Interesting deals as Republic Day sale kicks off! Snapdeal expects average daily users to grow by 10 times

With the festive season back, all the leading online shopping portals are up against one another once again! While the three-day Republic sale started from Flipkart only yesterday, Amazon and Snapdeal have jumped in the battleground with their ‘Great India Sale’ and ‘Republic of Savings’ today.

Offering up to 70 per cent discount on home, electronics and fashion products, Snapdeal claims it is eyeing the average daily users to grow 8-10 times through the Republic Day week. The online marketplace is offering indigenous products like handlooms and handicrafts from different regions of the country in a special curated store it calls ‘Pride of India’. This comes after it entered into partnerships with state governments and central government bodies like Tribes India, Central Cottage Emporium. The company says the customers will also get Super Value Stores for specific categories of products.

Speaking about the sale, Rahul Taneja, Vice President-Category Management, Snapdeal said, “The Republic Day Sale will see discounts go up as high as 70 per cent. At the same time, Snapdeal customers will find a more varied range of categories and products to choose from. Looking back at the euphoric response we have seen for special sales on earlier occasions, we expect the average daily users to grow by eight to ten times throughout the republic day week.”

INTERESTING DEALS:

Amazon has been heavily advertising for its 'Great India Sale' from January 21 to 23. The ecommerce website is looking at 72-hour Deals Marathon with discounts offered by sellers, every-hour deals and limited time deals on brands like GoPro Cameras, ME Electronics, Ravensburger Puzzles etc.. Amazon is also offering 10 per cent additional cash back for Citibank credit card holders.

Interesting deals - up to 30% off on cameras, up to 50% on headphones, OnePlus X at Rs 14,999, up to 70% on home and kitchen products, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 for Rs 89,990, up to 30% off on large appliances fridges and washing machine, and up to 40% on personal care appliances.

Flipkart is hosting a three-day sale from January 20 to 22 where the company claims to have laptops, cameras, apparel to top rated wearables and smartphones on sale. Flipkart claims to provide customers a range of options to browse and shop from its web page, app and Flipkart Lite.

Interesting deals - minimum 30% off on Philips Juicer Mixer Grinders, Vu 32 inch LED TV for Rs 13,990, minimum 40% off on winter wear, Le 1s smart-phone for Rs 10,999 and the deals also extend to furniture such as sofas and home and kitchen appliances: Washing machine upto Rs 5,000 less, discount of Rs 2,000 on Moto G and Moto G turbo, plasma television sets from LG and Samsung of 32 inches starting from Rs 18,999 onwards.

Snapdeal's 'Republic of Savings' sale will last the longest, from January 21 – 26 and promises to offer new deals every hour.

Interesting deals - up to 60% off on books, up to 35% off on Intel 2 in 1s, up to 50% on electronics and kitchen appliances. The sale also includes exclusive offers on smart-phones such as the iBall Cuddle, Intex Cloud Flash 4G and Infocus M370i 4G 8GB. Other deals include discounts on home furnishings, men's footwear, beauty and personal care and computer and peripherals.