Won't run Flipkart from US, says Walmart CEO Doug McMillon

The retail giant is relying on Flipkart's strong base of 35,000 engineers, backend technology, including artificial intelligence, data and consumer profile to fight Amazon on the home turf

Just like in Marvel’s billion dollar money churner film Avengers: Infinity War, Doug McMillon, the president and chief executive officer of Walmart Inc, wants to create a board of highly capable directors who will be able to make Flipkart a super successful company.

“We are trying to put together an Avengers-like team which will give Flipkart good advice,” McMillon said. Movie trivia aside, in a select media roundtable, he made it clear that Walmart India’s cash and carry and Flipkart would be working independently of each other, and Binny Bansal, the co-founder and group CEO of Flipkart would be calling