Walmart to invite Indian sellers to join marketplace community

22 JANUARY 2022, Mumbai :

American retail giant Walmart plans to invite select Indian sellers to join its Walmart Marketplace community that serves over 120 million shoppers a month. As per a Fashion Network report, this will give Indian exporters a platform in the US market.

Indian businesses retailing on the Walmart Marketplace can access Walmart Fulfilment Services This enables them to use the business’ warehousing and delivery infrastructure in the US. Indian exporters will be able to leverage Walmart’s global supply chain infrastructure and receive support to help them reach mills of customers in the us, says Michelle Mi, Vice Presidet-Emerging Markets and Business Development, Walmart.

Walmart Marketplace already features a number of Indian businesses including jewellery business Touchstone Gems & Jewelry, textiles business Welspun, and leather goods business Delphi Leather India, among others.

The initiative will help ‘Make in India’ brands expand their global networks, learn export best practices and diversify their product categories in concert with Walmart as they take on the world,” adds Rajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Officer, Flipkart.