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12 Nov

Kirana partners ring in festive cheer with extra delivery incomes from Flipkart

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Twenty-three year old Kuddus Ali is doing extra rounds this festive season, making deliveries of Flipkart packets around the city of Golaghat in Assam. With every delivery, he is contributing to his family income which is primarily driven by his father’s vegetable store and is now among the thousands of kirana partners from the state of Assam, joining hands with Flipkart to augment their incomes by delivering smiles to customers at their doorstep. Kirana partners from across the state are being enabled through this well designed Flipkart kirana delivery program that also imparts digital training and upskilling. From saving up…

17 Oct

Flipkart is back with ‘The Big Billion Days Specials’

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Flipkart, has introduced the largest range of ‘Big Billion Day Specials’ till date. These unique products will be available during the 8th Edition of The Big Billion Days powered by boAt- India’s leading audio and tech brand, scheduled between 3rdand 10th October 2021.The concept behind The Big Billion Days Specials was to offer a curation of special products, that are industry-first innovations, which make the consumer’s shopping experience a more memorable one, especially during the festive season. Some of the Big Billion Days Specials that customers will get access to this year include: Seven by Dhoni- MS Dhoni’s new autograph…

17 Oct

Big Billion Days 2021 brings opportunities for MSMEs & Kiranas

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Flipkart’s 8th edition of The Big Billion Days has started on a positive note, with early trends reflecting upbeat consumer sentiment in the country and the growth that Flipkart has enabled for MSMEs and sellers. There are 124 new cities/towns from where sellers transacted in the first 24 hours; these included Hingna (Maharashtra), Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh), Attingal (Kerala), Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) and Dewa (Uttar Pradesh), and others.The anticipation for this festival was evident as more than 2 million customers pre-booked close to 5 million products just prior to Early Access by paying just Re.1. Flipkart has designed and disbursed 'BBD…

17 Oct

Flipkart’s Smart Upgrade and Product Exchange program

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Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, is now making its industry-first affordability offerings, the Smart Upgrade Plan and Product Exchange program, available for products across mobiles, large and small home appliances and electronic products.Under The Flipkart Smart customers can purchase a new appliance and have to pay only 70-75% of the price of the chosen product and select a payment tenure during the initial purchase. They can keep the product by paying the remaining amount at the end of the tenure or upgrade to another product by exchanging for a better spec product in an affordable and smart way. The available…

10 Oct

Flipkart Samarth’s Artisans And Weavers Bring ‘Artforms of India’

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Flipkart, is gearing up for the 8th edition of its flagship festive event, The Big Billion Days (TBBD) and is working actively with its Flipkart Samarth artisans, weavers and handicraft makers to enable their livelihoods and business growth. This TBBD, the artisans and weavers who are part of the program, have curated a special line of products under the theme ‘Artforms of India’ as they tap into the pan-India consumer base who shop online during the festive season. Flipkart Samarth, designed to democratize e-commerce through technology and build a sustainable and inclusive platform for the under-served, domestic communities, has been…

10 Oct

Flipkart is deploying over 2000 electric vehicles in its delivery fleet

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Flipkart is going plastic free for millions of packages along with deploying over 2000 electric vehicles in its delivery fleet prior to the festive season and the Big Billion Days. After successfully eliminating single-use plastic in its own supply chain in July this year, more than 75% of Flipkart’s seller fulfilled shipments are now being processed in sustainable packaging marking a 20x increase over July 2020 covering more than 70 facilities across India. The increase in adoption rate is a significant outcome of the efforts of teams working with its seller partners. Earlier this year, the company had committed to…

10 Oct

Flipkart celebrates 10-year partnership with PUMA

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Flipkart, has strengthened its partnership with PUMA to make an affordable range of stylish athleisure available to every Indian across the country. Designed in collaboration with cricketer K L Rahul, the new sub-brand ‘1DER by PUMA’ will be available from September 30 onwards on Flipkart, puma.com and select Puma stores. This launch also marks the 10-year partnership between PUMA and Flipkart that has seen millions of customers across the country get access to quality and stylish sportswear products through a growing network of sellers.The athleisure category has witnessed tremendous growth this past year on Flipkart, and‘1DER by PUMA’ is aimed…

27 Sep

Flipkart launches Flipkart Xtra

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Flipkart is introducing a separate marketplace model ‘Flipkart Xtra’ with an aim to give flexible earning opportunities to individuals, service agencies and technicians. This new platform will also help bolster Flipkart’s supply chain to ensure seamless and faster delivery of shipments and service to consumers across India while creating part-time opportunities for individuals.Offered through the app ‘Flipkart Xtra’ available on the Google play store Flipkart will provide a simple and seamless onboarding experience to interested individuals. After background verification, individuals will be able to onboard themselves for various roles, including delivery executives to start with. The launch just prior to…

27 Sep

Flipkart Onboards 75,000 sellers on its platform

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Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace said it would onboard 1.2 lakh new sellers and medium, small and micro enterprises on its platform by December 2021. These new entrants would potentially create over 4 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the country. Flipkart has already on boarded around 75,000 sellers on its platform over the last few months. The new sellers and MSME base predominantly come from Tier 2 and 3 markets such as Agra, Indore, Jaipur, Panipat, Rajkot, Surat, and many others.Currently, the Flipkart Marketplace supports digital commerce for 3.75 Lakh sellers and is steadily working towards taking this number…

20 Sep

Flipkart Onboards 75,000 sellers on its platform

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Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace said it would onboard 1.2 lakh new sellers and medium, small and micro enterprises on its platform by December 2021. These new entrants would potentially create over 4 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the country. Flipkart has already onboarded around 75,000 sellers on its platform over the last few months. The new sellers and MSME base predominantly come from Tier 2 and 3 markets such as Agra, Indore, Jaipur, Panipat, Rajkot, Surat, and many others.Currently, the Flipkart Marketplace supports digital commerce for 3.75 Lakh sellers and is steadily working towards taking this number to…