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UAE to address India's concerns over rise in silver, platinum alloy imports

In the case of silver, over the last few months, the commerce department tried to understand the reasons behind the surge in imports

Quick commerce firms don't display items' best before dates: 57% shoppers

Six out of ten consumers told a survey that most quick commerce and some ecommerce platforms were failing to display the 'best before date' as mandated by law

How's the josh at e-com war rooms as Amazon, Flipkart sales go live?

Amazon sets up over 20 war rooms compared to about 10 last year

Meesho's festival sale breaks record, doubles day 1 orders from last year

Fashion, personal care & beauty, home & kitchen, and electronic accessories drove the majority of e-commerce traffic on Meesho

Meesho expands portfolio with Bajaj, Himalaya, Bata amid festive jingles

With the festive season approaching, E-commerce giant Meesho has joined forces with various lifestyle brands. With the deals, Meesho now sells products in 30 categories

Ficci furniture mission explores collaboration with Singapore businesses

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Ficci) furniture industry mission has explored new avenues for collaboration with furniture businesses in Singapore as a market outreach programme. "This mission is an important milestone in deepening the relationship between the Indian and Singaporean furniture industries," Ficci Furniture Committee Chair Rudra Chatterjee, who led the industry delegation to the city state, said. "We are excited to explore new avenues for collaboration, which can drive growth and prosperity in both markets," he said after interaction with the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) on Wednesday. "The collaboration opportunities between SFIC and Ficci present exciting opportunities in areas like sustainability, design and market expansion," SFIC President Phua Boon Huat said after hosting a roundtable and B2B meetings. "We are happy to welcome the Ficci delegation to Singapore, building on recent high-level engagements between our two ..

KL Rahul invests in lifestyle brand 'Metaman' for new premium perfume range

The capital raised by the firm will be used for the launch and marketing of the fragrance range, set to hit the market on August 30

Rapid growth of e-comm matter of concern, not source of pride: Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal raised concerns over the rapid growth of e-commerce in India, questions predatory pricing strategies employed by online retail giants

Shoes in 10-minutes: Footwear major Bata wants to join quick-commerce race

The quick-commerce space is becoming an attractive business opportunity, witnessing increased interest from investors. Big guns like Reliance and Walmart want to enter the sector too

E-commerce and consumer internet industry welcomes FM Sitharaman's Budget

Krishnamurthy said the government's commitment to green energy and critical mineral missions underscores a forward-looking strategy to ensure sustainable development

Amazon, Flipkart target small towns to expand personal care business

India's beauty and personal care market, which saw a fourfold increase from 2006 to 2022, is expected to multiply fivefold over the next 15 years

Delhivery, Xpressbees venture into quick-commerce to meet soaring demand

Gurgaon-based Delhivery has started overseeing larger warehouses for Swiggy Instamart while Xpressbees is discussing partnerships with key players in the industry

Commerce Ministry's focus likely on signing FTAs, reviving exports

The new government is likely to complete the unfinished agenda, particularly related to signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) with Oman

Meesho's Valmo to aid profitability growth, concern for third party players

In this short span, Valmo has expanded its reach to include 6,000 pin codes across over 20 cities. The platform has over 3,000 micro entrepreneurs

Non-metros emerging as significant contributors to fashion: Myntra's CBO

Sharon Pais says the demand for international fashion labels, particularly from tier-II cities and beyond, has seen a notable uptick

E-commerce majors Amazon, Flipkart flouted antitrust laws: CCI probe

Competition regulator to soon share report with firms

Health drink to food drink? Ecommerce sellers in a reorganising mode

Major players are working with sellers on their platforms to change the listing of products

Flipkart gives 100% bonus to employees and merit-linked payouts

The number of employees receiving increments this year will be higher than last year, according to the sources

Flipkart, Zomato, Amazon lead efforts to recruit women for night shifts

Presently, women constitute 10% of the overall workforce in e-commerce businesses

Uber signs pact with govt-backed ONDC to democratise digital commerce

Ride hailing services firm Uber on Thursday said it has signed a pact with government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at an event where he spoke with Infosys Chairman, Nandan Nilekani, on the subject of 'Building Population Scale Technology.' "Our vision for Uber in India is to serve the mobility needs of all Indians. This is in line with ONDC's objective of democratising digital commerce. "We are excited to take our first step through this MoU with ONDC to explore how we can accelerate our ambition to make Uber a platform for every Indian's daily mobility needs," Uber India and South Asia, President, Prabhjeet Singh said. Khosrowshahi said companies and governments around the world can learn from the scale and ambition of India's Digital Public Infrastructure, according to a statement. He added that as a technology company, Uber views open source tech stacks with a lot of