Ahead of festive season, Flipkart holds seller conclaves across India
Ecommerce major Flipkart has started reaching out to sellers ahead of its annual flagship sale, ‘The Big Billion Days’. Walmart-owned Flipkart on Wednesday conducted an on-ground seller conclave in Jaipur, which a statement from the company said was attended by 500 sellers.
The ecommerce firm had held a similar conclave in Delhi on August 18, where over 1,200 entrepreneurs participated.
Flipkart said it plans to hold more such conclaves to arm sellers with the necessary skills, insights, and tools.
“Customer demands, buying trends and other growth-related plans” were some of the insights the company shared at the event to help sellers prepare for the upcoming festive season, the statement noted.
Flipkart and rival Amazon India hold extensive discussions with online merchants ahead of their crucial festive season sales to prepare and manage inventory as well as share insights on what kind of offers would work better in a certain category. “The outlook is very bullish from Flipkart and sellers were told the same in New Delhi.
Merchants are also hoping for an uptick in sales after witnessing softness in some categories earlier this year,” said one of the attendees at the New Delhi meetup.
Senior leaders from Flipkart were present at the conclave and underlined the opportunities that sellers can take advantage of in the festive rush.
Tata Neu, Reliance JioMart and Meesho are also likely to up the ante during their festive season sales. So far, however, no dates have been announced for any of the sales.
“We are delighted to host the seller conclave in Jaipur, and these seller conclaves demonstrate our commitment to empower our sellers by providing them with the tools and knowledge to enhance their business growth and create
