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Food contamination cases: E-tailers turn more watchful, prepare to delist errant manufacturersA human finger found in an order of ice cream recently brought food etailing into sharp focus. Following this weird episode, etailers are b...
Amazon US lays off about 80 employees in pharmacy division: reportsThe affected workers include pharmacy technicians and team leads, while registered pharmacists were largely unimpacted.
Ecommerce, food-delivery firms face new trouble as government eyes related party services banThe Consumer Affairs Ministry is leading the latest round of deliberations which were held earlier this month, sources added. There has als...
Amazon to lay off around 1,000 staff in India: reportAmazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday announced the e-commerce giant will lay off over 18,000 employees, starting January 18.
Amazon layoffs to impact over 18,000 employees, says CEO Andy JassyJassy said that several teams have been impacted, but the majority of role eliminations are in Amazon Stores and PXT (People Experience and...
Indian government sent 448 notices to ecommerce companies for violationsViolations were pertinent to the rules about the display of the origin country of the product and other details on their website or portal.
Etail to food tech cos keep a close watch, refocus on second wave measuresThese companies have started relying on measures they had taken during the second wave earlier this year, though they have yet to undertake...
Info Edge, SoftBank among biggest winners as Policybazaar listsShares of PB Fintech, the parent firm of PolicyBazaar and PaisaBazaar, rose 22.74% over its IPO price on listing day. Here’s how much each ...
Amazon India adds 11 new fulfilment centres ahead of festive seasonAmazon India said some of the new fulfilment centres will be operational ahead of its Prime Day sales event later this month, while all the...
Taste Company turns India's first non-veg ready-to-eat foods firm, revives talks with PE firms for fundraisingThe startup has invested $3 million (around Rs 22 crore) on facilities that can support 2 million meal boxes a month.
E-grocers like BigBasket, Grofers , others surge ahead on deliveriesFood-delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy, too, have doubled down on the grocery category since it began seeing an uptick in demand. While Swigg...
Ram Vilas Paswan assures availability of essential items during lockdownAccording to government notification, grocery shops, grocery warehouses, dairies, vegetable shops, meat and fish shops and animal fodder ce...
Flipkart to foray into food retail with new entityThe entity is set to apply for a food retail license and has received board approval for the same during last month’s board meeting held in...
Flipkart in talks to buy Namdhari’s FreshThe homegrown etailer majority-owned by Walmart seeks to expand its food and grocery segment.
New FDI policy may begin a big food fight between American giants Amazon and WalmartBoth Amazon and Walmart can create new models if they sell food products in India. Amazon’s current model is marketplace, which hosts third...
Government mulling FDI nod for food etailers like BigBasket, GrofersAt a recent meeting between industry officials and senior government officials, it was also discussed if the definition of food should be e...
CAIT opposes 100% FDI in marketplace model of e-commerceThe centre has taken a U-turn by allowing 100% FDI in ecommerce, said CAIT, warning that traders across the country would strongly oppose t...
Kwality looks to scoop up midsized dairy companiesThe company has entered into an arrangement with PL Lamba, the founding father of Kwality group, and got the rights to use the Kwality artw...
E-tailers building their own logistics and delivery networks for cost optimisationRetailers are building their own logistics and delivery networks for cost optimisation, taking control of each step -- from orders to shipm...
Grocery etailer BigBasket finalising new round of financing; to bring in Rs 100 croreSilicon Valley-based Bessemer Venture Partners is likely to lead the new round, which is expected to see the valuation of the company cross...