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Wal-Mart India is all set to open its B2B e-commerce platform ( www.bestprice.in ) to members of Best Price Modern Wholesale stores in Guntur and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh from October 1.
The fully-owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will take the tally of e-commerce platforms to four stores in India.
The B2B e-commerce platform was launched in India on July 1, 2014, for members of Lucknow and Hyderabad Best Price stores.
Similar assortmentFrom October 1, members of Best Price Wholesale stores in Guntur and Vijayawada can shop and book orders online.
As a virtual store, the e-commerce platform will provide a similar assortment of products as the brick and mortar Best Price Modern Wholesale stores including select variety of fresh fruits and vegetables introduced recently.
Member supportKrish Iyer, President and CEO, Wal-Mart India, in a statement said, “We will now be extending our B2B e-commerce channel to members of Best Price stores based in Guntur and Vijayawada. Given the tremendous support from our members for this initiative, we will continue to extend this in a phased manner to our other stores as well.”
Wal-Mart India Private Limited owns and operates 20 Best Price Modern Wholesale stores in nine States across India. The first store opened in Amritsar in May 2009. The company plans to open 50 more stores by 2020.
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