Page 12 - E-commerce

E-commerce firms to get entry tax breather from states

Firms such as Flipkart & Snapdeal expects a ruling by Patna HC that quashed the Bihar govt move to levy entry tax

E-commerce companies' gross merchandise value to touch $1.5-1.7 billion in Oct: RedSeer

The three leading e-commerce players - Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal - have announced their festive sales

E-tailers bank on premium services

Amazon India is including more products under Prime

E-commerce companies chase private labels

While e-commerce companies are exploring private labels, they have to be extremely cautious about the quality and value of their offerings to customers

E-commerce vendors signal slow festive season with low credit appetite

Tighter business norms and inability to raise fresh funds has already resulted in Askmebazaar shutting its business

Indian e-commerce market could reach $28 bn by FY2020: Report

The sector is expected to see steady growth and is likely to register a 45% annual growth over financial year 2017-2020

E-commerce deals drop 90% in August, says Ernst & Young

Private Equity-backed IPOs to be the prominent theme in 2016

E-commerce firms reinvent beaten paths to reach out to customers

Rising competition and dwindling funds have forced many to actually think out of the box, for ways to win back their investors' trust

Big groups refuse to burn cash, go slow on e-commerce

Firms with online dreams have decided to go about the e-commerce play in a measured way, especially in the food segment

E-commerce committee to meet on September 5

In the meeting, DIPP will give a detailed presentation to the members on fast growing e-commerce sector

Consumers purchasing online more frequently: Report

Payments through smartphones in India is at 25 per cent - higher than the global average of 12 per cent - and is in sync with China's average

Retailers want the best of both worlds

Retailers are caring out a mix of online and offline strategies to get more customers

Karnataka seeks private sector help to boost e-commerce investments

The state has had many tussles with e-commerce players in the past, the most well known being with Amazon India over the payment of taxes

Karnataka seeks help from private sector to boost e-commerce investments

Other suggestions made by the industry leaders include setting up of the Invest Karnataka entity

Trade body files plaint against online sellers

CAIT alleges Amazon, Flipkart & Snapdeal were violating foreign investment norms

E-commerce majors stoke discount controversy

Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules

Consolidation will help e-commerce players scale up their businesses: H S Bhatia

Interview with Managing director, Surpluss.in

E-commerce can create 12 mn new jobs by 2025: HSBC

Sector can fill half the shortfall of 24 mn jobs over next decade

ShopClues adopts Google ads model to monetise seller base

Many e-comm players are turning to ads to generate extra revenue to offset the losses from discounting products

redBus acquires majority stake in Peru's Busportal.pe

No financial details of the deal were disclosed