E-commerce Market

Ecom companies cut Turkish brands' visibility amid Indo-Pak tension

Flipkart Travel, Cleartrip suspend all flight, hotel and holiday package bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan

Summer Shopping: 43% of Flipkart Minutes users in 25-35 age group

Bangalore, followed by Delhi and Mumbai, records the highest summer shopping activity

CCPA issues notices over illegal walkie-talkie sales on e-commerce sites

CCPA flags sale of walkie-talkies on digital platforms without frequency, licensing, or ETA compliance, calling it a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Swiggy Instamart expands to 100 cities amid rising quick commerce demand

Last month, Swiggy Instamart launched in Raipur, Siliguri, Jodhpur, and Thanjavur, providing access to over 30,000 products, from groceries and daily essentials to electronics and fashion

Qcom platform Swiggy Instamart to deliver Crocs footwear in 10 minutes

Initially, customers will be able to order the footwear across major cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurugram

E-commerce market size to jump over 4 times to $550 bn by 2035: Report

The market size of India's e-commerce sector is estimated to jump more than four-fold to USD 550 billion by 2035, according to a report by Anarock and ETRetail. In 2024, the market size of the e-commerce stood at USD 125 billion, the report said. Real estate consultant Anarock and ETRetail released their joint report at 'The Economic Times Great India Retail Summit 2025' in Mumbai on Thursday. "Indian e-commerce is expected to touch USD 550 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 15 per cent. In 2024, the value of this vibrant and disruptive retail segment was estimated at USD 125 billion. It is likely to touch USD 345 billion by 2030-end," the consultant said in a statement. Increasing internet penetration, smartphone adoption, digital payment infrastructure, and a young, tech-savvy population are driving this growth, Anarock said. Government initiatives like 'Digital India' and rapid improvements in the country's logistics and supply chain networks

Blinkit, Instamart, Zepto witness sharp GOV surge in quick commerce

The GOVs of all the quick commerce players have been growing strongly. In case of Zomato and Swiggy, the GOV growth has been faster than their food delivery business

Spencer's Retail enters quick commerce space with JIFFY as growth driver

The new quick delivery proposition, JIFFY, will be a key growth driver for the business in the coming quarters, said Spencer's chairman, Shashwat Goenka

Fashion and beauty lead as tier-III cities drive e-commerce growth in 2024

Items like casual wear and western apparel emerged as the most sought-after products in 2024, followed by beauty, wellness, and personal care segment that constituted 20 per cent of the total orders

Q-commerce drives surge in demand for blue-collar jobs in India: Survey

The quick commerce industry hired about 40,000 workers last quarter to handle increased festive shopping and e-commerce demand

Blinkit ups quick commerce game, announces 10-minute ambulance service

Starting today, Blinkit launched its first five ambulances in Gurugram, marking the beginning of its efforts to enhance emergency medical access

Small towns' growing desires drove D2C and e-commerce growth in 2024

In 2024, India's Tier-II and -III towns and the hinterland emerged as key growth drivers for e-commerce companies and direct-to-consumer brands, with strong demand for their products and services

Vietnam suspends Chinese online retailer Temu as it fails to register

Vietnam has suspended the operations of Chinese online retailer Temu after it failed to meet a government deadline to register the company by the end of November. It is unclear if Temu, a unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, will be allowed to resume its business once it registers. The suspension comes after the ministry had raised concerns about the authenticity of Temu's extremely cheap products and their impact on Vietnamese manufacturers. Temu said Thursday it was working with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to register its e-commerce services and had submitted required documents. Temu began selling goods in Vietnam in October with aggressive discounts and free shipping. The government had warned the company that its app and website would be blocked if it did not register before an end-of-November deadline, official Vietnam News Agency cited the Ministry of Industry and Trade as saying. On Thursday, Vietnamese ...

Quick comm captures nearly half of Kirana sales; mkt to hit $40 bn by 2030

As consumer preferences shift towards the convenience of last-minute grocery deliveries, quick commerce companies are outpacing traditional retailers, with 46 per cent of consumers surveyed reporting a cut in purchases from Kirana shops, a report has said. The quick commerce market size is expected to reach USD 40 billion by 2030, a jump from USD 6.1 billion in 2024, according to the report by Datum Intelligence. "Nearly half (46 per cent) of respondents report reduced spending at Kirana shops, indicating a shift in customer behavior towards quick commerce platforms," it noted. Quick commerce refers to the delivery of consumer items in 10-30 minutes. Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, and Flipkart Minutes are among the top quick commerce platforms in India. The quick commerce market is projected to capture approximately USD 1.28 billion of Kirana sales by 2024, accounting for 21 per cent of total sales on these platforms, the report further said. "Quick commerce's focus on speed an

Rural India's appetite for FMCG grows by 60%; what's behind the surge?

The Kantar and GroupM study highlights a nearly 60 per cent growth in the average FMCG basket size for rural consumers, increasing from 5.8 in 2022 to 9.3 in 2024

Amazon, Flipkart executives to be summoned as regulatory scrutiny grows

Indian laws prohibit foreign e-commerce players from holding inventory of goods they can sell on their website

E-commerce sites record Rs 1 tn in sales; non-metros drove festive shopping

Demand from non-metro consumers, coupled with increased interest in luxury brands, drove festive season sales

Quick commerce boom: Industry giants race to claim their slice of the pie

India's quick commerce sector has seen an astonishing growth rate, with sales increasing by more than 280 per cent over the past two years

E-commerce sales hit $6.5 billion in a week, up 26% during festive season

Sales for the week beginning Sept 26 accounted for roughly 55% of the expected total e-commerce sales for the festive season

Amazon India launches safety, wellness initiatives for delivery associates

Amazon India launches safety, wellness initiatives for delivery associates

New Delhi: Amazon India has launched ambulance services for delivery associates in partnership with Dial 4242 and rolled out a comprehensive six-month health campaign which is expected to benefit over 50,000 associates, the company said on Monday.

The company's health campaign is aimed to provide free health check-up to delivery associates including eye and dental check-up along with creating awareness among delivery associates for their ongoing comprehensive health and accidental coverage including maternity cover for female delivery associates, the company said.

"The service addresses the need for immediate medical response during emergencies, ensuring timely assistance during the first few critical hours following an on-road accident, and will be available across Dial 4242's PAN India network," the company said in a statement.

Over the next six months,