Lockdown 3.0: Flipkart, Snapdeal see heavy traffic for non-essential items

New Delhi-based e-commerce firm Snapdeal said it has resumed the delivery of non-essential products in orange and green zones, along with the continuing deliveries of essential products

As e-commerce companies start accepting orders for non-essential products from green and orange zones, they are witnessing heavy traffic from consumers for products ranging from hair trimmers and air conditioners to cooking stoves.
 

The home ministry last week extended the national lockdown but allowed the online sales of essential and non-essential products in green and orange zones that have almost contained the coronavirus outbreak, and only essentials in red zones.
 

Flipkart said as people continue to stay logged in at home, whether for work or a workout class, headsets saw 200 per cent increase in searches on its platform. This