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Blue Dart Express Limited
Blue Dart Express Ltd.
Company typePublic
ISININE233B0101
IndustryCourier
FoundedNovember 1983; 41 years ago (November 1983)
Founders
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Countrywide, South asian
Products
RevenueIncrease 5,267 crore (US$630 million) (FY24)[1]
Decrease 903 crore (US$110 million) (FY24)[1]
Decrease 301 crore (US$36 million) (FY24)[1]
ParentDHL[2]
SubsidiariesBlue Dart Aviation
Websitewww.bluedart.com

Blue Dart Express is an Indian logistics company that provides courier delivery services.[3][4][5] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[6] It has a subsidiary cargo airline, Blue Dart Aviation that operates in South Asian countries.[7] In 2002, Blue Dart had a business alliance with DHL Express and on 8 November 2004, DHL Express invested €120 million in it, and since then has been a major shareholder in the company.[8][9][10][11]

History

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Blue Dart was founded by Tushar Jani (chairman) and his friends Khushroo Dubash and Clyde Cooper in November 1983.[12][13] In its early years, Blue Dart had a business agreement with Gelco Express International, UK, for the operations of international air package express services from India.[14]

In 2010–11, it introduced ′cash on delivery (COD)′ to its customers as an additional payment option for its courier services.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Investor Presentation - May 2024" (PDF). BSE. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ Madhavan, N. (2 August 2016). "Blue Dart: Providing customer satisfaction @express speed". forbesindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Blue Dart Express LTD, Kakinada". inkakinada.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ "BLUE DART History". dynamiclevels.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Blue Dart Express Ltd". justdial.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Blue Dart Express Buys Majority Stake in Blue Dart Aviation". NDTV. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Blue Dart Express buys majority stake in Blue Dart Aviation". The Hindu Business Line. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  9. ^ "DHL Global Press Release". DHL. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  10. ^ "DHL to pay Rs 730 cr for Blue Dart stake". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. ^ "COMPANY PROFILE". nseprimeir.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  13. ^ "FFFAI Hall Of Fame". fffai.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
  14. ^ "EA RESEARCH EXECUTIVE VIEW ANIL KHANNA". executiveaccess.co.in. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
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