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Ads with a cause: Brands work their way on Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan

From consumer goods to fashion and lifestyle as well as aircraft manufacturers, cause-led advertising rules the day

Amazon signs pact with GMR to expand its biggest fulfilment centre in India

The move will help Amazon, which is locked in an intense battle for market leadership with Walmart-backed Flipkart, to deliver products faster as the festive season approaches

Amazon in talks to buy Uber Eats India, plans to add food delivery to Prime

The company's Prime membership plan has notched up more than 10 million users, according to market reports

Oppo K3 sale on Amazon India starts at 12 noon: Price, launch offers, specs

The Oppo K3 boasts an elevating selfie camera, AMOLED screen, in-display fingerprint sensor, VOOC 3.0 fast-charging technology and Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 system-on-chip

Amazon to work with artisan cooperatives, back sellers of traditional art

Currently, it has around 2,100 sellers through which, the global e-commerce giant estimates, around 750,000 weavers and artisans in India are positively impacted

Amazon India is the country's most attractive employer brand, says survey

According to the REBR 2019, Amazon scored high on financial health, utilisation of latest technologies and a strong reputation

Amazon says working with government to unblock export policy issues

Amazon says association with the Indian government over the past years has boosted global selling programme and more sellers are now enthusiastic to join initiative.

Amazon India sees 56% rise in export merchants, sales hit over $1 bn

Indian merchants were exporting more than 140 million products on Amazon's app and website.

Amazon rushes to kirana stores to take on RIL's 'new commerce' plans

Amazon Distribution offers retailers services that will include GST invoices, competitive rates, and managing back-end inventory.

Amazon India charts out B2B plan to take on global rival Alibaba

Amazon B2B at present caters mostly to small and medium enterprises, major firms such as GE, Qualcomm globally and online food delivery firms such as Zomato and Swiggy in India

Amazon India launches seller-funding programme for small businesses

E-commerce giant ties up with Ketto to enable its sellers arrange small ticket funds through crowd-funding.

After FDI prick, Amazon back in the ring with record number of merchants

E-commerce firms had to change the way they functioned after the government enforced new FDI norms in the sector on February 1

Amazon cuts deal with Cloudtail to return products to India website

Lawyers representing Amazon and Walmart have been toiling without pause to stitch together new deals

With AI-based technology, Amazon's Make In India innovations going global

In India, the company is betting heavily on technologies such as data analytics, AI, and machine learning (ML) to understand and predict consumer behaviour and build a strong e-commerce business

Facing stiff rules, Amazon India may delay $1-bn investment plans for 2019

The billion-dollar investment, at risk of being pushed back by several months, is part of the $5.5-billion commitment made by Amazon for Indian operations so far

Amazon India inks pact with FISME to educate MSMEs about online selling

Amazon India Thursday said it has partnered with FISME to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) tap into opportunities in the e-commerce sector. According to the pact, Amazon.in will collaborate with The Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) to conduct various events and workshops across the country that will enable MSMEs sell their products online. "The MSME sector plays a critical role in the growth of Indian economy. A significant number of the 4,00,000 sellers on Amazon India's platform is SMEs. Also, unique products sold by MSMEs empower our customers to have access to increased selection," Amazon India Director and GM (Seller Services) Gopal Pillai told PTI. He added that the tie-up with FISME will help in educating MSMEs on the nuances of online selling domestically, and also about B2C exports so as to enable them sell across multiple international locations. Amazon.in, which is locked in a bruising battle with Walmart-backed Flipkart,

E-tailers' war: Amazon's gross sales in India 21% higher than Flipkart's

Flipkart and Amazon make up a majority of India's online retail, which, Barclays predicts, would grow two-fold to $40-45 billion by 2020

Amazon's India marketplace unit posts nearly $1 billion loss in FY18

In FY19, analysts and industry watchers expect both Amazon and Flipkart to post record losses that could touch $2 bn a piece

Amazon India scales up delivery network to keep up with 'Prime' growth

There are 150 Amazon managed delivery centres with an additional 60 centres dedicated to just large appliances

RSS-backed centre to sell cow urine, dung based soaps, face packs on Amazon

Due Amazon delivery services being unavailable, the centre has signed an agreement with the Indian Postal Department and it has ensured that the products will be delivered within 10 days