Snapdeal, Indian online marketplace, today announced that next day delivery is available for over 5 Million products. These 5 Million products are stocked within its 69 SD+ (Snapdeal Plus) Centres, spanning more than 3 Million sq feet and spread over 25 cities across India. Snapdeal’s Next Day Delivery network is present in 104 cities and expanding fast.
The SD+ Advantage:• Rigorous product quality control
• X-Ray checks for accurate mapping and dispatch of right product
• Tamper-proof packaging
• Bar coding of each packet
• End-to-end tracking of each product from entry into fulfilment centre to delivery
• Faster and on-time delivery standards
Snapdeal launched its SD+ centres in 2014, and has scaled them to a robust 69 fulfilment centres, which have a peak capacity to handle over 14 million products. In July 2016, Snapdeal opened six new mega logistics hubs in NCR Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Kolkata to store stocks closer to the large consumption centres in the country.
Every product shipped from SD+ Centers are thoroughly checked and go through an x-ray scan in cases of sealed products like electronics.
Speaking about the milestone, Jayant Sood, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Snapdeal said- “Next Day Delivery is a key preference driver for our consumers and through the 5 Million+ stocked products across our nationwide network, we can now provide next day delivery in 104 cities while ensuring significant quality checks for each product.”
The SD+ centres provide complete solution for all the logistics needs, including warehousing, packaging and tracking of shipments for sellers at a nominal cost. This service has tremendously helped small and medium sized sellers to rapidly scale their business in a cost efficient manner.
They are also able to fulfill orders faster without any operational hassles, since orders are packed and shipped within 2 hours from SD + centres ensuring faster deliveries. All goods shipped through SD+ are screened, packed in tamper proof packaging and bar coded for end to end tracking during their journey to the consumers. Currently, more than 80% of Snapdeal’s sales are shipped through these centres.
