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Blue Dart Express Limited
Blue Dart Express Ltd.
Company typePublic
ISININE233B0101
IndustryCourier
FoundedNovember 1983;40 years ago(November 1983)
Founders
HeadquartersMumbai,Maharashtra,India
Area served
Countrywide,South asian
Products
RevenueIncrease5,267 crore(US$630 million) (FY24)[1]
Decrease903 crore(US$110 million) (FY24)[1]
Decrease301 crore(US$36 million) (FY24)[1]
ParentDHL[2]
SubsidiariesBlue Dart Aviation
Websitewww.bluedart

Blue Dart Expressis an Indianlogisticscompany that providescourierdelivery services.[3][4][5]It is headquartered inMumbai,Maharashtra.[6]It has a subsidiary cargo airline,Blue Dart Aviationthat operates in South Asian countries.[7]In 2002, Blue Dart had abusiness alliancewithDHL Expressand on 8 November 2004, DHL Express invested €120 million in it, and since then has been a majorshareholderin the company.[8][9][10][11]

History

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Blue Dart was founded byTushar 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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  8. ^"Blue Dart Express buys majority stake in Blue Dart Aviation".The Hindu Business Line.22 June 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 9 June 2018.Retrieved22 June2015.
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  10. ^"DHL to pay Rs 730 cr for Blue Dart stake".Business Standard.Archivedfrom the original on 1 October 2013.Retrieved6 February2013.
  11. ^"Latest Shareholding Pattern - Blue Dart Express Ltd".trendlyne.Retrieved30 July2020.
  12. ^"COMPANY PROFILE".nseprimeir.Archivedfrom the original on 17 August 2016.
  13. ^"FFFAI Hall Of Fame".fffai.org.Archivedfrom the original on 20 October 2016.
  14. ^"EA RESEARCH EXECUTIVE VIEW ANIL KHANNA".executiveaccess.co.in.Archivedfrom the original on 10 January 2017.
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