Like Amazon, Flipkart cuts commission on low-cost items to benefit sellers

Amazon had adjusted its seller commissions in June, again targeting low-cost items

Two months after rival Amazon reduced the commission it charges sellers for some fast-growing but low-priced categories, Walmart-backed Flipkart too has adjusted its rate card to pass on more benefit to sellers.

Flipkart slashed its commission on products such as sunglasses, laptop bags and mobile holders, among others. The biggest changes were seen in laptop bags, where the company reduced rates from 13 per cent to 4 per cent, and in mobile holders from 30 per cent to 17 per cent.

The company communicated that the change in its commission structure would be effective August 17. Flipkart also reduced the