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Chinese mobile manufacturer, Xiaomi is all set to start selling smartphones in India later of this year through its own online portal. The company is planning to double its presence in India, which is the world’s fastest growing smartphones market.
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Xiaomi, presently sells its devices in India through the eCommerce major Flipkart. Now, the company is bringing out its own website ‘Mi.com’ to India sometime later this year.
Xiaomi’s India Head, Manu Jain, told PTI ,“We are currently looking for warehousing and logistics partners in India, as well as deciding on a payment mechanisms like cash on delivery. It may take anywhere between three to nine months,” he said. “Beijing-based firm will continue its association with Flipkart.” he added further.
Presently, Xiaomi sells devices through its own website in most of the countries, except in India and Indonesia. The company recently launched Mi4 in India for Rs 19,999, as it is looking to expand its operations in the country.
Manu Jain also said,“We have always stated that India is one of our most important markets. We are big plans for India this year… We are in process of signing the lease on a facility in Bangalore, which will be our R&D unit. This is the first one outside China,” he said.
For Xiaomi, India is one of the largest markets outside of China. The company has by far, launched three devices in India, Mi 3, Redmi 1S and Redmi Note. The collective sales have surpassed a million units since the initial launch in July 2014.
