Snapdeal founders summoned in ‘fake’ HUL products caseIn the case, HUL claimed that the sellers had offered fake Indulekha-branded hair oil and hair cleanser on Snapdeal. The consumer goods com...
19 Dec, 2019, 07.58 AM IST
1 in 5 products sold by e-tailers is fake: SurveyAsked which e-commerce site ships the highest percentage of fake goods, 37% of respondents said Snapdeal, 22% Flipkart, 21% Paytm Mall and ...
05 Nov, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Making moolah with fakes: Amazon, Flipkart & Snapdeal waging a war against counterfeit suppliersAn ecommerce company spokesman says that these sites are online platforms where assorted sellers — honest and crooked — put up goods for sa...
09 May, 2018, 09.03 PM IST
A third of ecommerce buyers get counterfeit productsAmong the leading ecommerce sites, consumers said they had received counterfeit products on Snapdeal at 12%, while 11% said Amazon and 6% c...
24 Apr, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
MRP, use-by info on all eProducts from todayThe ecommerce companies now have to display MRP and expiry details of packaged products on their platforms from January 1.
01 Jan, 2018, 07.00 AM IST
Anti-fraud steps lead to Rs 3 crore/month savings to Snapdeal"The initiatives have resulted in the company saving close to Rs 3 crore per month," Snapdeal said in a statement today.
27 Mar, 2017, 08.06 PM IST
Ten startup snags of 2016Startups being startups are always prone glitches but Indian startup scene was badly shaken by various factors in 2016.
26 Dec, 2016, 01.38 PM IST
10 startup snags of 2016Four markdowns by a mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley slashed Flipkart's value to $5.54 billion from $15.2 billion when it last raised ...
23 Dec, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
10 startup snags of 2016Four markdowns by a mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley slashed Flipkart's value to $5.54 billion from $15.2 billion when it last raised ...
21 Dec, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
E-commerce firms issue advisories, restrict cash on delivery ordersFlipkart and Snapdeal have capped CoD orders to Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively, and asked customers to pay using lower denomination not...
09 Nov, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
Beware online shoppers, gypping's hereThe product you order may not be delivered, or you could get a fake or a damaged one. You may even get an empty package or, worse, one fill...
03 Aug, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Ecommerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal rope in ethical hackers to tackle cyber attacksAnd while the cyber security firms are working with marquee names, there is an air of confidentiality around these projects.
20 Feb, 2016, 06.20 AM IST
How Snapdeal is determined to go where most ecommerce giants like Flipkart have never beenThe online marketplace is in a hurry to grow — online and offline — as well as to get into the black. Here’s how its founders plan to do it.
11 Jan, 2016, 01.07 PM IST
What ecommerce companies like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Uber are doing to battle fraudOne of the biggest challenges for Flipkart, Foodpanda and Uber is to contain the creeping instances of graft that tear into their businesse...
20 Nov, 2015, 07.15 AM IST
Flipkart booted out 40 sellers in order to improve the quality of its marketplaceFlipkart has 60,000 sellers on the platform, with Delhi constituting about 20,000 sellers alone followed by cities such as Surat, Bengaluru...
28 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
Shopping online? Beware of counterfeit productsAs more people migrate online from the brick-and-mortar retail format in search of good deals, the counterfeit market is following suit.
19 Jan, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
Brands cry foul over counterfeit products on e-commerce sites like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon & othersBangalore-based Chumbak, which designs and sells goods online has faced similar issues on various e-commerce portals including Flipkart and...
03 Dec, 2014, 11.14 AM IST