Technology driven changes: Going offline to online in ecommerce eraGST has been instrumental in reducing the physical barriers of business, making India a single large marketplace, and bringing markets clos...
11 Sep, 2021, 11.47 AM IST
Amazon future CEO Andy Jassy to accelerate India push amid protests“Small and medium businesses are the engine and lifeblood of economies,” Andy Jassy says at the Amazon Smbhav Summit, amid an Asmbhav Summi...
15 Apr, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
The joy of giving: Jeff Bezos gives $684 mn of Amazon stock to nonprofitsThe world’s richest man donated 220,825 shares of the e-commerce juggernaut.
21 Nov, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Decision to open shops in malls soon after taking into account health ministry's guidelines"The decision to open the remaining shops in the malls, will be taken soon, after taking into account the guidelines of the health ministry...
29 May, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
Gujarat is the laboratory of Mukesh Ambani's grand e-commerce forayGujarat would be the first state where Ambani's new e-commerce platform would be launched.
18 Jan, 2019, 04.48 PM IST
Ecommerce mess: Why a convoluted regulatory regime has spooked investments and enterprisesThe Commission notes that majority of the concerns expressed in the representations referred above have no nexus to the competition dimensi...
04 Jan, 2019, 05.21 PM IST
Ecommerce’s talent hunt to stay on courseExperts say only those at the bottom end of the workforce may be impacted, if at all.
31 Dec, 2018, 09.59 AM IST
Ecommerce’s talent hunt to stay on courseHiring plans of Flipkart and Amazon are unlikely to change despite the recent change in the foreign direct investment policy for the e-comm...
31 Dec, 2018, 07.33 AM IST
Kishore Biyani in talks with Flipkart and Amazon to sell 49% stake in Future Supply Chain SolutionsBiyani's discussion with Flipkart and Amazon is interesting since these e-commerce giants already have their own delivery networks in eKart...
05 May, 2015, 02.39 PM IST
Most people in big cities are shopping online: VisaGiven the explosion of smartphones in India, the mobile is now the first screen, which was earlier the third screen after PC/ laptop and ta...
27 Mar, 2015, 03.18 AM IST
How online purchases of Indian consumers are being subsidized by Wall StreetOver the past year, Wall Street hedge funds and big internet investors have funnelled billions of dollars into India's consumer internet st...
03 Dec, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Flipkart annual sales run rate hits $3 billionThe Bangalore-based online commerce biggie, which is locked in a fierce battle with Amazon and Snapdeal, is expected to touch $5 billion.
07 Oct, 2014, 10.30 AM IST
Flipkart taunts Jeff Bezos with welcome advertisementThe company has put up huge billboards at the airport, highways and close to Amazon's headquarters - places where the communication is sure...
27 Sep, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Ratan Tata may invest in e-tailer SnapdealThe 76-year-old chairman emeritus of Tata Sons may buy out an early investor in Snapdeal through a secondary sale, people familiar with the...
06 Aug, 2014, 09.14 AM IST
Flipkart eyes 1.5 million sq ft office space in BangaloreFlipkart needs 4L sq ft soon & would opt for staggered occupation of the rest to become one of the top office space absorbers in Bangalore
24 Jul, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
Amazon looks to fund Indian startup storyThe Seattle-based internet giant is working with its India unit to scout for startups, which could be of strategic interest, people familia...
28 Jun, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
Alibaba's Jack Ma: Investors and entrepreneurs like husbands and wives - break-ups common"Also, it is common for them to quarrel and break up because they have different opinions over how to raise and educate their child," said ...
13 May, 2014, 12.56 PM IST