Indian e-commerce space is blossoming with very attractive add-on services to customers from India’s top online shopping destinations. Just weeks after Amazon India launched its premium guaranteed ‘One-Day Delivery’ service and Flipkart joined the party with its premium one day shipping service – ‘In-a-day Guarantee‘ , other major Indian e-commerce websites are lining up to take the challenge. This time Snapdeal is offering ‘same day express delivery‘ on thousands of products at zero charge, Tradus (Tradus.com) is also offering ‘same day delivery‘ service on mobiles and tablets at no additional charges and finally Ebay India brings its ‘9 hours delivery service‘ on selected products.

Snapdeal – Same Day Express Delivery

Snapdeal - Same Day Express Delivery

One of the emerging e-commerce marketplace in India Snapdeal (snapdeal.com) is now offers same day express delivery options on thousands of products on its website at no extra charge. The service is currently available only in Delhi and Gurgaon, and eligible products will show a ‘SD-Fulfilled‘ tag on the product page. [source][/source]

  • Same day express delivery on all orders placed before 1PM of the day.
  • Zero charges for the service
  • Available only in Delhi and Gurgaon
  • Applicable to selected products and can be identified with the ‘SD-Fulfilled’ tag on the product page
  • COD, Credit/Debit card, Netbanking payment option available
  • Uses third-party logistics services to ship the product

Tradus – One Day Delivery

Tradus (Tradus.com) is also offering one day delivery service, but only on mobile and tablets and at no extra charges. The service is only available to customers in Delhi-NCR as of now and will extend it to Mumbai and Bangalore soon.

  • One day express delivery on mobiles and tablets
  • Zero charges for the service
  • Available only in Delhi-NCR region
  • COD, Credit/Debit card, Netbanking payment option available
  • Uses third-party logistics services to ship the product

Ebay India – 9 hours delivery

Ebay India - 9 hours delivery

Interestingly one of India’s biggest online market place Ebay India has jumped to this bandwagon to offer customers with 9 hours delivery service on selected products. All items purchased before 12 noon of the days will be delivered with-in 9 hours or by 9 PM on the same day. The service being offered at zero fees and available to customers in Mumbai.

  • 9 hours delivery – Order before 12 noon and get the product by 9PM on the same day
  • Zero charges for the service
  • Available only in Mumbai city, but soon more regions will be added
  • Available only with selected products, displayed under a dedicated eBay Mumbai webpage.
  • COD, Credit/Debit card, Netbanking payment option available
  • Uses third-party logistics services to ship the product

With Amazon leading the way with its tried-and-tested service, India’s other e-commerce websites seems to just following the path.