Meesho Records Nearly 87.6 Lakh Orders on Day 1 of 5-Day Festive Sale

Meesho registered highest sales in categories including fashion, beauty and personal care, home and kitchen, and electronic accessories.

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 24 September 2022 14:16 IST

Meesho Records Nearly 87.6 Lakh Orders on Day 1 of 5-Day Festive Sale

Nearly 85 percent of all Meesho sellers are reportedly from Tier 2 and beyond cities

Highlights

Meesho is backed by Softbank
Meesho said that it has received orders from deep corners of the country
Tier 2, 3 and 4 cities accounted for around 85 percent of orders

Softbank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho on Saturday said it registered around 80 percent jump in the business with close to 87.6 lakh orders on Friday, the first day of its five-day festive season sale.

Tier 2, 3 and 4 cities accounted for around 85 percent of orders on day one, the company said in a statement.

"Meesho clocked a record around 87.6 lakh orders on the first day of its flagship festive sale event — the Meesho Mega Blockbuster Sale. This is the highest number of orders recorded by the company in a single day – up about 80 per cent from day one of previous year's sale," the statement said.

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The company said that it has received orders from deep corners of the country such as Jamnagar, Alappuzha, Chhindwara, Davengere, Hassan, Gopalganj, Guwahati, Siwan, Thanjavur and Ambikapur.

"With a wide assortment of around 6.5 crore active product listings at lowest prices, the sale exemplifies Meesho's mission towards democratising e-commerce for everyone," it said.

Fashion, beauty & personal care, home & kitchen, and electronic accessories were the top-selling categories on day one, while consumers bought everything from sarees to analogue watches, jewellery sets, mobile cases and covers, Bluetooth headphones, choppers and peelers in record volumes to fulfil their festive shopping aspirations, the company said.

"With around 85 per cent of orders and approximately 75 percent of sellers coming from Tier 2 and beyond cities, we are humbled to have created a far-reaching impact in the deepest corners of the country.

"We will continue to fuel the discoverability of hyperlocal businesses and products, empower MSMEs and further boost accessibility and affordability for our heterogeneous base of consumers," Meesho CXO for Business Utkrishta Kumar said.

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