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Amazon to host 'Handicrafts Mela' from Sept 26 to support artisans, weavers

Over 800,000 artisans and weavers associated with 1,500 Amazon Karigar sellers and 17 government emporiums including Tantuja, Harit Khadi, Tribes India will benefit from this mela

Amazon India adds 4 languages to woo shoppers ahead of festive season

The addition of four languages -- Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu -- comes ahead of the festive season that accounts for a significant chunk of e-commerce sales in the country

Covid-19 impact: E-commerce companies may see 50% rise in festive sales

Flipkart, Amazon projected to cross $7 billion in these sales during Covid-19

Flipkart Wholesale launches digital platform for Kiranas in fashion segment

Plans to expand to 20 other cities and tap other areas such as groceries and general merchandise

'Country of origin' compliance adds to worries of e-commerce sellers

Many of the online sellers are struggling even to follow the compliance of providing information related to the maximum retail price and best before date of products, according to LocalCircles

E-commerce recovered, witnessed 17% growth post-Covid-19, says report

After e-commerce resumed operations post Covid-19, the return rate has seen a dip of about 10-30 per cent depending on the category.

Changing times: Social puts the zing into e-commerce in tier-2, 3 cities

Investors pouring big bucks into social commerce to tap India's large lower income group market

Amazon beats Covid-19 pandemic woes, clocks $345-million profit

Says focus on digitising Indian small businesses

Walmart to spend another $428 mn on employee bonuses amid Covid-19 crisis

The United States' largest employer said the new spending brings the total expenditure on employee bonuses to $1.1 billion this year.

Indian e-com to grow 27% annually; RIL to dominate online grocery: Goldman

Online penetration of retail is expected to reach 10.7 per cent by 2024, versus 4.7 per cent in 2019

Adevinta wins auction to buy eBay's classified ads unit for $9 billion

The acquisition comes as the coronavirus crisis boosts demand for online marketplaces, with consumers turning to online shopping due to prolonged lockdowns and social distancing measures

Equalisation levy of 2% on e-comm firms non-discriminatory: India tells US

India said the ongoing multilateral consultations under the aegis of the G-20-OECD due in this regard have not arrived at any consensus even after many years of discussions

Display of country of origin on products sold online: HC seeks govt's stand

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Centre and e-commerce platforms Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal seeking their stand on the plea by July 22.

Online marketplace LimeRoad's user data leaked, firm denies allegations

LimeRoad was co-founded in 2012 by Suchi Mukherjee, Manish Saksena and Ankush Mehra as a fashion marketplace for women.

Draft e-commerce policy soon, to be stricter on data norms and discount

Pricing - a prime complaint of domestic retailers - is set to be the focus, with the government considering an annual review of discounts given by e-marketplaces.

US to probe India's digital tax; it's non-discriminatory, says New Delhi

New Delhi will strongly oppose the move arguing that that its digital tax measures fall within its sovereign rights and are in no way designed to discriminate against US companies.

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.

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.

Udaan lays off several contractual staff, offers one-month compensation

However, no decision has been taken on laying off permanent employees

Covid-19 impact: Govt backtracks on non-essential items' sale by e-tailers

The norms earlier allowed them to operate without any restriction on their working hours from April 20, provided they ensured strict social distancing.