Mobile Phone Sales

https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/indian-smartphone-market-grows-23-to-overtake-us-in-q3-samsung-xiaomi-drive-shipments/61255184
(The findings were similar to those of Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research, which said India shipped a record 84 million units - smartphones and feature phones - during the quarter ended September, and 75% of the units were locally made. At present, more than 100 factories produce phones locally. Counterpoint, however, said India overtaking the US in shipments is a temporary phenomenon.)


http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/tEEtDHvc3xkuTG2By1G71L/130-million-smartphones-to-be-shipped-in-India-this-year-Re.html
(The market is estimated to ship 270 million mobile phones in 2017, of which 130 million (48%) are forecast to be smartphones.Total mobile phone shipments in 2016 stood at 262 million units, of which smartphones accounted for 113 million (43%) ))

https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/online-or-offline-why-its-a-big-dilemma-for-phone-companies-in-india/articleshow/57793894.cms
Today, 25-30% of 220 million units are sold online annually and this could up to 50% by 2020.

http://www.assocham.org/newsdetail.php?id=6130
In 2016, about 69 million consumers purchased online and the number is expected to cross 100 million by 2017 with the rise of digital natives, better infrastructure in terms of logistics, broadband and Internet-ready devices to fuel the demand in e-Commerce, according to an ASSOCHAM-Resurgent India study.

Mobile already accounts for 30-35% of e-commerce sales, and its share will jump to 45-50% by 2017," adds the report.

In 2016, it showed that a higher amount was being spent on average for popular categories such as apparel by 85 per cent, mobile phones by 68 per cent and cosmetics by 25 per cent, when it comes to online shopping.  There was also a significant increase in spending on categories such as watches by 75 per cent and artificial jewellery by 65 per cent. Computer and consumer electronics, along with apparel and accessories, account for the bulk of India's retail e-commerce sales.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/falling-online-discounts-boost-mobile-sales-at-retail-stores/articleshow/60215740.cms
Leading brick-and-mortar cellphone retailers like Sangeetha Mobiles, Big C, Lot Mobile, Hotspot, Mobiliti World said sales are growing upwards of 60-70 per cent since January.

On the other hand mobile phone sales on e-commerce sites, including Amazon and Flipkart, has remained stagnant at 33 per cent of total smartphones market for almost a year and it is prompting that brick-and-mortar mobile stores are staging a comeback and capturing some lost ground to online players. Sangeetha Mobiles currently operates 375 outlets and the Bengaluru firm plans to take the number to 600 stores by March 2018 with an ambitious target of opening 20 outlets a month. “After almost thre ..