--Check with the reporters on the highlit query in para 3)---Myntra, fashion retailing arm of India's largest e-commerce portal, Flipkart, is hoping an online fashion event would lure premium buyers without offering discounts, as it eyes profitability this financial year.A three-day Big Fashion Gig, to run on its app, is to offer exclusive products of designers and Bollywood celebrities, beside international brands. Myntra looks to bring this twice a year, with at least a dozen movie and sports celebrities, and introduction of exclusive collections."This will be our first real move to shift away from discounting and offer something very different. We are focusing on experiences and exclusivity, as opposed to discounts. Our target is Rs 100 crore over three days," said Ananth Narayanan, chief executive of Myntra & Jabong, in a phone interview. This would be three times the average sale done by the shopping portal. (what time period comparison?)Myntra, which has most of its users .
The brand Roadster has witnessed phenomenal growth of over 80 per cent on a year-on-year basis
Myntra has opened its first Roadster brand store in Indiranagar locality in Bengaluru
No financial details of the deal was disclosed
End of season sale is the apparel industry's usual way to clear stocks ahead of a new season
Online fashion retailer also expects to double the number to over $2 billion during this financial year
The e-tailer bets on its portfolio of celebrity branded apparel and customer fascination with Bollywood to position itself as a premium brand
The focus of the company for 2017 will be to provide more personalised services to its customers
The acquisition and turnaround of Jabong and the recently concluded festive season have contributed to this growth
The sale, to be held on October 2-6, expected to have 250,000 new customers
Myntra has also augmented its logistical capabilities to manage about two lakh deliveries per day
The 30 day return and exchange policy will continue to be in force on products purchased through Try and Buy
Sales of products at full price doubled in the seven months to July, helping the fashion portal maintain healthy unit economics
The deal is part of Flipkart's move to grow dominance in the high-margin online fashion space
Interview with Chief Executive Officer, Myntra
However, the fashion portal didn't disclose the cost of acquiring Cubeit
Cubeit focuses on building mobile applications that allows users to aggregate content from anywhere
It was the first high-pitched online sales event with marketing and advertising splash
Around Rs. 700 crore worth of products were added to the wish list
Going by screenshots users posted on Twitter, the issue mostly affected iOS devices, while there were a few affected Android devices too