Page 27 - Ecommerce

Antitrust probe into e-commerce firms stalled after Amazon challenge

CCI last month ordered a probe into Amazon and rival Walmart's Flipkart over alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices

Hearing into Amazon's petition against CCI probe to continue on third day

The CCI had ordered an investigation against e-commerce companies including Amazon and Flipkart

Piyush Goyal asks e-commerce players to strictly adhere to FDI norms

Goyal said obviously if the company makes a loss of Rs 6,000 crore, they have to bring in money to pay for that loss

Bringing MSMEs into e-commerce

Only a minuscule percentage of SMEs participate in e-commerce platforms, leaving the sector's large potential untapped. A mechanism to change this scenario is needed

As e-grocers perfect the art of online sale, Jio effect lurks in background

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries' upcoming 'new commerce' platform is working hard to get its grocery game right

Amazon not doing India a favour by investing billion dollars: Piyush Goyal

Minister's remarks come a day after Bezos announced $1 billion investment

Digital, physical retail have own advantages, challenges: Kishore Biyani

Biyani explained that physical retailers will need digital, while digital will need physical presence because of the costs related to acquiring customer and fulfilling orders

Amazon 'SMBhav': Bezos charms sellers as Murthy cuts speech to 5 min

Keynote speaker Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy, who has business relations with Amazon, was clearly upset with the event starting late

Jeff Bezos bets on 'Indian century', gives MSMEs $1-billion push

Commits to exporting $10 billion India-made goods by 2025

Keeping a close watch: CCI warns online retailers against unfair practices

All eyes on Bezos' visit this week as traders up the ante

'Economic terrorists': CAIT lashes out at Amazon and Flipkart, seeks action

CAIT claimed that small retailers have suffered at the hands of Amazon, Flipkart

Flipkart unfazed as Google, WhatsApp plan to enter e-commerce market

Both Google and Facebook-owned WhatsApp are working with small sellers and merchants to help them set up their digital stores

CAIT urges Modi govt to probe FDI policy violations by Amazon, Flipkart

The traders' body has strongly objected to the business model of both the companies

Meet the data geek who builds robust sales models for small shopkeepers

Fynd helps shopkeepers launch their own e-commerce websites and apps with a selling capacity of over 50,000 styles and 50 brands. The product is already being used by 6,500 stores across 350 cities

E-commerce majors Flipkart and Amazon clock bumper sale on Day One

Flipkart saw 2x more sale; for Amazon, it was the biggest-ever in a single day

Traders plan countrywide stir against festive e-commerce discounts

According to traders, they will meet the ministers over the next few days and chart out instances of violations of various rules by the e-commerce firms

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

Amazon eyes expansion, launches largest delivery station in Tamil Nadu

The delivery stations enable Amazon Logistics to supplement capacity and provide flexibility to its delivery capabilities to support the growing volume of customer orders

How to revive India's economy? Encourage ecommerce, says Amazon executive

Agarwal said Amazon works with some 500,000 sellers, and has created over 200,000 jobs in India since launching its ecommerce operations in 2013

Social commerce start-up Meesho raises $125 million led by Naspers

In June, Meesho raised funding from social media giant Facebook