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India, Mexico markets push Walmart international business grow 13% in Q2
US retail giant Walmart saw its operations in markets like India, China and Mexico push its international business growth by 13 per cent in the second quarter ended July 31
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Top headlines: Online festive sale to rise by 50%; Covid hits brand value
From challenging economic environment affecting auto sales to falling VC investment from China, here are top headlines this morning
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Deputy CM Sisodia invites retail, e-commerce players to invest in Delhi
Sisodia was addressing the 'Invest India Exclusive Investment Forum' via a webinar on Thursday, attended by leading retail and e-commerce players
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E-commerce policy: Govt seeks to establish regulator, tighten controls
The policy is still being drafted and could go through further changes
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RIL's new kirana store-driven delivery model to aid new commerce initiative
The concept was to leverage the network presence of kirana stores for RIL's e-commerce initiative. Under this initiative, RIL started JioMart's pre-registration in December last year.
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Govt mulls setting up a regulatory authority to monitor e-commerce sector
The official in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said that they are currently working on a policy for e-commerce sector and are examining several issues under that.
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Govt asks Amazon, Flipkart to reveal top 5 sellers, capital structure
These questions were sent to them after several complaints were made to the department by traders body CAIT that e-commerce companies have been violating the foreign direct investment policy
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3 friends fly high, their e-commerce start-up crosses $2.5 bn in valuation
The former Flipkart executives' B2B e-commerce start-up valuation crosses $2.5 bn in three years
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Best of BS Opinion: Changing thinking at Railways, competition regulator
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Amazon, Flipkart woo sellers to ensure deep discounts in festive sales
Both Amazon India and Flipkart had said earlier this week that there were no signs of a slowdown in e-commerce
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Lifestyle International leans on e-commerce to achieve 8-9% revenue growth
Company hopes tie-up with Flipkart and Myntra will boost online share of total sales to 15%, from just 3% share that its own portal commands
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Moglix to set up industrial distribution centres in 25 major hubs of India
Founded by Rahul Garg, Singapore-headquartered Moglix, which gets about 80 per cent of its revenue from India, is a B2B e-commerce platform for industrial products
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How deep discounts, impulsive buying have helped e-commerce beat slowdown
E-commerce companies keep downturn blues at bay
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Focusing on needs of consumer, India's unicorns are like workhorses
India's four largest unicorns are in online payments, e-commerce, ride-hailing and education
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A JINY to help 'Bharat' users learn mobile apps and transact online
The Bengaluru-based start-up is helping 40-year-plus users in small towns shed their fear of e-commerce, hand-holding them through the process of transacting online
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Flipkart pitches its manufacturing prowess to major electronic brands
Talks are at an advanced stage with Nokia and Motorola that plan to introduce TV models in the Indian market
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Flipkart is back with 'Big Shopping Days' sale, here are the best deals
Flipkart has partnered with HDFC Bank to offer 10% instant discount on using bank's debit and credit cards
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Satvacart, the slow-and-steady start-up that survived e-grocery meltdown
Rahul Hari, who runs the enterprise, went one cluster at a time while all rivals expanded blindly to the point that they couldn't sustain their businesses
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E-comm firms may be asked to reveal discount source under upcoming policy
Sources indicate that the government is keen on ensuring offline retailers get a level playing field and are not rooted out by major e-commerce firms
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India, EU may discuss draft e-commerce policy, data protection in Brussels
The draft e-commerce policy has proposed setting up a legal and technological framework for restrictions on cross-border data flow
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