The city traders will now be able to sell their products through India’s ecommerce marketplace, eBay. For, eBay India has joined hands with ‘Chandigarh Beopar Mandal’ (CBM), the apex body of traders in the city.
As part of this association, a dedicated page will be hosted for the members of CBM on ebay.in that will provide over 30,000 sellers across the city with the requisite digital impetus and an established platform to explore business avenues in the online space. eBay India will assist the sellers by training and equipping them with the necessary skill-sets to sell online. After this collaboration, the sellers will be updated about various aspects of the business including listing online, top selling product lines, post sales operations amongst others. By listing on ebay.in, the merchants will be presented with an opportunity to reach out to 164 million ebay customers in over 206 countries.
Commenting on the latest association, Anil Vohra, President, Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, said, “Identifying the potential in the online space, we have collaborated with an established player like eBay India which is one of the pioneers in the e-commerce industry. This is a huge platform and a brilliant opportunity for our traders to expand their business by reaching out to a wider set of audience”. Chandigarh Beopar Mandal has 125 associations in the city, out of which 80 are market welfare associations. The remaining 45 are traders associations. More than 30,000 traders of Chandigarhare directly associated with Chandigarh Beopar Mandal.
Navin Mistry, Director Retail Exports, eBay India said: “Given the huge opportunity in markets beyond metros, it is our constant effort to expand our footprint in the Tier II and Tier III markets. eBay and Chandigarh Beopar Mandal's tie-up will help the traders reach out to the consumers globally and will also provide our customers with a unique and varied product range.”