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E-commerce market hots up: Amazon brings corner shops under its fold

Ties up with over 30,000 local grocers; aims to make up to 100,000 such stores work with itself in some way by the middle of next year

10.oR D2 review: Budget smartphone with 18:9 screen, 3,200 mAh battery

The Amazon 10.oR D2 is a feature rich proposition in the entry-level budget smartphone segment with modern screen and 3,200 mAh battery

The language of market expansion

If round one of the competition in e-commerce rested on deep discounts, the next one could well be on getting the language right

Amazon launches Hindi website, app to take on Google, Flipkart in India

The global e-commerce giant plans to reach out to the next 100 million customers who might be more comfortable with Hindi than with English

How Amazon plans to jump the language barrier to reach 500 mn Indians

As it seeks to reach India's's farthest regions and appeal to less-educated customers in the world's fastest-growing pool of internet users, Amazon has found that English is not enough

Amazon India launches Hindi website, shopping app in battle with Flipkart

Amazon also has plans to support more local Indian languages on its shopping app and mobile website

Amazon plans to invest $700 million in Kishore Biyani's Future Group

Amazon, on its part, could bring the Whole Foods brand to India by end of this year, sources said

With an eye on Flipkart-Walmart deal, Amazon invests Rs 27 bn in India

Infusion comes ahead of closure of Flipkart-Walmart deal which will give the Indian firm another $2 billion in cash

Get a loan within 24 hrs! Amazon India launches lending network for sellers

The seller needs to have a business history of at least four to six months on the Amazon platform to avail a loan

Amazon now has customers in 100% serviceable pin-codes in India: Jeff Bezos

If things fall in place, then a deal with a major offline retailer might happen by the end of this year, according to a source

Amazon to add five fulfilment centres in India, boost warehousing capacity

With the new centres, the company will be able to retain the position as India's largest warehousing space provider

India bet is paying off big time: Amazon's Jeff Bezos tells investors

Prime loyalty programme saw its fastest growth in India compared to any of the other geographies where the company has taken it

Amazon adds six more fulfilment centers for large appliances in India

With this additional fulfilment capacity, the company will be able to extend its geographical coverage of orders for large electronic appliances and furniture to 400 cities from 150 cities last year

Amazon India to scale up private label business to close gap with Flipkart

Private labels are the products manufactured by third-party manufacturers for the brand

Amazon takes on Flipkart's Myntra, to launch in-house personal care labels

Myntra also plans to launch its in-house beauty and personal care labels this year

Ahead of January 20-24 sale, Amazon India creates over 6,500 temporary jobs

Service partner stations have also hired additional seasonal associates to enable faster deliveries during the sale, says Amazon India Vice President (Customer Fulfilment) Akhil Saxena

The e-commerce war of words: Amazon, Flipkart spar over No 1 spot

Flipkart claims it continues to be the market leader

Amazon invests $1 bn in Indian e-commerce arm in 2017, to take on Flipkart

The investments bring the total amount pumped into Amazon's Seller Services arm so far to Rs 17,839 crore

Battle for supremacy: Amazon claims top spot

The company also witnessed a surge of 86% in the number of new customers from smaller towns

Amazon steps up real estate play

Amazon India might in the next one year be the occupier of more than 30 million square feet of real estate in India. At present, it has taken up close to 17 million square feet of space for its offices, data centres and fulfillment centres. The company, however, is tight lipped on its expansion. "As policy, we do not comment on future plans. However, as India's largest and fastest-growing e-commerce player, and with a long-term commitment to make e-commerce a habit for Indian customers, we continue to invest in the necessary technology and infrastructure to grow the entire ecosystem," the company said in a statement. According to experts, the company is going to follow a mixed model of real estate ownership, which would include taking some space on lease and buying in other cases. Insiders believe Amazon could soon be at par with some of the biggest software companies in India in terms of real estate take up. Experts believe that the next phase of expansion would come from taking ...