Flipkart is getting in form for the festive season and it looks like the etailer has a few more facilities for sellers to enjoy.
The online marketplace notified its online sellers that it will be providing pick-up services to transfer their goods from their current location to its Hyderabad and Bhiwandi warehouse. This information was sent out two weeks ago via email.
How can online sellers avail of the pick-up service?
To utilise this service, Flipkart sellers must first schedule a consignment. This will allow them to book a slot with the third party logistics, for pick-up.
Once the consignment is created, sellers must book an appointment with the destination warehouse. The slot must be booked as per zonal wise TAT. The delivery TAT will be calculated after the pick-up date. This means if the expected pick-up date is 11th September and delivery TAT is 7 days, the delivery slot will be booked for 18th September.
In case a slot is not available on the date after calculating delivery TAT, any available date post that date must be booked and the form accordingly filled. Always book a slot based on zonal wise delivery time to the warehouse in your location.
Only once a slot at the warehouse is booked, sellers must fill the necessary online form. Upon completing the form Flipkart will send out a confirmation email then the third party logistics will contact the seller for pick-up coordination.
The form must be filled up before 2 pm for next day pick-up. Also, sellers must provide the logistics provider a 4-hour window for the pick-up.
What are the pick-up rates?
To know the charges of this services online sellers must refer to the rate card for chargeable rates of pickups.
(Obtained from Flipkart email to online sellers)
All payments to the third party logistics can be made at the time of pick-up. A cheque must be provided in the name of V-xpress.
Flipkart Freebies for Advantage sellers
On the 11th of August, Flipkart emailed sellers about the commencement of its freebie policy for all Flipkart Advantage (FA) sellers. These sellers are now allowed to offer freebies on their FA and non-FA products.
What are Freebies?
Freebies are free products provided upon the purchase of a specific product. It is a type of promotion facility initiated by Flipkart. The idea behind this is to increase the attractiveness of seller goods and accordingly boost sales.
How to offer Freebies on Flipkart?
To add a freebie, sellers must ensure the freebie and the primary product are both in the same warehouse. To create a freebie promotion sellers must:
Step 1 – log into the Flipkart seller hub and select promotions, then my promotions on the drop-down menu.
Step 2 – Click “create promotion” on the “my promotions” homepage. Sellers can upload a .CSV file of the product listing which the freebie product will accompany or create the offer on the website itself. For this, the seller must choose listings by select verticals which is mandatory, the price range and the product brand.
Step 3 – Once the listings are provided click the continue button then select a freebie product. Next, enter the start and end date of the freebie promotion offer and name it for your reference.
Step 4 – Finally hit the submit button and the promotion will become live on the start date set. The details of the promotion will be available on the “my promotions” dashboard for the seller to see.
Flipkart states that only one freebie can be offered in a single promotion and once the freebie goes out of stock the offer becomes inactive. The moment the freebie is restocked the promotion will go live again.
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