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FMCGs turn to online distribution as Covid forces kiranas to down shutters

Online as a percentage of sales for FMCG companies has touched 8-9 per cent for some firms versus 5-6 per cent a few months ago.

Finance Act fails to address industry concerns over equalisation levy

Experts say levy will cause compliance problems for taxpayers, having come so late. Companies will have to do a lot of adjustments in their own systems while trying to comply with this newly clarified

DPIIT meet: Foreign vs Indian war of words over e-commerce FDI policy

The industry has been asked to send inputs in writing within a week to the government for further consultation

India's move to deter digital monopolies may hit Amazon, Walmart

The latest draft e-commerce rules build on laws that curb the two US companies from offering deep discounts, deter exclusive arrangements with preferred sellers

Udaan bets big on lifestyle segment, adds 100,000 businesses in 2020

B2B e-commerce major Udaan on Sunday said it added about one lakh new businesses last year on the platform under its Lifestyle segment under which over 230 million products were shipped.

E-commerce firms being probed on small traders' complaints: Piyush Goyal

Says complaints against errant firms being looked into; hopes India's offer of TRIPS waiver for Covid vaccine will get WTO nod

Won't spare any way in maintaining level-playing field in e-commerce: Govt

Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash on Friday said the government will not spare any efforts in maintaining a level-playing field in e-commerce

Govt issues notices to Amazon, Flipkart for not showing mandatory info

The development comes at a time when Amazon and Flipkart are hosting their biggest festive sale events. The firms have been asked to reply to the notices within 15 days.

Flipkart onboards 13,000 kiranas in eastern region ahead of festive season

The company also said this is part of a programme to onboard 50,000 kiranas across the country to provide a faster e-commerce experience to its consumers.

Puravankara to invest Rs 1,500 cr in warehousing on e-commerce surge

It has tied up with Morgan Stanley as a JV partner for the warehousing business and will be concentrating on Bengaluru followed by Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune

Consumer protection gets another boost with online players under its ambit

The new Act will introduce product-liability legislation and regulate online players more stringently

Much ado about nothing

Instead of mandating e-commerce firms to declare the country of origin of products they hawk, the effort should be to help them bounce back

E-commerce firms ready to comply on 'country of origin' after DPIIT meeting

The companies have been told to come back for the next meeting in about two weeks and provide suggestions and provide information about the challenges they may face to implement the said feature

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.

Little-known brands nudge their way into the mainstream amid lockdown

Once regarded as cheap me-too products, the lockdown has changed how customers engage with private labels. Will the trend outlast the pandemic?

The rise of discretion

Recent decisions in the wake of Covid-19 have hurt India's FDI policy

Read from home

One should worry, of course, about what this is doing to one small business sector in particular that was already under stress: Bookshops

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.

Guess what's keeping e-commerce firms busy

They're dialling 700-plus district administrations to organise curfew passes as coronavirus spreads across the country

Covid-19: E-commerce firms in a fix over definition of essential goods

Bigbasket sent out a message to customers that deliveries could not be processed because of restrictions imposed by local authorities on movement of goods