E-commerce firms woo sellers with offers ahead of resuming operations

Amazon has already announced waiver of commissions for small sellers by almost half, larger rival Flipkart said that it is taking proactive steps to settle the payments related to cancelled orders

E-commerce companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, and Snapdeal are launching initiatives to motivate their network of sellers as they get ready to resume operations, especially for selling non-essential goods. Amazon has announced waiver of commissions for small sellers by almost half.
 

Its rival Flipkart on Friday said it was taking proactive steps to settle the payments related to cancelled orders in the lockdown period, in the upcoming payment cycles. As part of the steps to support the sellers, Flipkart has announced special offers on loans for its sellers under the company’s Growth Capital programme.
 

“Through the programme, over 100,000 sellers