Tantuja would now become a seller under Amazon's global selling program covering 10 countries of the world, Swapan Debnath, West Bengal minister of state for handloom and textiles told reporters here today.
Debnath said Tantuja had earlier tied up with Amazon.In for selling handloom sarees within India. A similar arrangement had also been made with another online marketplace Flipkart, he said.
Last year, Tantuja had sold sarees worth Rs 65 lakh through e-commerce portals Amazon.In and Flipkart, he said.
With 68 showrooms at present, Tantuja sells handloom sarees like Jamdani, Baluchari, Tangail, Dhaniakhali, Murshidabad Silk, Tasar Silk, and many more, he said.
Director & GM (seller services) of Amazon India Gopal Pillai said that after US, the sarees would be sold in the markets of Europe and UK under the global selling programme.