Amazon owned price comparison shopping website Junglee.com, announced its partnership with Quikr.com, a classifieds website. This partnership will allow shoppers compare prices of new products across online shopping sites and also find locally available pre-owned products listed on Quikr.com, on Junglee.com. As of now, this feature has been introduced for the consumer electronics' category.
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. Customers interested in a particular pre-owned product can click on the listing and be directed to Quikr.com from where they can communicate with the seller and purchase the phone.
Customers across cities of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune will be able to view this feature for now. 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.”
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.”