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E-tailers prepare to deliver non-essentials; seek clarity on guidelines

Industry players as well as several consumer organisations have been requesting the government for expansion of the list of essential products

India business most affected due to Covid-19 outbreak, says Amazon

"The current crisis is demonstrating the adaptability and durability of Amazon's business as never before, but it's also the hardest time we have ever faced," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.

Amazon sees loss in Q2 as it forecasts $4 bn in coronavirus related costs

Internationally, the pandemic has hit Amazon the hardest in India, where the company has had to forgo sales to comply with the government restricting delivery to essential goods such as groceries

Stocks up, warehouses shut: Weal and woes of Amazon Inc during Covid-19

The company's website hit 2.54 billion visitors in March, which is a 65 per cent jump from the same period last year

Amazon India launches special fund to help SMB partners in logistics

The company noted in a statement that small and medium businesses across India had been financially impacted due to the nationwide lockdown to precent the spread of coronavirus

Amazon strengthens tie-up with Railways for faster delivery of essentials

The e-commerce giant is leveraging 'Covid-19 Parcel Special Trains' launched by Indian Railways to ramp up its operations to 55 lanes during lockdown period

Kirana stores are the new battleground for India's e-commerce giants

National e-com marketplace to be launched shortly, to be world's largest e-com portal

Amazon announces programme to help offline stores leverage power of online

Code-named 'Local Shops on Amazon', the programme expected to help the ecommerce major take on rival Flipkart and Reliance's JioMart

Retailers want govt to allow sale of non-essentials amid Covid-19 lockdown

Extend relaxations given to manufacturing units in green zones to retail sector, say industry players

E-commerce firms woo sellers with offers ahead of resuming operations

Amazon has already announced waiver of commissions for small sellers by almost half, larger rival Flipkart said that it is taking proactive steps to settle the payments related to cancelled orders

Coronavirus makes Amazon do the unthinkable: Nudging customers to buy less

Amazon is suppressing extraneous consumption in various ways, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Lockdown 2.0: E-tailers can sell non-essentials on state nod from April 20

The clarification from a senior home ministry official came a day after Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued revised guidelines for the extended lockdown period till May 3.

E-commerce platforms to sell mobiles, TV, fridge after Apr 20 amid lockdown

The delivery vans of the e-commerce companies will need permission from authorities for plying on the roads

Coronavirus lockdown: Shadow looms over summer sales of Amazon, Flipkart

While Amazon India is learnt to have deferred its summer sale until further notice, sources said Flipkart doesn't have clarity on the sale event yet.

Coronavirus lockdown: Amazon delivers groceries at door step in hotspots

Amazon, along with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Thursday made contactless deliveries to a containment zone in Mumbai on a pilot basis.

Coronavirus lockdown: Manpower shortage cripples e-commerce sector

What is aggravating the situation is that e-commerce firms are facing huge shortage of delivery personnel.

Competitors join hands to tide over supply-chain challenges amid lockdown

Towards the end of last week, at least three such tie-ups were announced

Amazon Pantry back online, resumes services in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune

Company building Alexa experience to check symptoms for Covid-19 at home

As riders go home amid lockdown, queue for e-grocery orders get longer

Online grocery, which is barely about four per cent of India's $600-700 billion grocery market, has seen an overnight surge.

Stay home, stay safe: Brands try to convey message of optimism amid crisis

Advertisers ask consumers to stay calm and keep their distance, find ways to keep the engagement going under a lockdown