Walton sets target of 1m TV sale in 2020

Walton and Marcel, two brand of the local electronics giant Walton Group, has set a target of selling one million units of television in the incumbent year, reports UNB.

This year’s target is about 66.67 per cent higher than the previous year, said a press release.

Last year, the two local brands all together sold 600,000 units of LED and Smart television while the target was 500,000 units, registering growth of 85 per cent compared to 2018.

To celebrate the success in TV sales, Walton organised a day-long ‘Mega Achievement Celebration and Best TV Branding Award’ at its corporate office in the capital on Tuesday.

At the day-long function, a total of 27 employees of Walton and Marcel TV departments were honoured with Mega Achievement Celebration Award for outstanding contribution in surpassing the last year’s sales target. In addition, some 20 distributors and Plaza managers also received ‘Best TV Branding Award’ for conducting extra-ordinary advertisement of the ‘Saddhore Moddhe Srestha TV’ campaign’s Season-1.

Addressing the event, Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited director Raisa Sigma Hima announced that this year they set a target of selling one million units of LED and Smart TV terming it as ‘Mission 1 Million’.

WHIL chairman SM Nurul Alam Rezvi, vice-chairman SM Shamsul Alam, managing director SM Ashraful Alam, directors SM Mahbubul Alam, Manjurul Alam Ovee, Mahbub Alam Mridul and Rifa Tasnia Swarna were present there.

WHIL’s chief marketing coordinator Eva Rezwana, Walton distributor Marketing’s head Amdadul Haque Sarker, Plaza Sales and Development Division head Mohammad Rayhan, Marcel head of Sales Md Shakhawat Hossen, executive directors SM Zahid Hasan, Humayun Kabir, Uday Hakim, Golam Murshed, Tanvir Rahman, Sirajul Islam, Colonel (retd) Shahadat Hossain and Amin Khan, Walton International Business Unit president Edward Kim, deputy executive director Firoj Alam and other senior officials of the company were also present at the programme.

Walton is offering six-month replacement facility, along with maximum 4 years guaranty on television’s panel.

The local brand has been delivering swift and best post sales service through its nationwide 73 service points under the ISO certified service management system.