Online marketplace Bikroy has completed 12 years of service and entered 13 years in E-commerce sector of Bangladesh. Since its inception, the platform has enabled more than 26 million sellers to transact and attracted more than 52 million buyers, said Ishita Sharmin, CEO, Bikroy.
She also said that the platform has served 32,000 members and helped more than 500 entrepreneurs succeed in the digital marketplace every year. 300,000 new ads are published on the Bikroy platform every month, with an average of 30 buyers showing interest per ad. The platform offers 4 different promotional options for sellers, which help increase sales by up to 60%.
This information was highlighted in the press release sent to the media on Wednesday. It was informed that, on completing 12 years of service, the salesmen as well as the vendors and invited guests joined the main office in Dhaka. In front of them, the sales management team officials discussed the strategies, plans and future of the organization to maintain the growth of the organization in the changing dynamic market. The event also announced plans to launch new features to improve the platform’s performance, speed, security and user experience in the future.
Regarding the future of Bikroy, Nils Hamer, CEO of Sweden-based sales parent Saltside Technologies, commented, “Bikroy has achieved tremendous success over the past 12 years, and the number of customers who trust us continues to grow, which motivates us the most. We now want to provide more advanced technology and customer service for users, which will make the platform more user-friendly, secure and convenient. It will help to meet the changing needs of the people of Bangladesh. Tomorrow’s sales will be driven by our users, and we look forward to the next step of growth together.”
Ishita Sharmin, CEO of Bikroy said, “We sincerely thank everyone who has been with us on this journey of 12 years of Bikroy. We have achieved unprecedented growth from a small team of just 10 people in 2012 to a skilled team of 100 people today. Our main goal is to invest in advanced services and tools that will benefit both buyers and sellers across the country. This year, we want to strengthen our support and cooperation for entrepreneurs and are eager to move forward on the path of innovation. We are committed to building a more connected and prosperous Bangladesh with our users and partners.”
