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Amazon plans to create one million new jobs in India by 2025: Jeff Bezos

Hiring talent would fill roles across Amazon in India, including software development engineering, cloud computing, content creation, and customer support

A lesson to learn: Economic problems can have counter-intuitive solutions

From drug price ceiling to additional duties on steel imports and export ban to counter onion shortage - govt response to several problems shows the lessons may not have been learnt, writes T N Ninan

Amazon Summer Sale from May 4; heavy discounts on mobiles, fashion

If you are a Prime member, you can already start scouting for your product as you get early access to avail the deals

Discount wars are brewing as Amazon, Flipkart fight for market share

India's e-shoppers are in for a treat this festive season as well-funded online marketplaces Flipkart and Amazon fight it out with each other to reach new customers as well as grab market share from each other.While Flipkart's $4 billion war chest and Amazon's seemingly endless cash train into India might not see discounts to the level of what was seen in the past few years, but a discount war is definitely brewing. Paytm Mall, which will become aggressive this festive season has already indicated that the online deals it consumers get would also be available from its offline partners.With exclusive deals and lower prices than most offline counterparts, these companies will look to expand India's e-commerce shopper base this festive season.While unit economics might be on the rise, all of India's e-commerce giants are far from turning profitable. With the need of the day being to expand the base of online shoppers beyond the claimed 60-100 million people, discounts continue to be the .

Flipkart eyeing 70% market share to maintain lead over Amazon

Firm aims to push smartphone sales during festive season; Big Billion Days crucial for achieving target

The fight for the grocery basket

The battle between Amazon and Flipkart for India's groceries market is going to be about many more than low prices

Festive sale battle wages on: Amazon India, Flipkart claim top spot

The firm also said it has become the top marketplace in terms of smartphones, an area where Flipkart had earlier claimed to be the top player

Amazon offers to buy 60% stake in Flipkart, pay $2 bn breakup fee: Report

The offer is likely to be on par with Walmart Inc's bid for the e-commerce company

Amazon makes formal bid to buy 60% stake in Flipkart: Reports

The US online retail giant will also offer a breakup fees of $2 billion

Job hunting? Try Amazon, Flipkart; they're hiring 120,000 ahead of Diwali

The festive sale not only brings in discounts and deals for customers but is also an annual showdown of sorts between the two largest players - Amazon and Flipkart

Probing if Amazon, Flipkart violated norms of foreign exchange law: ED

The matter is scheduled to come up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao on November 19

Restructuring underway at Flipkart and Amazon India affiliate sellers

Amazon's affiliate Cloudtail is reportedly back on the platform after a rejig

Probing Amazon, Flipkart for alleged violation of foreign exchange law: ED

The court had earlier sought response of the central government, Amazon and Flipkart to the plea which has sought a probe into the alleged FDI violations

Amazon pumps in over Rs 4,400 crore in India business, takes on Flipkart

Amazon, which is locked in a battle against Flipkart, had registered cumulative losses of over Rs 7,000 crore across various units in 2018-19

Every second smartphone in India is sold through online platforms: Report

Flipkart led the overall online market with a 57 per cent share

Amazon opens up India website, app to display ads, competes with Google, FB

Apart from Amazon India, Flipkart is also looking to make inroads into the large digital advertising market, said a news report

FIR in Noida against Amazon for selling products with Hindu gods' images

Rugs and toilet seat covers with pictures of Hindu gods being sold on e-commerce giant's US website.

MacKenzie Bezos to receive $38 bn in world's biggest divorce settlement

MacKenzie, 49, an author, will become the world's fourth-richest woman, and has already promised to give away at least half of her fortune, the CNN business reported

Third-party seller: Court ruling against Amazon may kill its business model

It's the first federal appeals court to hold that Amazon is a product "seller" that can be held liable under state law for sales on its marketplace

Amazon is turning 25 - here's a look back at how it changed the world

Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, set his sights on making it an 'everything store'