Indian e-tailer. (Photo by - / AFP)

Last night, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced a 21-day long nationwide lockdown in the country to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. That’s upturned a lot of how India operates.

This morning, Walmart-owned Flipkart said that it’s temporarily suspending all its delivery services. The megastore’s site is also closed at the moment; the homepage displays a message letting users know about the company’s decision, and all products are labeled ‘out of stock.’

The company didn’t provide any clarity as to when its operations will resume:

We are temporarily suspending our services. Your needs have always been our priority, and our promise is that we will be back to serve you, as soon as possible.