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JioMart, Reliance Retail’s beta online consumer grocery platform has debuted its JioMart app on Google Play Store and iOS App Store. Within a few days of its launch JioMart app has crossed the 5 lakh downloads mark on the Google Play Store and is one of the top 3 apps in the ‘Shopping’ category.

With the launch of the app, JioMart now enables increased omni-platform interface bringing seamless and enhanced accessibility to consumers.

The mobile generation who find ease of access through app-based interface can now enjoy the convenience of placing orders through the JioMart app interface available for both Android and iOS devices.

Consumers who use both app as well as the portal interface on different devices can seamlessly migrate between the platforms with their login id and access their previous orders and cart items.

The beta platform jiomart.com was launched simultaneously in nearly 200 cities and towns across the country towards the end of March. The extensive availability of JioMart platform across the country truly democratized digital shopping for essentials by bringing the online ordering service to several tier II and tier III towns, where customers are experiencing online shopping and home delivery of grocery, fruits and vegetables and essential goods for the first time.

JioMart has continuously been adding new products, features, brands and varieties each day, offering a whole new experience and extensive bouquet of choices to its customers every time they shop. The bouquet of products now includes a wide range of personal care products, home and kitchen care products, puja needs, shoe care, baby care products, branded foods etc. With its Smart store price promise JioMart offers attractive prices on essentials with a minimum 5% discount on all products.

Besides, JioMart has also started providing multiple convenient payment options to the customers as it recently added Sodexo meal coupons to its existing payment options of net banking, credit and debit cards, ROne loyalty points, cash on delivery etc. Recently, it also has added credit card and wallets with cash back offers.

During the recent AGM of RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani had informed about JioMart now taking over 2.5 lakh daily orders from across the country and the number is rising very fast with every single day.

Elaborating on the ambitious expansion plan of JioMart he had said

JioMart is now focused on scaling its geographical reach and delivery capabilities. JioMart is obsessed with providing convenience and a superior shopping experience to consumers. In addition to grocery, we will expand JioMart to cover electronics, fashion, pharmaceutical and healthcare in the days ahead. In the coming years, we will cover many more cities, serve many more customers across India, and expand to many more categories.

Post the announcement of JioMart at the AGM, analysts are upbeat about the JioMart initiative in their reports with Goldman Sachs stating “We believe RIL’s partnership with Facebook could result in the company becoming a market leader in the online grocery space, with more than 50 per cent share by 2024.“

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As a business manager, constantly striving to drive the highest sales on your product or service can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there are numerous resources available and they can make your journey less straining.

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Here are some tools that are fundamental for every successful seller:

Seller dashboard – You should have a very easy-to navigate seller dashboard. It is a tool that offers you a full-view of your current sales and performance. This makes it very easy to navigate through the ratings and track the change in status from time to time. Thus, you must work on getting an effective seller dashboard as a requisite seller tool.

Accounting platforms – Retail bookkeeping maybe one of the major aspects to factor in when making sales. It is commonly regarded to be an obstacle, especially once the sales start doubling. It is important to invest in the right accounting software that lets you conveniently pull data and process the same with ease. There are several cloud-based as well as device-based software available and they allow you to compile relevant data, include taxes and integrate all your sales data seamlessly.

Money-transactional accounts – Sales are all about managing high amounts of finances. You must be well-equipped with the right kind of account tools to make daily transactions convenient. For this purpose, you must open a current account that will be used solely for your business sales. Current accounts are offered by leading financial banks and can be opened online or through the physical bank branch.

Sales reports – Sales reporting aids in tracking the growth of your business and the progress it is making. It lets you have a break-view of the fees incurred through the business sales and performance of different listing. This information is imperative in driving a plan to garner higher sales and help build a more successful strategy.

Market research tool – As a seller, it is pivotal for you to understand the behavior of the market that you are part of. It is a challenge to understand the best way to sell, right way to set the prices, the audience to target and much. The way to navigate through this challenge is understanding the market well. A market research tool can make a big difference in the way you place your seller strategies. It essentially helps stay on the front of market competition.

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Bajar, a retail discovery app for retailers has announced the launch of its operations. Bajar aims to reshape the way customers buy products or find retailers. The app, available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store, lets you discover retailers near you, what they sell and if they have any ongoing offers. As a retailer, becoming a Bajar Partner would enable you to set-up your Virtual Store on the app, which the retailers can add/edit at any time.

