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Ecom platform Flipkart doubles active seller base on zero-commission boost

Flipkart attributed the growth in sellers to its zero-commission model, simplified onboarding and AI-led tools aimed at improving selection, pricing and catalogues

Homegrown brands bet on smaller towns for festive growth through Flipkart

Flipkart says homegrown brands have grown 60 per cent in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets, while its beauty and general merchandise category is growing nearly 50 per cent

Best of BS Opinion: After trade policy clashes, is a capital war imminent?

From India's narrowing demographic window and Boeing 737 MAX safety concerns to capital-flow risks, Carrefour's return and AI's social costs, today's opinions examine long-term structural shifts

Flipkart's uncertain IPO timeline leaves employee stock options tied up

Listing could be delayed by another one to two years as Walmart takes a wait-and-see approach; some former employees may seek clarity on the IPO timeline

Quick commerce becomes the new battleground as festive season approaches

E-commerce giants bank on speed as they expand beyond metros ahead of Big Billion Days, Great Indian Festival sale event.

Flipkart gears up for festive season with massive supply-chain expansion

Logistics arm Ekart adds 14 million cubic feet of storage and 900 delivery hubs to push same-day shipping into remote regions

Flipkart Ventures invests in AI startups Alive, Keploy to drive growth

The two startups will receive capital support, strategic mentorship, operational expertise and access to Flipkart's broader ecosystem to help them build and scale

EMI driving a third of electronics and appliances GMV: Flipkart exec

Nearly half of high-value electronics purchases are expected to use affordability options, while biometric authentication is seeing higher payment success rates

CCPA fines Amazon, Flipkart ₹10 lakh each over unregistered herbicide sales

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties of Rs 10 lakh each on Amazon and Flipkart, and Rs 5 lakh on JioMart, for selling and advertising an unregistered agro-chemical product called 'Cyclosinone Herbicide' on their platforms. In a separate order dated September 22, the consumer protection regulator directed the three e-commerce companies to immediately discontinue the sale and advertisement of the product, which it found was being marketed without disclosing the chemical name of its active ingredient or its composition. The CCPA also directed the platforms to conduct a self-audit to prevent listings of products that contravene existing law or pose a hazard to consumer safety, and asked them to submit compliance reports within 15 days of the order. The investigation was triggered after the CCPA received a complaint forwarded by the Union Ministry of Agriculture, originally filed by the Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI). During the probe, the ...

FSSAI initiates penal action against five leading e-commerce platforms

FSSAI has initiated penal action against five e-commerce platforms over product claims, information and the listing of prohibited food articles under food safety regulations

Qcom emerges as festive advertising hotspot as brands ramp up spending

Qcom advertising is estimated to account for Rs 2,200 crore of festive ad expenditure in 2026, up 50%, as platforms increasingly become product discovery channels

Flipkart creates over 250,000 festive jobs as ecommerce demand rises

Nearly 75,000 opportunities are for first-time workers, as the Walmart-owned company expands its delivery network with 900 new hubs

Flipkart's Super.money bets on AI agents to take on bigger rivals

The fintech has begun rolling out its consumer agents and plans to cover all of its customer base in the next two months, Chief Executive Officer Prakash Sikaria said

Flipkart Minutes quadruples business as quick-commerce battle intensifies

Flipkart's quick-commerce arm has expanded to nearly 1,200 micro-fulfilment centres across more than 150 cities as competition in instant delivery intensifies

Flipkart tests 'Eat In' food delivery, pilots standalone Minutes app

Flipkart is testing Eat In with employees and a standalone Minutes app with select users in Bengaluru, as it prepares for wider rollouts ahead of its festive-season sale.

Amazon, Flipkart revise seller fee structures ahead of festive season

Amazon has introduced graded cancellation fees linked to order value and will raise closing fees, while Flipkart has rolled out penalties based on seller cancellations

Walmart eyes 100-bps+ hit in Q3 sales from Flipkart shifting of BBD sales

US-based retail giant Walmart has said the timing shift of the 'Big Billion Days' sales event of its Indian e-commerce arm Flipkart in FY27 will create a headwind in the third quarter, while it will provide a corresponding boost in the fourth quarter. Walmart said it expects a headwind of more than 100 basis points to third-quarter sales growth due to the shift in timing of Flipkart's Big Billion Days event between the third and fourth quarters. "For Q3 sales guidance, we expect a headwind of over 100bps to growth related to a timing shift of Flipkart's Big Billion Days between Q3 and Q4," said the Bentonville, Arkansas-headquartered retail giant in its earnings statement for the second quarter. Though Flipkart has yet to officially announce the date for its "Big Billion Days 2026" on its homepage, according to some reports, it is expected to start on September 23, 2026, with early access for Plus members on September 22, 2026 and is likely to run through October 2, 2026. Last year

Flipkart deepens Tamil Nadu partnership, expands digital commerce, tech

Flipkart on Tuesday said it is deepening its partnership with the Tamil Nadu government as the e-commerce major expands its digital commerce, technology infrastructure and supply-chain operations in the state, connecting manufacturing clusters and small businesses with customers across India. The company said nearly 70,000 sellers from Tamil Nadu are using its platform to access customers nationwide, with businesses ranging from Tiruppur's knitwear cluster and textile hubs in Erode and Salem to Kancheepuram's silk weavers and artisan communities in Thanjavur. Flipkart said its seller, supply-chain, technology and service ecosystem supports more than 1.3 lakh direct and indirect jobs across Tamil Nadu. Its supply-chain footprint in the state has expanded to more than 25 lakh square feet, helping businesses reach customers faster and strengthening infrastructure supporting digital commerce, the company said. Flipkart's dedicated seller growth teams in Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, and Chen

Flipkart Minutes enters premium grocery segment, launches pvt label Pykd

The move comes as quick-commerce companies expand beyond everyday grocery products and seek to attract customers with higher-value purchases

super.money expects ecommerce to net a fifth of revenue by December

Flipkart-backed super.money expects its new commerce platform splitStore to contribute 20% of revenue by December through integrated shopping, lending and payments