Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has record a growth of 220% vs. last year in onboarding new seller partners on its platform. Close to 11 lakh businesses (including Shopsy) will participate in this festive season.
This is a testament to the faith that Indian MSMEs, small businesses, and enterprises today have in Flipkart and Shopsy as trust partners to leverage the power of e-commerce to digitize and modernize their business, expand their market reach, and improve their revenue.
Sellers on the platforms hail from across the length and breadth of India, including metro cities, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and towns.
The majority of new sellers on-boarded contribute to products which fall under the Lifestyle and Books, General Merchandise and Household (BGMH) category.
Earlier this year, Flipkart announced a slew of industry-first marketplace policy changes and new capabilities to build a more inclusive e-commerce ecosystem that contributes to the growth, prosperity, and empowerment of seller partners.
The mix of policy changes and capabilities includes a best-in-class payment policy and working capital solutions, hassle-free onboarding and listing, low return cost for performing sellers, deals with Cleartrip integration for travel-related requirements along with a host of other integrated benefits.
Rajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Officer, Flipkart Group, Said :
Jagjeet Harode, Senior Director and Head – Marketplace, Flipkart, Said :
Vijay Bhai, a Flipkart seller who owns an embroidery business ‘VIRUYA’ Said :
Dhaval Patel, Flipkart Samarth seller, owner of Navrang Handicrafts Said :
Flipkart recently launch a new brand film ‘#IssBarSabseDamdaar’ for sellers.
The film illustrates the excitement and preparations among sellers to serve over 400+ million customers.
The film is focus on showcasing the passion, hard work and excitement of our seller partners ahead of the 9th edition of the Big Billion Days.
About the Flipkart Group
The Flipkart Group is one of India’s leading digital commerce entities and includes group companies Flipkart, Myntra, Flipkart Wholesale, Flipkart Health+ and Cleartrip.
Started in 2007, Flipkart has enabled millions of consumers, sellers, merchants, and small businesses to be a part of India’s digital commerce revolution, with a registered customer base of more than 400 million, offering over 150 million products across 80+ categories.
Our efforts to democratize commerce in India, drive access and affordability, delight customers, create lakhs of jobs in the ecosystem, and empower generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs have inspired us to innovate on many industry firsts.
Flipkart is known for pioneering services such as Cash on Delivery, No Cost EMI and easy returns – customer-centric innovations have made online shopping more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians.
Together with its group companies, Flipkart is committed to transforming commerce in India through technology.