Flipkart: 220% growth in new seller count this year

Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday said it has recorded 220 per cent growth this year in onboarding new sellers on its marketplace vis-a-vis last year. The company said nearly 11 lakh Flipkart and Shopsy (Flipkart’s social commerce platform) sellers will participate in the upcoming festive season. “The majority of new sellers onboarded contribute to products which fall under the lifestyle and books, general merchandise and household (BGMH) category,” the company said in a statement. Flipkart recently announced the 9th edition of its flagship sale event The Big Billion Days (TBBD) starting from September 23 till September 30, 2022.