MUMBAI: While it’s a general trend to see e-commerce companies organising events for their consumers, Mumbai saw its first Sellers’ Summit for the benefit of all the merchants organised by Shopclues.com.

Close to 250 top retailers across categories of ShopClues attended the event from all over Maharashtra and Gujarat, including companies like Sukkhi, Gitanjali and HUL amongst others.

Commending the organisers for a refreshing concept like this, entrepreneur and social philanthropist Ronnie Screwvala said, “I appreciate the efforts of the ShopClues team for conceptualising the unique initiative of the Sellers’ Summit to acknowledge the contributions of merchants across the country. E-commerce has fuelled the startup community in India and ShopClues has taken this potent phenomenon to its next stage.”

Shopclues.com CEO and co-founder Sanjay Sethi added, “The objective is to show them our appreciation for the significant contributions they make towards our inventory and customer service excellence. Without them playing the role of pivotal stakeholders, we wouldn’t have been able to reach our present-day success.”

The highlight of the Sellers’ Summit was when Screwvala handed over the Merchant Awards to handpicked retailers for their outstanding work in various spheres.