2024-04-17 13:10:17
If you are a OnePlus user, then you may get a big shock, because from May 1, 2024, you will not be able to buy OnePlus smartphones and tablets from offline stores. Actually, the ongoing dispute between OnePlus and retail store sellers has not ended. This is the reason why retail store association ORA has given instructions to stop the sale of OnePlus devices from May 1. Retail stores say that the company is not fulfilling the promises made to them.
Which stores will not sell OnePlus devices?
From May 1, 2024, the sale of OnePlus devices may be banned at about 23 retail chains and 4500 stores in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat.
What was the reason?
Retail stores say that profit margins on OnePlus devices have continuously declined, making the business unprofitable. Also, there is a continuous delay on the part of the company in the matter of service claims and warranty, due to which the retail stores were receiving a lot of complaints from the customers, due to which there is a dispute going on between OnePlus and the retail stores.
OnePlus’s market share increased
Let us tell you that earlier OnePlus had announced to discontinue the sale of its smart TV and monitors in India. Talking about the company’s business, OnePlus’ market share has increased in the last few years. The market share of Oneplus in the year 2022 was around 3.68 percent, which has increased to 4.82 percent in the first quarter of the year 2024.