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Doorstep delivery is the biggest opportunity thrown open by the coronavirus crisis. Inevitably, new leaders will emerge in this landscape

Life after lockdown: 3 new ways to shop - distance, distance, and distance

The last of a three-part series looks at how retailers and e-tailers are doing business amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Antitrust case: Amazon refuses to send Jeff Bezos to testify in US Congress

Amazon's blog late on Friday did not commit to a specific person or consideration for who could eventually testify

Four in a lift, facing the wall: Office etiquette in Covid-19 times

The second of a 3-part series discusses precautions taken by firms to keep employees safe

E-commerce firms may get to sell secondary essentials in red zones: Reports

Consumers in red zones say they want to buy gadgets, home supplies and office and school supplies post upcoming lockdown relaxations.

FinMin may defer google tax on e-commerce firms based abroad to September

Move after evaluating the challenges faced by digital firms amid pandemic

White-collar companies race to be last to return to the office

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond.

Amazon, Future Group in talks over sale of stake in Future Retail

The move came after Future group firms defaulted on loans taken against the pledged shares of Future Retail in March, which also impacted its share price

Why is Trai trying the TV business?

The telecom authority's latest recommendations seek to quasi-nationalise a rating system that a competitive, largely private industry uses

E-commerce firms gearing up for businesses, to make products available

As a marketplace e-commerce player, Flipkart said it is their responsibility to enable sellers and the MSME community to bounce back and facilitate economic activity

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.

Global stocks drop after comments from Amazon, Apple on Covid-19 impact

Amazon.com warned of a possible second-quarter loss, while Apple omitted an earnings forecast for the first time in more than a decade

Amazon: How numbers lie at the centre of Jeff Bezos' management ethos

In 1994, Bezos had just discovered that web activity had increased by a factor of roughly 2,300% in the past year. Later, he quit the lucrative Wall Street job and began his own business.

Amid race to woo small traders, CAIT readies online portal for kiranas

Called bharatemarket.in, the announcement comes at a time when e-tailers Amazon and Flipkart and offline player Reliance Retail are trying to woo small traders

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

India business most affected due to coronavirus lockdown: Amazon CFO

Last month, the government said e-commerce platforms would be allowed to sell only essential items during the lockdown

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

Global business bodies nudge FM Sitharaman to defer equalisation levy

The bodies have also approached the US Trade Representative to call for discussion on India's move to impose equalisation levy while the matter is still under discussion at international level.

Amazon's foreign websites named in US piracy and counterfeiting report

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday cited allegations of counterfeit goods sold on the Seattle-based online retailer's websites in Canada, Germany, France, India and the UK

What really is essential?

To make iron-fisted distinctions between essential and non-essential products is poor policy making