On 1st October 2019, Bajar has listed more than 4000 retailers from Delhi on their platform, with their locations, addresses, contact details and categories. The app currently has 5000+ users using the platform, and growing by 100s everyday.

Speaking about the launch, Yashraj Bhatia, Founder, Bajar said

Bajar aims to help retailers find customers, and customers to find retailers. Rather than being limited to their stores and shops, retailers can display their products and offers in a digital environment.

Customers can find which shops are selling the products they need, and then get in touch with them. We are trying to help retailers get more customers to their store.

In today’s time with the economy slowing down, retailers losing business and facing losses, He want to give the power back into the hands of the retailers. The e-commerce industry has grown exponentially in India. With the digital revolution taking the country by storm, more and more people are getting online. This has led to people refraining from going to markets and rather just simply order products online.

We identified the need for a platform for retailers to sell their products and reach new customers. Over that, the customer would be able to rate and review retailers which would create a great online platform for retail shopping. We are working towards adding the ability to sell your products through the platform, just like food delivery, any retailer would be able to deliver orders nearby. It would be great convenience to both the sellers and the buyers.

Other than providing a smooth experience to its customers, Bajar Partners can use a dedicated app to control their store profiles themselves, without needing any interference from the company.

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Tracedeals, India’s state-of-the-art online store will offer the best deals and prices for products in the upcoming online sales by Amazon.in and Flipkart.com. The Amazon Great Indian shopping festival begins from midnight on September 29 & will continue till October 4. Amazon Prime members will get exclusive early access to the discounts, starting from noon on September 28. Flipkart Big Billion Days begins from the 29th September to 04th October with early access to Flipkart Plus members on 28th & 29th September, at 8:00 pm.

With the upcoming festive season, sales by e-Commerce stores present an excellent opportunity for Indian consumers to buy household items, electronics, and gifts. Dussehra is considered auspicious, and many households make essential buying decisions during this period, such as buying a new TV, Mobile Phone, Laptops, Clothes, and Jewellery. Corporates also use this period to purchase gifts or items needed for office infrastructures such as Printers and Scanners.

However, with so many options and price points available to the consumers during these sales days, it can get confusing and daunting at times to find the best product or the best deal for your shortlisted products.

Tracedeals.in makes this tedious task easy by providing the customers the best deals on products from more than 150+ websites, including Amazon.in, Flipkart.com, PaytmMall, TataCliq, Croma, Swiggy, Zomato, PepperFry, Bookmyshow. This saves considerable time, effort, and the customer can compare prices and features and make a well-informed purchasing decision in no time.

Sras, CEO & Co-Founder of Tracedeals.in, said

All search results are real-time. Our primary focus is to offer the best e-Commerce experience to our users. Our real-time and super-fast live search is backed by state-of-the-art technology. Our search engine algorithm helps us provide our website visitors with the most viable options across all major eCommerce stores. So, for example, if you want an iPhone 11 during the Amazon and Flipkart Big Billion Sale, all you have to do is go to Tracedeals.in and see which website is offering it for the best price.

Sras is the Co-Founder and CEO of the company who visioned the real-time customer-driven deals at the fingertips on various categories like Mobile, TV, AC, Furniture, Food coupons and the list goes. With loads of corporate experience and restless product thought process, the product is gonna make a significant impact on the e-Commerce domain with the customer getting benefited at every aspect of online purchases.

Consumers can also use Tracedeals.in search and make sure they are doing the best shopping for Mobile phones, Jewelry, electronics, and many more products.

Not just products, you can also find exclusive discounts and offers on Oyo Rooms, Jio Recharge, MakeMyTrip, RedBus and many more.

Tracedeals.in is updated continuously with ‘today’s deals’ so that the visitors can easily see the best of shopping deals that they can avail at present.

You can find discount coupons up to 50% on categories including electronics, Mobile phones, Restaurants, Events, and many more. Make the most of the upcoming shopping discount season.

Take maximum benefit from the various offers, save time and money by using Tracedeals.in for your online shopping. Tracedeals.in is driven by strong organizational strategy, creatively rooted in technology, and data required for operational excellence.  This user-centric approach has helped them become one of the most trusted, authentic, and popular deals and coupons website in India.

