9Apps has announced its foray into the lucrative e-commerce space in India. It will now offer multiple and exciting new features on its 9apps for shopaholics, along with its existing role as India’s leading provider of android apps and games. The move marks a major shift in the company’s strategy for India market and is expected to benefit 9Apps’ 250 monthly active users (MAUs).
It plans to offer Comparative Pricing where users can compare product prices from 8 different sellers – namely Paytm, Flipkart, Myntra, Snapdeal, Jabong, Askmebazar, Voonik, and Shopclues. The Discount Aggregation/Coupon Zone is a one-stop shop for all discounts and coupon codes available on 9Apps. Not just that - users also get a discount of value 50 INR for free when they sign up for Amazon via 9Apps. 9Apps marked the announcement through a mega shopping festival, starting July 25, 2016.
It also announced a social media contest asking its users to share their crazy and funny shopping stories.