Snapdeal writes letter to USTR protesting inclusion in Notorious Markets listSnapdeal has asked the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to retract “false statements and issue a corrigendum” to its...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.48 PM IST
Data of 14 lakh people breached, online buyers duped of Rs 200 croreNandan Rao Patel, arrested here on Saturday by the Noida field unit of the STF, used to procure the data of clients of major online shoppin...
31 Mar, 2019, 10.53 PM IST
Do your due diligence while shopping online: Third of ecommerce buyers get fake productsCounterfeit products range from perfumes to branded shoes to fashion apparel. Here is how to do your due diligence before making that purch...
28 Dec, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
Chhota Bheem maker moves Delhi High Court over sale of fake productsSelling fake products online has been a major issue for Indian as well global brands since the rapid growth of e-commerce in India for the ...
06 Nov, 2018, 11.51 PM 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
E-retail players Amazon India, Flipkart seek time to adopt MRP normsThey are still to fully comply with the January 1 deadline, and have informed government officials that they will need more time given huge...
18 Jan, 2018, 02.02 PM 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
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
These faceless foot soldiers are a crucial cog in the wheel of ecommerce processConsumers will never get to see or know these unsung heroes of ecommerce when they get their gift boxes delivered at their doorstep.
30 Oct, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
Popularity of online charms on the rise despite high scepticismMore than 70% of the shoppers for these products hail from metros and top-tier cities. They are educated, between 25 and 45 years of age, w...
13 Oct, 2016, 01.06 AM IST
After government's ban on discounts, online retailers exploring new strategies to woo customersEtailers are now looking at new sops such as pre-approved loans, faster delivery models, and improved service for repeat buyers.
12 Jul, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
How an Alibaba arm offers mouth-watering deals that Indian ecommerce players can'tAn Indian seller, after getting the product from China, adds to it his margin, logistics cost, inventory holding cost and other taxes, whic...
03 Apr, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
Sellers on ecommerce sites like Flipkart, Amazon, complain of being penalised for returned goodsThe sellers, none of whom wants to be identified, complain that the marketplaces are not sharing logistics costs or returning commissions.
17 Mar, 2016, 06.56 AM IST
Amazon limits delivery of goods above Rs 5,000 in UPIn a move that speaks volumes about the trustworthiness of the UP market, Amazon has gone the way of rival Flipkart in putting a low price ...
24 Sep, 2014, 07.53 AM IST
War on discounts: Handset makers like Sony, Apple, Nokia, Samsung fighting online 'price distortions'The companies are looking to fight back against what they see as pricing distortions and brand damage inflicted by the discounting marketpl...
24 Feb, 2014, 06.48 AM IST
Will eBay India be able to get its mojo back to keep abreast with Snapdeal & Flipkart?eBay’s critics admit that it has the deepest reach & widest breadth of products available compared to its peers. It is this strength eBay s...
02 Feb, 2014, 04.25 AM IST