Demonetisation is delaying new smartphone launches. Here’s how
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The According to reports, the situation has turned worse since the demonetisation announcement on November 8 and it may also affect shipment numbers for mobile makers in October-December quarter.
"Dealers have been sitting idle, some shops are also closed, because consumers are not coming to buy phones and sellers are not accepting old currency notes.There's an inventory pile-up happening and this dry spell will continue till November 25, till the time cash is easily accessible to consumers," Ravinder Zutshi, mobile council head at Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association (CEAMA) told ET.
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According to a report by ET, smartphone sales are down by about 70-80% from pre-demonetisation days and this have led to a serious pile up in inventories as smartphones are generally bought with cash.
"There are no customers. Our existing stock isn't selling, so where is the question of ordering more stock," Rajesh Chauhan, owner of a small brick-and mortar shop, told ET.
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Consumers have put large appliances and smaller electronic items such as phones lower down on their priority lists after the government banned use of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes from last Wednesday.
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The inventory pile-up for TV and white goods industry is still insignificant as of now since the industry anyway adjusts its production after Diwali when sales as a routine take a dip, added industry insiders.
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