JOIN USEcommerce giants -- Flipkart, Amazon -- are commencing their big bang annual sales campaigns from Wednesday.
Flipkart has scheduled its Big Billion Day Sale (BBD), from September 20-24. Amazon, on its part, is starting its Great Indian Sale early for its Prime members at 12 noon on September 20, while it will be open for others starting 12 noon on September 21. The sale will go on till 11:59 pm on September 24. Shopclues’ ‘Maha Bharat Diwali Sale’ will run from will run from September 20-28.
While Amazon Prime members will get exclusive access to the Mi Max 2 32 GB at Rs 12,999, along with offers on RedMi 4 and RedMi 4A, the sale includes a buy a TCL 65-inch 4K UHD LED Smart TV and get a TCL 32-inch TV free at Rs 94,990 offer.
Moreover, Kindle e-readers are on offer at Rs 5,000, and FireTV stick is being offered at Rs 500 with Rs 499 cashback for Prime members.
The sale features up to 40% discount on Apple, Samsung, Oneplus, and Xiaomi mobile phones, among others. Fashion brands, including Levis, Jack & Jones, W and Adidias, among others will see around 50% off.
Shopclues has forged alliances with ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered, wherein the banks’ debit cards, credit cards and net banking will beget an instant discount of 10%. It has offered a flat 50% cashback for Airtel Payments Bank.
ShopClues Co-Founder and CBO Radhika Aggarwal said, “This year’s best deals and discounts have been curated keeping the festive needs of consumers in mind, a majority of which are from Tier-II, III and beyond towns. Our deals on electronics and accessories start with price points at as low as Rs 99.”
This year, Flipkart’s Big Billion Day (BBD) is focussing on improving affordability through its ongoing initiatives like ‘buy now pay later’ and ‘assured buy back’.
Flipkart Vice President and Head Marketplace Anil Goteti said, “This year our aim is to help our sellers achieve 2x growth during the BBD sale and all our initiatives like Flipkart CareTouch, Smart Fulfilment and Express Programme are directed to benefit our sellers and help them grow their business. We are entering The Big Billion Day Sale with more than 2,500 gold and silver sellers.”