E COMMERCE

Flipkart readies gamma shield against future changes in India's FDI policy for e-commerce

Flipkart is setting up a third-tier of sellers—codenamed gamma—on its platform to reduce the dominance of alpha and beta sellers, which acc...

GJEPC working with govt on e-commerce policy for gems, jewellery exporters

As a step in this direction, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an ...

Snapdeal packages to carry info stickers to spread awareness about '+F' mark

Snapdeal will use its digital channels to disseminate information about the benefits of fortified foods in daily diets and how consumers ca...

CAIT demands ban on Amazon's e-commerce operations in India

Traders' body CAIT on Thursday urged the government to impose a ban on Amazon's e-commerce portal and its operations in India, accusing the...

Inside Amazon’s secret strategy to dodge India e-commerce regulations

Amazon favoured big sellers on its India platform—and used them to maneuver around rules meant to protect the country's small retailers fro...

Flipkart partners Maharashtra to bring local artisans, SMEs into the e-commerce fold

The partnership under the Flipkart Samarth programme will enable Maharashtra's local artisans, weavers, craftsmen and smaller industries to...

E-commerce grows by 36 per cent in last quarter in India: Report

In October to December 2020 period, PCB&W and FMCG & Healthcare (F&H) categories' volumes grew by 95 per cent and 46 per cent year-on-year ...

E-commerce boom post pandemic rubs off on commercial vehicle sales

At Tata Motors, as much as 7-10 per cent of M&HCV and I&LCV cargo sales this fiscal have come from e-commerce sector compared to the previo...

Consequences of delaying the Future-Reliance deal will be "far greater", says Future Retail

The court was hearing Future Retail's plea against its single judge order directing the company to maintain status quo on its Rs 24,713 cro...

PIL seeks clear MRP, seller details of products sold by e-commerce sites; Delhi High Court asks for Centre's stand

The petition, by Ghaziabad resident Ajay Kumar Singh, has claimed that the consumers are facing great difficulty due to such details not be...

CAIT criticises lobby group USIBC for reportedly urging India not to tighten e-commerce FDI rules

CAIT shot off a letter to US-India Business Council (USIBC) President Nisha Biswal, stating that "without knowing the true facts and under ...

E-commerce will play important role in Atmanirbhar Bharat vision: Amazon India head

"I think Make in India is going to go global at massive scale, you're going to have Indian brands become global brands and all of this is g...

Indian e-commerce industry poised to touch $90-100 billion in 3-4 years: Flipkart Group CEO

Krishnamurthy said while challenges brought in by the COVID-19 pandemic impacted businesses, many new avenues also opened up.

E-commerce spots a new fashion trend

Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and Ajio, among others, are enticing new customers—especially in smaller towns—with TikTok-style social commerce.

Fashion and lifestyle does it for Reliance Retail, sales surpass pre-Covid levels

Reliance said its record quarterly profits were led by a strong rebound in the fashion and lifestyle business that the company said has sur...

Urban demand to recover in 2021; e-commerce to continue rapid growth: Report

The report said discretionary products could see stronger growth, and that consumer companies would regain their pricing power in the year ...

Retailers are discouraging a mainstay of e-commerce in India: cash-on-delivery

E-commerce sites including Amazon, Flipkart and 1mg had suspended the COD option for some months from April as part of efforts to create co...