Samsung Stops selling Online

rish1

Cyborg Agent
Samsung to stop selling 48 smartphones online - The Times of India

While its peers like Xiaomi and Motorola are busy selling millions of handsets online, the South Korean giant has given in to mounting pressure from thousands of brick-and-mortar retailers over predatory online pricing and has decided to extend exclusivity on selling rights of 48 models, including its much-awaited Galaxy Alpha and Note 4, to offline retailers.

Offline handset retailers have been facing the heat from their online counterparts due to heavy discounts offered online, which they couldn't match. This has led to the formation of All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), a body that has vowed to work for the mutual benefits of brick-and-mortar retailers and maintain price hygiene across trade channels.

TOI had reported in August that Samsung was facing dealer unrest due to predatory pricing by online retailers.

While addressing a large gathering of retailers from AIMRA in the capital recently, a senior executive with Samsung Electronics said: "We have taken action against many rogue distributors, who were dumping their stocks online and beating down the price of our handsets. We are working hard to bring back price hygiene in the market. Our revenues from online sales have come down from 30% to single digit. We also have plans to stop billing WS Retail, the largest reseller on Flipkart."

"Perhaps the fact that around 80% of India's Rs 60,000-crore handset business is still done through offline retail might be reason for the company to shy away from online trade.
 

lywyre

Cyborg Agent
Good. That will leave some breathing space for competitors. 20% of samsung's share up for grabs :))
 

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
HAHAHA !!! I remember saying somewhere that the kind of arse kicking they got from S5 Mini's ridiculous pricing shows they'll break all ties with flipkart. Poor Samsung. Won't learn.
 

$hadow

Geek in making
This is bad for Samsung. And certainly for the consumers as well. Now the retailers will sell it at their own price. This is the reason why Indians rarely compete globally.
 

amjath

Human Spambot
First Nokia was arrogant and its dead

now seems SAMI getting arrogant...death is very close.

Nokia took a stupid decision.
In case of Samsung its not.
People buying from online learn something or other [at least spec sheet] and compare prices and select the best and lowest, which hurts sammy's overpriced bloats.
Its not the case for offline buyers. Buyers come and ask "Baai ek acha phone dena?" Thats it, easy to push those bloats.
Thats sammy's strategy
 

a_k_s_h_a_y

Dreaming
Samsung can't compete online anymore. You forgot motorola and xiaomi already ? Also nexus!
Offline still Samsung will own all other phones.
 

singleindian

Journeyman
Nokia took a stupid decision.
In case of Samsung its not.
People buying from online learn something or other [at least spec sheet] and compare prices and select the best and lowest, which hurts sammy's overpriced bloats.
Its not the case for offline buyers. Buyers come and ask "Baai ek acha phone dena?" Thats it, easy to push those bloats.
Thats sammy's strategy
This true. Like my cousin who bought Samsung duos instead of moto.
 

amjath

Human Spambot
AIMRA Sounds like CIA.:lol:

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Sony will die before samshit.
+100
They have great compact phone but pricing.
They have great phone with camera but bad at processing (software)
They have excellent tablet but no compliant :p
 
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