Over 70 Flipkart sellers become crorepatis in first 3 days of sale; 5k Amazon sellers clock Rs 10 lakh sales

E-commerce major Flipkart on October 18 said over 70 sellers on its platform turned crorepati and around 10,000 of those became lakhpati through early access in the first three days of ‘The Big Billion Days’ sale. Of these, about 60 per cent of sellers were from tier-2 cities and beyond.

It said that during October 16 and 17, Flipkart Wholesale and the Best Price stores witnessed more than 35,000 retailers and 18,000 kiranas operating in fashion, fashion accessories, and grocery categories.

As reported by Financial Express, While Amazon claimed the first 48 hours of its Great Indian Festival (GIF) to be “the biggest ever opening for its sellers and brand partners”, Flipkart said that its sellers’ growth in around two days of The Big Billion Days equaled their growth during the six days of last year’s sale.

Amazon claimed that more than 5,000 sellers registered sales worth Rs 10 lakh in the first 48 hours of the sale, out of which 66 percent of sellers who got orders belong to Tier-II & III cities.