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Amazon faces JPC action over refusal to appear; panel grills FB on data

Parliamentary Panel grills Facebook on data protection; Google, Twitter, Paytm executives to depose on Oct 28

India's Personal Data Protection Bill may tighten compliances for Big Tech

People in the know said that officials from companies such as Google, Twitter and digital payments firm Paytm are expected to make the presentations during the last week of this month

Amazon refuses to appear before Parliamentary panel on Data Protection Bill

Amazon's refusal to appear before the panel amounts to breach of privilege, said BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi

Amazon, Flipkart in talks with Indian retail brands for strategic stakes

The investments are part of the strategy for these e-commerce giants to tap India's $1.2 trillion retail market

Amazon's 'I Have Space' aids local stores expand business amid pandemic

In this process, Amazon India's 'I Have Space' (IHS) programme has played a major role with over 28,000 neighbourhood and kirana stores in nearly 350 towns and cities in the country

Reining in monopolies

Anti-trust suit against Google could have lessons for India

Festive sale: Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal add Rs 22,000 crore to cart

RedSeer said the first few days of this year's online sale season saw a more explosive start compared to the last year- and is on track to meet its forecast of $4 billion by end of the event

Flipkart, Amazon likely to sell 25 mn smartphones in festive sales: Report

Flipkart and Amazon are likely to sell about 15 mn smartphones in India during the festive sales, which will account for over 36 per cent of total expected sales for October-December, Techarc said

Traditional brands bank on e-commerce platforms to reach customers

These firms are discovering new frontiers and consumers with the help of Flipkart, Amazon

Japan to join forces with US, Europe in regulating Big Tech firms

The chairman of Japan's Fair Trade Commission, also said Tokyo could open a probe into any merger or business tie-up involving fitness tracker maker Fitbit if the size of such deals are big enough

Local, heritage brands bet on Flipkart, Amazon to tap the festive season

These traditional brands are also discovering new frontiers and consumers by creating special product lines catering to a pan India market.

New users, small towns drive first day of sale for Flipkart, Snapdeal

For e-commerce firm Snapdeal, nearly 30 per cent of the total orders on the first day of its festive sale were from first-time users

Amazon Business launches exclusive deals for small firms in festive sale

E-commerce giant's marketplace is offering these deals during its biggest festive season sale Great Indian Festival across segments such as laptops, printers and office electronics

Govt issues notices to Amazon, Flipkart for not showing mandatory info

The development comes at a time when Amazon and Flipkart are hosting their biggest festive sale events. The firms have been asked to reply to the notices within 15 days.

Govt issues notices to e-comm firms for not showing mandatory product info

The government on Friday issued notices to Flipkart, Amazon and other e-commerce companies for not mandatorily displaying information, including country of origin, on products sold on their platforms

Third-party sellers made $3.5 bn from Prime Day; 60% increase yoy: Amazon

Third-party sellers surpassed $3.5 billion in sales on Prime Day, a nearly 60% year-over-year increase, Amazon said after wrapping up the two-day event across 19 countries.

Wall Street ends weaker after stimulus hopes come back down to earth

Downbeat comments from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that a deal would not likely be made before the vote

EU antitrust regulators may narrow Amazon probe to speed up case: Report

However, the EU's competition enforcer is now considering splitting the two issues to focus on one, making it easier to move forward with the case, one of the people told Reuters

Amazon opens largest fulfilment centre in Bengal ahead of festive season

The facility has a capacity of 1.2 mn cubic ft; firm triples storage at an existing centre for large appliances and furniture to 600,000 cubic ft

This ex-Apple techie is helping India's blue-collar workers find jobs

Nirmit Parikh went undercover as a factory hand in Ahmedabad for a few days before the lockdown, to understand the ground realities of grey and blue-collar workers