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Meesho aims to enable 1 million festival season jobs
Business Standard··3 Sept
Ecommerce and logistics firms are ramping up hiring ahead of the festival season. Meesho aims to enable more than 1 million jobs, including nearly 650,000 across its seller network and about 375,000 in logistics. Amazon said it created more than 160,000 seasonal work opportunities across 400 cities. TeamLease expects festival hiring to rise 15 to 20 percent.
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What It Means For You
- Nearly 130,000 Meesho sellers are expected to hire seasonal workers for packaging, warehousing and inventory roles.
- Amazon's roles include picking, packing, shipping and delivery across its pan-Indian network.
- Both companies said many opportunities are in non-metro cities.
What's Happening
- The festival shopping season started early in August with Raksha Bandhan on August 28.
- Demand is expected to continue through Diwali and into the winter wedding season.
- Apna said Tier-II and Tier-III cities now account for nearly 55 percent of gig jobs on its platform.
Which Roles Are In Demand
- TeamLease expects temporary festival hiring to rise 15 to 20 percent over last year.
- Employers are hiring qcom dark-store associates, fulfilment coordinators and returns-management executives.
- Apna said quick-commerce postings in smaller cities rose more than 600 percent year on year.
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