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To attract the next generation of Indian internet shoppers, Flipkart's Shopsy is rebranding as an AI-powered marketplace. The business boasted that the app is evolving into something more than just an offers-led marketplace. The target demographic for this shift is youthful, budget-conscious consumers in both major and smaller cities. The brand is building for India, according to Flipkart senior vice president Ramesh Gururaja, who spoke to a media source. It doesn't matter who a consumer is; what matters is that you grasp their underlying motivation, he added. Gururaja elaborated by saying that it's all about providing customers with additional options by surfacing the best product from the company's extensive inventory and processing signals in real time. It doesn't matter if it's an Instagram reel, a picture, a voice question, or someone simply entering "yellow kurti"—the company wants all possibilities to be functional. Technology, like a competent store clerk, should engage in communication with customers. From product discovery to showcasing, Shopsy asserted that the redesigned app was meticulously crafted with India's buyers' shopping habits in mind. The company went on to say that product pages are designed to turn visitors' intent into interaction through the use of autoplay video, real customer photographs, and immersive imagery. With the help of AI-driven personalisation and search, the perfect product is shown to the perfect customer at the perfect time. The brand added that the experience feels more local than generic because of the attention paid to regional aims and patterns of vernacular discovery. According to Balaji Thiagarajan, Flipkart's Chief Technology and Product Officer, between 40 and 50% of India's online shoppers are Gen Z. When it comes to shopping, these kids have strong opinions. They prefer to purchase in an interactive environment, learn about new things through videos, and participate in immersive events. Across generations and geographies, Indian consumers think, browse, and shop differently, and Shopsy's new AI-powered personalisation takes this into account. According to Thiagarajan, the new Shopsy app leverages AI-native discovery, videofication, and an integrated gamified rewards system to enable technology to adapt to customers instead of the other way around. 1.Flipkart says nearly half of India’s online shoppers are now Gen Z consumers who prefer interactive and video-driven shopping. 2.Shopsy’s AI system is designed to act like a digital store assistant by understanding shopper intent in real time. 3.The strategy reflects how AI is becoming central to the future of ecommerce, especially in highly competitive value-shopping markets like India. By enhancing product discovery and conversion with video-led catalogues and AI-powered suggestions, the new Shopsy app aims to enhance prospects for merchants, according to Flipkart. Smaller firms and regional vendors would have easier access to advanced mer