8 SEPTEMBER2023INFOCUSINFOCUSFlipkart Big Billion Days is one of the most anticipated and largest online shopping festivals in India. It is an annual event hosted by Flipkart, one of the country's leading e-commerce platforms. The Big Billion Days sale typically spans several days and offers customers a plethora of discounts, deals, and offers on a wide range of products, including electronics, fashion, home appliances, mobile phones, and more.This year The Big Billion Days (TBBD) sale event, will take place from September 23 to September 30, 2023. The e-commerce giant has plans to create more than 100,000 new jobs throughout its pan-India supply chain. These positions will be offered in a variety of locations, including fulfillment centers, sorting facilities, and delivery hubs. Flipkart wants to hire a diverse workforce, including women, people with disabilities (PWDs), local Kirana delivery partners, and others. The upcoming TBBD event will be its tenth iteration overall since it first debuted in 2014.The Senior Vice President and Head of Supply Chain, Customer Experience, and ReCommerce, Hemant Badri, of the Flipkart Group, mentioned the necessity of scaling up various supply chain components, such as capacity, storage, sorting, packaging, and human resources, to meet the complexity and scope of TBBD. He stated that, through the Kirana delivery program, the company intends to deliver more than 40 per cent of shipments this year.Flipkart has enhanced its supply chain infrastructure significantly so far. These facilities are located primarily in Tier 3 cities like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Punjab. Flipkart offers specialized skill-enhancing initiatives to equip its workforce with the abilities required for technology-driven supply chains. These initiatives cover supply chain procedures, technological tools, and mobile applications. E-COMMERCE GIANT FLIPKART'S BIG BILLION DAY SALE TO CREATE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN, PWDS & KIRANA PARTNERSG20 EMPOWER & WEP LAUNCH MENTORING PLATFORM FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSG20 EMPOWER and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) have joined forces to launch the WEPmentor platform, which will increase mentorship programs for female entrepreneurs around the world. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the industry group FICCI, the digital initiative was unveiled in August. Accelerating women's leadership and empowerment in the private sector is a key objective of G20 EMPOWER (G20 Alliance for the Empowerment and Progression of Women's Economic Representation), which includes participation from both the public and private sectors.WEP is a platform created by NITI Aayog to unite women from all over India and create an environment that will enable them to realize their potential.The Ministry of Women and Child Development supports WEPmentor, which provides scalable and personalized mentorship opportunities and aims to boost to economic participation of women entrepreneurs both early and stage enterprises.Personal mentorship sessions, skill-specific workshops, P2P initiatives, and organizations-led mentorship are the four mentorship programs that are offered by WEPmentor to women entrepreneurs. Additionally, the program will collaborate with academic institutions, business associations, and other resources to offer a full range of mentorship resources.On the ongoing efforts made to promote a robust women entrepreneurship ecosystem in India, the launch of this collaboration will work as a catalyst, says Anna Roy, Mission Director, Women Entrepreneurship Platform, and Senior Advisor at NITI Aayog.74 per cent of female business owners actively seek mentorship and guidance for their ventures, and those who receive can see significant growth in their businesses, mentions a recent Microsave Consulting and WEP study.
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