The traditional trade channel that serves over 1.3 billion people, compared to some 120 million by e-commerce, has fared significantly better when it comes to availability of essential goods
Amazon and other e-commerce companies have been facing delays in delivery of orders after the government ordered a 21-day lockdown last week to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus
Since Wednesday, when the lockdown bega, most of Amazon India's 60 plus fulfilment centres across India were shut, and the company is still in talks with state authorities to swiftly reopen warehouses
Delivery picks up slowly, but firms struggle as staff stay away
The Delhi police issued a statement saying they were proactively engaging with e-commerce portals and were issuing passes to ensure agents were able to commute seamlessly
Enforcement of lockdown should be sensible
Bigbasket sent out a message to customers that deliveries could not be processed because of restrictions imposed by local authorities on movement of goods
To deliver only essential items such as food staples, sanitisers, medical supplies
Kid profiles can also be added which may prohibit content that is deemed unsafe for children under 12
An on-the-ground report shows how bustling complexes have emptied out
Amazon said it would invest over $350 million to raise the pays for these employees in the US and Canada by $2 an hour
Google techie tests positive for Coronavirus; Amazon, Uber India, Microsoft ask all employees to work from home if they can
While Amazon India has begun a dry-run for work from home, Flipkart has told its 10,000 odd staff at its Bellandur campus in Bengaluru to work offsite for three days as a part of a pilot project
As a precautionary measure, both companies have started sanitising their offices
Amazon's entry in the food delivery business comes at a time when Zomato and Swiggy have started cutting back on discounts
The Competition Commission of India in January ordered a probe into alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices by the two e-commerce giants
The case may drag for a few years, experts say, as CAIT and DVM have said they will appeal against the interim relief granted to Amazon on Friday
CCI last month ordered a probe into Amazon and rival Walmart's Flipkart over alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices
From Centre hinting states unlikely to get full GST compensation to Amazon seekING interim stay on CCI order, here are top 10 business headlines of the day
From providing consumer credit, device insurance to seller financing, the category grew 40% in 2019