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From Grocery & Staples to Personal Care and Beverages, India’s growing fervor for shopping groceries online was all time high during the recently concluded 9 day long sale – Grand Orange Bag Days. With record breaking numbers, India’s biggest sale in online grocery segment by Grofers hit 207.52 Crore GMV with 14 Lakh visits on the app every day during the sale days.

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Aligned with its aim to drive the next wave of growth for e-commerce sector, the sale which allowed consumers to shop everything at 100% cash back [up to Rs. 5000], got 2.5 Lakh new consumers to buy groceries online for the very first time.

Here is a peek into which state spent the highest and on what they loved shopping the most.

Which city ordered what?

  • Atta, Tea and Ghee emerged as the most sold products in Delhi NCR
  • Lucknow ordered the most number of Almonds, Atta and Detergent Powder
  • Cottonseed Oil and Gel Toothpaste got great attention from Ahmedabad
  • Mumbaikars and Punekars loved shopping for Almonds, Coconut oil & Butter
  • Bengaluru showed great excitement for Ghee and Rice, while Hyderabad preferred Sunflower Oil, Rice, and Atta the most
  • Ghee, Detergent Powder and Health Drinks witnessed maximum numbers of orders from Chennai
  • Atta, Coconut Oil and Tea were Kolkata’s favourite products

Cities that spent the most

  • Delhi shopped groceries worth a whopping 85.8 Crore
  • Mumbai got second in the race with a score of 35.8 Crore
  • Bengaluru was not far behind, as the city shopped worth 28.2 Crore
  • Kolkata spent 15 Crore on their groceries during the sale
  • Hyderabad and Chennai shopped for 8.9 Crore and 3.9 Crore respectively

Categories and Products that took center stage

  • The country reiterated its passion for tea with over 1.32 lac units of tea sold
  • India’s unconditional love for all things sweet stood strong as over 3 Lac sugar packets and over 85 thousand packets of cookies were sold
  • Grocery & Staples, Beverages, Personal Care and Household Needs ranked as top categories for online grocery shopping during the sale

The above findings are derived from the order analysis for Grofers ‘Grand Orange Bag Days’ sale, which started from 19th January through 27th January, 2019. The sale was operational across all 13 Grofers markets such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Noida, Mumbai and Pune.

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According to Statista, India has one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. It’s predicted that could exceed $52 billion by 2022. Considering that total online sales in India totalled just over 16 billion in 2016, that’s an astonishing growth rate.

Considering that the global market overall is projected to be worth over $4 trillion in 2021, India is becoming a serious player in the e-commerce scene.

This makes this an exciting time to get into e-commerce in India. The growth rate in online sales has been attributed to the fact that Indians are now able to access cheaper internet connections through mobile.

Online sales today still only account for about 4.4% of the total retail sales for the country, so there is enormous potential for growth. So, if you’re planning on getting into the e-commerce game, now’s the time.

How Easy is it to Run an E-Commerce Store?

Running an online store is very different from running a brick and mortar store. There are a ton of books out there telling you how you can build a massive income overnight online. It’s not quite as simple as just setting up a website, though. Let’s look at some of the pros and cons.

The Pros

There are advantages in terms of reduced overheads and staff costs. There is no need to pay rental for a physical store or to pay for staff to man that store.

There is also a big advantage in that your website will be out there operating for you twenty-four hours a day. It will be your hardest working employee and one that won’t require a salary or benefits. So, you can make money while you sleep and let the business run largely on autopilot.

You have access to a much wider market base as well. People from all over India, and even the world will be able to order from your store. An online business can also be easier to scale up, especially if you are acting as a retailer for other people’s products.

The Cons

There are challenges as well, though. First off, there’s very little in the way of personal contact with the client. Establishing trust online can be difficult.

Secondly, the internet is a big place – setting up your site is easy, getting traffic to it is more difficult. There is a lot of competition for eyes on the screen, and also a lot of indirect competition from other sites. You will have access to a bigger market, but the same holds true for potential clients – they have access to a lot more stores.

Finally, clients won’t be able to touch and feel things before they buy. In some cases, this can be a problem. How do you tell a client how soft and silky your pashminas are online? If they could feel for themselves, they’d be easier to convince.

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Conclusion

All this means that creating a successful e-commerce store is going to take some dedicated effort. In one respect, those people that compare an e-commerce store to a goldmine are correct. You can make a lot of money, but the ‘gold’ doesn’t just jump out at you – you have to work for it.

That said, if you’re willing to put the time in, you can create your own hugely successful business empire for a fraction of the cost in the ‘real world’.

