Leading global business media company UBM India is joining hands with eBay India - India's leading eCommerce marketplace (www.ebay.in), to create an awareness on current online trends and the scope of selling online. This initiative is directed at benefitting jewellery manufacturers and retailers.

UBM has outlined certain benefits to be extended from this partnership including: Free 3 Months basic e-Store Subscription; Zero setup cost for e-commerce operations; 24 hours x 7 days a week operation online; Ability to export directly to end-consumers across 39 countries; Increase revenue by selling directly to international consumers and Higher price realization and profits.

Sanjeev Khaira, Managing Director of UBM India said, “We are delighted to have a major brand like eBay on board to support our portfolio of jewellery shows in India. I believe that the world's leading online trading platform working with us is a reflection of UBM’s global strength in the sector and more specifically shows how UBM is innovating across the four jewellery shows it holds in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai”. He further added that, “UBM is very optimistic about the market in India, all of the jewellery shows are growing well and we see the opportunity to develop new offerings to serve this key market.”

Abhimanyu Lal, Head- Category Management, eBay India noted, “eBay presents a great entrepreneurial opportunity for Indian merchants to leverage the eBay global platform and large buyer base of more than 102 million active users across the world. We are keen to evangelise to entrepreneurs to provide them with the ability to scale their businesses globally and grow their sales profitably and sustainably. In fact, Jewellery is a very popular category on eBay India & comprises 38 percent of all Retail Exports .”

UBM plans to expand and grow Pan India in the coming years. In partnership with eBay, UBM is able to deliver innovative business strategies to the jewellery trade and will continue to ensure that business in India moves strongly ahead into the digital age by providing educational seminars to help retailers move ahead in ecommerce, locally and internationally.