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Internet shutdowns: Amazon, Flipkart may have lost 18-20% business

E-commerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart witness at least 20% decline in business due to internet shutdowns in India, say sources

Low e-com penetration in South Asia holds back growth, says World Bank

Restrictions on trade responsible for firms not opting for e-commerce, says report

Amazon, Flipkart planning to help SMEs go digital and grow their businesses

E-commerce giants adopt similar strategy to helps SMEs

Govt refuses to budge on FDI compliance by e-commerce companies

According to the notification by the finance ministry, e-commerce companies have to obtain statutory auditor report by September-end for the preceding financial year

E-commerce, tech firms call for clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

According to industry experts, the Bill creates a need for the data fiduciary to repeatedly obtain consent from the data principal for every step of the processing activity

E-commerce FMCG sales to touch 5% by 2022, says Nielsen's Prasun Basu

At 2%, he said, India is already equal to markets such as Canada, Germany, Spain, and Italy in terms of e-commerce penetration for FMCG products

Google to launch checking accounts next year in a tie-up with Citigroup

The move would come as internet titans become increasingly involved in online financial transactions and e-commerce

With discounts galore and Taylor Swift, Alibaba eyes record Singles' Day

India will celebrate 11.11 with the UC Shopping Festival in association with Paytm, VMate and 9Apps.

Hail to the chief of staff

Enter the chief of staff The title is suddenly everywhere. It can mean almost anything, says Jonah Engel Bromwich

Best of BS Opinion: Staring at tax shortfall, India's options are tough

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Turmoil in the marketplace

FDI norms for e-commerce should be relaxed

E-commerce firm Shopmatic buys CombineSell for an undisclosed amount

Shopmatic had previously acquired a 50.1% stake in retail management and point of sale solution provider Octopus

Club Factory raises $100 mn in Series D, emerges third largest e-tailer

Club Factory aims to further enhance its Open Platform Strategy post this new round of funding

Jewellery e-comm firm Melorra raises $12 mn series C from Lightbox, others

The company had earlier raised $12 million from Lightbox, which bring its total fund-raise to date to $24 million

E-tailers may have sold Rs 19,000-cr goods during festive sale: Redseer

According to the consultancy firm, Flipkart continued to lead the festive sales in GMV terms, with 60-62% standalone gross GMV share during the sale event

Free meals, little rest: Amazon, Flipkart HQ turn war rooms for mega sale

War rooms of the two e-commerce giants are buzzing as they prepare for the big battle on Sunday

September 30 deadline for e-commerce compliance won't be extended

According to sources, some e-commerce firms have asked the government to extend the date

Don't kill e-commerce

Regulating new economy requires new thinking

Viability woes cloud sustainable packaging initiative of e-commerce firms

This comes at a time when the government and individual retailers look for options to curb the use of single-use plastic

Festive push: With marketing blitz, e-commerce giants hope to beat slowdown

Flipkart has tied up with SpiceJet to hold a massive 'marketing in the air' campaign