Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale to begin October 9; Myntra, Cleartrip unveil festive offers

Hyderabad: E-commerce major Flipkart Group will launch its “The Big Billion Days” sale on October 9 for the Dussehra and Diwali festive season, with members of Flipkart Plus, Black and Flipkart credit card holders getting access to the offers a day earlier, from October 8. Group firms Myntra, the fashion platform, and Cleartrip, the travel company, have also announced festive offers, with Myntra’s sale set to open on October 8.

Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said 50 crore registered users and 14 lakh sellers could take part in this year’s edition of the sale, which was launched 13 years ago. He said 2.5 crore units of products made by local artisans, weavers and MSMEs have been kept ready at Ekart fulfilment centres.

To handle the festive rush, the company has created 2.5 lakh direct and indirect job opportunities, of which nearly 75,000 people are entering the workforce for the first time. Women make up more than 20 per cent of the supply chain staff. Delivery executives have been provided term life insurance, personal accident cover, mediclaim and round-the-clock medical support.

The company has expanded Ekart’s warehousing capacity by 50 per cent, adding 1.4 crore cubic feet of extra space. It has set up 900 new delivery hubs across the country and connected more than 750 new pincodes. For the first time, same-day and next-day delivery services have been extended to Leh and Kargil in Ladakh as well as the northeastern regions.

Flipkart’s quick commerce arm, Minutes, has grown fourfold. The service is now available in more than 9,000 pincodes across over 150 cities through nearly 1,200 micro-fulfilment centres.

Myntra promises 30-minute delivery in 12 cities

Myntra’s Big Fashion Festival sale will begin on October 8, while Myntra Insiders and VIP ticket holders get early access from today, October 7. The platform will offer more than 80 lakh styles, double the number in the previous edition. As many as 21,000 emerging labels are participating, and 13,000 brands are making their debut.

Myntra has expanded its “M-Now” and “M-Express” services to deliver within just 30 minutes in 12 selected major cities. The company has generated 26,000 seasonal jobs.

Cleartrip has announced limited-inventory deals, bank discounts and special rewards on flights, hotel bookings, buses, train tickets and holiday packages during the Big Billion Days festival.