Flipkart Sells More Than Amazon in Festive Sale ÔÇôIndian Ecommerce Sees Another Twist

The stats of IndiaÔÇÖs first big festive sale of 2016 are coming out now indicating a big win for Flipkart. The Indian ecommerce giant with its ÔÇÿBig Billion DayÔÇÖ sale outsold Amazon IndiaÔÇÖs ÔÇÿGreat Indian SaleÔÇÖ by some 500,000 more unit sales.

In Indian ecommerce industry, the event is being seen as the turning point that Flipkart needed to regain its status as countryÔÇÖs leading online retailer, which for past few months was hampered by AmazonÔÇÖs growing hold on the IndiaÔÇÖs online retail space.

FlipkartÔÇÖs victory is actually bigger than it seems

During the festive sale, Flipkart sold a total of 15.5 million units, while Amazon clocked around 15 million sales. However, in contrast to AmazonÔÇÖs unit sales, a good part of which includes AmazonÔÇÖs Prime subscription service, groceries, & other daily consumables, Flipkart majorly sold high-priced physical goods such as smartphones, TVs, and fashion products.  Evidently, the products that people actually want to purchase during the festival season.

Considering these facts, the Indian online retailing giant outperformed its American counterpart by a good margin. According to Flipkart, it generated gross sales of INR 3,000 Crore (US $450 million) during the 5-day sale, while Amazon has not disclosed its sales figures yet.

A lesson for all ecommerce businesses

This comeback from Flipkart is a lesson for all ecommerce businesses facing some setbacks. It clearly tells that how by paying attention to customersÔÇÖ needs and knowing what they want & when they want it is the key to the success.

The same mindset is reflected in the statement released by a FlipkartÔÇÖs spokesperson, ÔÇ£FlipkartÔÇÖs Big Billion Days is one of the signposts that defines our vision for transforming commerce in India by delivering high quality products to every customer that shops on Flipkart and to make these products accessible and affordable.ÔÇØ

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