Flipkart witnessed 110 orders placements per second during festival sale

E-commerce major Flipkart on Wednesday said sellers on its platform saw significant growth in orders across categories like mobile phones, fashion and furniture with the platform witnessing about 110 orders placements per second during its The Big Billion Days (TBBD) sale.

The Walmart-owned company did not disclose the total number of orders it received during the festive sale that started on October 16 and will end on October 21. Flipkart had provided early access from October 15 for Flipkart Plus members.

Flipkart, in a statement, said over 666 million visits were recorded on Flipkart during the Big Billion Days with over 52 per cent of these visits registered from tier III cities and beyond.