New India e-commerce rules and their impact, explainedThe scope of India’s new e-commerce rules, as proposed by the Department of Consumer Affairs, goes beyond online retail (Amazon and Flipkar...
28 Jun, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
New India e-commerce rules set to hit Swiggy and Zomato, Ola and UberSwiggy and Zomato, Ola and Uber, as well as MakeMyTrip and Urban Company are currently reviewing the potential impact of the draft India e-...
25 Jun, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
Govt clarification on flash sales compounds confusion among e-tailersIn a clarification to the draft e-commerce rules, the government has allowed e-commerce portals to conduct conventional sale events, while ...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Flipkart allows PhonePe rival Paytm at checkoutBoth platforms have had their share of taking digs at each other in public, with the most recent one being the Yes Bank moratorium scare in...
17 Sep, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
Indian smartphone market expands 14.5 pc in 2018: IDCDuring the December quarter, smartphone shipment expanded 19.5 per cent year-on-year to 36.3 million units from 30.3 million units in the s...
12 Feb, 2019, 02.12 PM IST
Why do e-commerce biggies lag in MRP display norms?The amendments in Legal Metrology Rules (Packaged Commodities Rules, or PCR) were brought about in June 2017, after the consumer affairs mi...
19 Feb, 2018, 12.09 PM IST
Flipkart targets female buyers during Big Billion Days saleTo get more women shoppers onto Flipkart, the home grown e-tailer is using targeting techniques to bring cross category offers to them.
20 Sep, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
E-tailers redial price war on mobilesHome-grown online retailer Flipkart, which has gained market share over the last two-quarters in smartphones against Amazon, is expected to...
18 May, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
Snapdeal to cut wage costs by over 60%This comes on the back of rising salaries and bonuses amounting to Rs 673 crore for the financial year 2015-16, compared to Rs 217 crore a ...
17 Feb, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
Online retailer Flipkart rejigs top deck to boost mobile phone salesSamardeep Subandh, who joined the Bengaluru-based e-tailer as its marketing head in December last year, has taken over as head of categorie...
23 May, 2016, 04.00 PM IST
Ecommerce policy may not stop discounting by e-tailers: India RatingsInd-Ra also said the traditional offline retailers are unlikely to benefit as the policy is directed towards defining and limiting the scop...
07 Apr, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
Traders' meet to protest against marketplace FDIE-commerce companies have their ears to the ground in the capital as nearly 10,000 trade organisation leaders from across the country are e...
01 Apr, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
Jabong's Jan-June losses soar 46 per cent, in talks for saleRocket Internet-backed fashion e-tailer Jabong saw its losses, for the first six months of this year at Rs 227.4 crore compared to almost R...
01 Oct, 2015, 11.50 AM IST
Pepperfry books retail space on Mumbai highstreetOnline furniture retailer Pepperfry has taken on lease 1,800 sq ft of retail space in Mumbai high street, becoming the latest e-tailer to h...
26 Aug, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
TPG leads rare PE investment in e-commerce; sees Valyoo Technologies at $100 millionThe company has also received board approval for the investment, according to latest filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs last mo...
02 Jan, 2015, 06.13 AM IST
E-comm spawns startups offering support services to sites, their sellers or customersFor every Rs 100 earned by an e-tailer, Rs 35 goes to the companies providing such support services, according to a study by retail advisor...
30 May, 2014, 05.30 AM IST
Gap Inc may partner Myntra for e-commerce business in IndiaGap Inc is in the process of finalizing a deal with e-commerce player Myntra to launch its online store in India.
03 Apr, 2014, 11.48 AM IST