Gujarat and Ahmedabad-based customers have seen 2.5x and 2.3x growth respectively on the platform—more than 10 percent of all new sellers onboard are first-time e-commerce sellers.
Ahmedabad, Shopsy, India’s fastest growing affordable e-commerce platform has given wings to the inspiration of local entrepreneurs across India. Launched in July 2021, this hyper-value platform offers sellers across India looking for a cheap, value-added and convenient shopping experience.
It has made it possible to reach millions of Indians. Shopsy aims to create an ecosystem for local business owners and encourage the passion for entrepreneurship through technology. Shopsy’s endeavor is to enable and empower local sellers to reach every nook and cranny of India.
Like many states, Gujarat has emerged as a strong market for Shopsy, emerging as a major seller hub with increasing customer base. 10 percent of all new sellers in the state of Gujarat are exploring Shopsy for their first time for digital commerce and are selling exclusively on the platform.
In the last 6 months (May-October 2022), several cities in T-2 and beyond have registered a robust growth, with Bhavnagar registering a 2.1-fold jump in total unit sales, followed by Jamnagar with a 1.8-fold growth.
Then Palanpur has recorded 2.1 times growth, Nadiad 2.2 times and Bharuch 2.1 times growth. Looking at T-1 cities, Rajkot (2 times), Vadodara (2.1 times), Gandhinagar (2 times) and Surat (1.8 times) sold the highest number of units. The most famous products in Gujarat are,
Children’s clothing and home decor items. The number of women customers has also increased by 1.6 times in the state. Shopsey is truly redefining digital commerce in India due to its zero commission model and budget offering.
Kapil Thirani, Head of Shopsey, Flipkart says, “Shopsey was launched with the aim of providing high quality products at reasonable prices to consumers across the country. We are happy that in the last festive season we reached 6 times growth.
Gujarat is an important market for us, as we see a lot of potential and scope in it, from which we can reach more customers and sellers. In fact, more than 50 percent of customers on Shopsy come from tier-3 cities in Gujarat including Bhavnagar, Palanpur, Nadiad and Bharuch among others.
Shopsy has emerged as one of India’s leading hypervalue e-commerce platforms today with our vision of providing value to our customers and sellers alike.”
Since its launch in July 2021, Shopsy aims to make digital commerce accessible across India through a zero commission marketplace. Today, the platform has more than 11 lakh sellers (including Flipkart), providing more than 150 million products across more than 800 categories.