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Capillary Technologies, Asia’s leading SaaS company, launched its first exclusive deals and coupons shopping app ‘DealHunt‘. The app is a one-stop destination for best offers and deals across 20+ categories. Consumers can choose from 1000+ trusted brands on both online and offline platforms, including fashion, beauty, food, health, travel, electronics and more. The Android version is available to download on Google Play Store, while the iOS version is slated for release later this month.

The offers and discounts on DealHunt app are backed by Capillary’s AI-powered technology with in-depth analysis on user preferences, thereby, enabling customers to avail the most recent offers at stores within their vicinity and at the best price. The app offers a seamless and user-friendly interface and allows consumers to save big with just one click. The app aims to strengthen customer acquisition strategy for brands which would be an addition to customer loyalty programs that Capillary already offers.

Speaking on this latest product by Capillary, Aneesh Reddy, CEO & Co-Founder, said

Our association with multiple brands over the years has played an integral role in our journey towards the creation of DealHunt App. The AI-powered platform makes the app a unique offering to the users to identify and pick offers and discounts across top brands. Through this initiative, it is a win-win situation for both consumers and retailers. The coupon code can be used offline as well which increases footfall in stores.

To ensure the credibility of all offers listed on the app, a DealHunt team will diligently update the latest and most recent offers only after consultation with the respective brands. The parent company of DealHunt, Capillary Technologies is also set to launch a loyalty program through which users can redeem loyalty points at their convenience. Capillary provides CRM and loyalty management solutions to more than 80% of all the best-selling and popular brands across categories in the market.

DealHunt for Android can be downloaded from here.

About Capillary Technologies

Capillary Technologies help businesses get ahead of the digital evolution and stay ‘Always Consumer Ready’. Over 400 marquee brands across 30+ countries, including Pizza Hut, VF Brands, Walmart, Madura Garments, Valiram, KFC, Starbucks and Samsung, trust Capillary to enable easy and seamless consumer experiences. With over 300 million consumers and 25,000 stores on the platform, Capillary is Asia’s leading SaaS product company. Over 700 Capillary associates across 11 global offices are continually innovating to find new ways for brands to make their consumers’ lives easier, and experiences memorable. For more information, please visit Capillary Technologies.

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The quick and easy access to websites, along with better technology, has helped the industry of ecommerce thrive significantly over the last few years. This is all thanks to the extensive database of products, competitive prices, and testimonials – basically every information to make a purchasing decision – that’s readily available to buyers anywhere they are.

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The industry has thrived so much that global retail ecommerce sales have risen 23.2% in 2017, amounting to $2.290 trillion. But having online shops can also be favourable to businesses, as it gives them a chance to be recognized by the global community created by the internet. If you’re looking to take advantage of ecommerce for your business, here are the pages and elements you should have.

Homepage

The first page that your customers will see represents the traditional physical storefront. Therefore, it should welcome them in and give an idea about what kind of products they can find here. Search bar and product category navigation will help them find their intended items to purchase, while the login or registration link encourages them to take the first step in purchasing.

Product Page

Once they found a product they like and clicked on its link, it should take them to the product page, where the details of the item can be read. The product page should answer their question of how the item will benefit them should they decide to buy it, so make sure to present it as something highly valuable.

Aside from the product name and description, the page must also include photos of the products, cost, reviews from other buyers, and of course the Add to Cart button.

Shopping Cart

All the products that made your customer click the Add to Cart button will be listed down on the Shopping Cart page. Here, give them the option to edit the quantity or remove items from their cart.

Other relevant information to include is the price for each item, the total cost of each product [if buying more than one unit], and the total amount of all the products in the cart. An order summary that lists down shipping and delivery fees and taxes must also be present.

Checkout

To push through the purchase, the buyer’s details must be provided, including contact information, delivery address, and billing address. In this page, they should also choose a delivery option that they find appropriate depending on the delivery date and fees. Assure users that you’re using Security Cues [SSL].

Payment Confirmation

The last step is confirming the purchase, so make sure that your SSL certificates are still highly visible. Include contact information as well in case of any issues or questions. Most importantly, make the order number visible for your customer to see should they need to reach out to your customer support team.

Get the help you need in putting up an online store for your business through design, support, and IT outsourcing, and make sure to optimize it for the best shopping experience. Learn more about what makes a successful ecommerce website in this infographic.