Junglee.com, India’s #1 comparison-shopping website, announced a strategic partnership with Quikr.com, India’s leading classifieds website. With this partnership, Junglee.com users can compare prices of new products across hundreds of online shopping sites and also find locally available pre-owned products listed on Quikr.com, on Junglee.com. Consumers can now make smart purchase decisions on products, starting with consumer electronics goods, saving both time and money.
Under the section titled, ‘Related Product Listings’ on the product pages of Junglee.com, consumers will be able to view relevant classifieds for other similar pre-owned products, based on the their location, all in the same section. For instance, a consumer searching for a new phone of a popular brand on Junglee.com, under the section ‘Related Product Listings’ will now be able to view prices of hundreds of same / similar pre-owned phones. Customers interested in a particular pre-owned phone can click on the listing and be directed to Quikr.com from where they can communicate with the seller and purchase the phone.
Being one of the most popular product categories searched by consumers on both Junglee.com and Quikr, the new feature has been introduced for the consumer electronics category. Customers across 10 major cities (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune) will be able to view this feature from today onwards. Junglee.com will expand the coverage of categories and cities in the near future.
Pranay Chulet, CEO, Quikr.com said, “This partnership is another example of our commitment to ensure that Quikr users get the best possible offers for their pre-owned goods – either on our site or via our partners. Today, the lines are fast blurring between ‘new’ and ‘pre-owned’, especially in hyper-active categories like mobiles, electronics etc. and our partnership with Junglee.com will ensure that brand Quikr continues to stay visible in the larger context of buying and selling online.”
Commenting on this partnership, Mahendra Nerurkar, General Manager, Junglee.com said, “Our vision is to help customers find the best place to buy anything online or nearby. By adding Quikr to Junglee, we have expanded the buying options available to customers, and made the comparison between new and pre-owned items across online and offline local sellers, that much easier. We are excited about this offering and hope to expand the relationship in the future. ”
Junglee.com has been ranked as the number one comparison shopping website in India by comScore. With 30 million listings across 25 categories, from over 1,600 online shopping sites and 50,000 nearby stores, Junglee.com remains at the top of the pack, offering a single convenient place where customers can find virtually any product, compare prices across online shopping sites, read product and seller reviews, and find nearby sellers. With over 10 million monthly visits and 4.2 million Facebook fans, Junglee.com is a logical destination for sellers to list on and get discovered by high-intent shoppers.
