Festive sales: Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B wholesale platform of e-commerce platform Flipkart, on Thursday, announced the launch of the Diwali Shopotsav festive season sale for its B2B members from October 25 to November 12. The sale would be live across the 26 Flipkart stores and the Flipkart Wholesale app.
The sale event will provide deals on various items for business customers across categories, including home and kitchen appliances. The platform has planned flash sales to provide various products for one rupee.
As part of the sale, Flipkart Wholesale members would be able to avail of various benefits through Festive Special Deals, Flash Deals, Pocket-Friendly Deals, Blockbuster Deals, and more across its online channel under the program.
In other initiatives to support small businesses, Flipkart runs the Samarth initiative focused on artisans, weavers and small entrepreneurs, which registered a 300 per cent growth in sellers over the last year. According to the company, the program has positively impacted 15 lakh lives.
Moreover, sellers under the Walmart Vriddhi Supplier Development Program (Walmart Vriddhi) — a growth and learning platform from the controlling stakeholder of Flipkart, comprising training and support for MSMEs have recorded a year-on-year increase of over 70 per cent in sales through Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale, the company had said in a statement. Launched in 2019, Walmart Vriddhi said it has empowered 40,255 MSMEs across the country, providing them with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive in the digital age.
On Wednesday, Amazon Business, the wholesale unit of e-commerce company Amazon in India had also announced offerings for its business customers during its current Great Indian Festival Sale 2023. The company had said that customers on Amazon Business can save up to 28 per cent extra with GST invoice and 40 per cent more with bulk purchase discounts on over 15,000 GST-enabled products.