Hutch powers Daraz.lk Mobile Week

From left: At the partnership Daraz Sri Lanka Head of Operations Darshika Attanayake, Head of Commercials Yohan Philips, Country Manager Bart Vandijk and Hutch Sri Lanka CEO Thirukumar Nadarasa, Head of Sales & Marketing Ramzeena Morseth Lye, Head of Marketing Communications Hutch Sri Lanka Dilanie De Silva, Assistant Manager Marketing Communications Jehan Mannan

Online mega-store Daraz.lk has announced the launch of Mobile Week in partnership with Hutch– seven days of extraordinary deals on mobile phones and accessories that began on 23 June.

The Mobile Week will be bringing together the biggest international mobile phones at incredibly low prices. As part of some pre-hype activities for the sale, Daraz.lk has started running weekly contests, offering a free Samsung Galaxy S8 and other giveaways on their Facebook page. The buzz has already started on social media as people are rushing to get in on the deals.

Mobile Week on Daraz.lk gives customers a chance to enjoy up to 75% off on their favourite mobile brands, plus daily flash sales on the hottest brands like Samsung, Apple, HTC, Huawei, Xiaomi and much more. The flagship smartphone for Daraz Mobile Week will be the Samsung Galaxy S8 priced at Rs. 94,656 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus priced at Rs. 106,650.

The week-long sale will also feature more than 200 genuine branded smartphones with warranty starting from just Rs. 8,100 to ensure there is a mobile for everyone regardless of their budget. Daraz’s partnership with Hutch will avail free shipping Islandwide on all devices bought during Mobile Week along with a free pre-loaded Hutch SIM to ensure the best experience for customers.

In addition to the deals and discounts, customers can also enjoy flexible payment schemes to make their shopping easier. Commercial Credit cardholders will be able to pay in 12 monthly installments at no extra-cost. Hatton National Bank and Standard Chartered Bank credit cardholders will also be able to pay in monthly installments up to 36 months.

Commenting on the event, Country Manager for Daraz Sri Lanka Bart van Dijk said, “Mobile Week is an incredible opportunity to give our customers value for their money. As one of the top pioneers in the e-commerce sector in Sri Lanka, Daraz.lk has created a niche for itself by continually setting up the pace as evidenced in our previous events like Black Friday. In Mobile Week, everyone has worked hard to make sure there is a mobile for everyone.”

Commenting on the partnership for Daraz Mobile Week, Hutch CEO Thirukumar Nadarasa said: “We are delighted to partner Daraz.lk, for the biggest online mobile sale to be conducted in Sri Lanka, There has been a lot of energy and enthusiasm working with Daraz over the recent past, enabling us to share the synergies between the two organisations across various initiatives. With the goal of helping to promote the new digital lifestyle in Sri Lanka by ensuring every Sri Lankan has a smartphone and an affordable high quality data connectivity, we believe Daraz.lk’s vision goes in hand with the brand promise Hutch has for its customers.

“With the lowest prices for mobile phones in Sri Lanka one can expect the deals to run out fast. For customers to be a step ahead in availing the best deals during the Daraz Mobile Week, they can download the Daraz App from the Google Play Store for Android and App Store for IOS device and watch out for their favorite brands set to go on sale.”