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Ola Cabs rebranded to Ola Consumer, CEO Aggarwal launches loyalty program

Bhavish Aggarwal also announced the relaunch of Ola Share - the ride sharing service, which will start today in Bangalore and soon expand to other cities

Nykaa Q1FY25 results: Net profit jumps to Rs 14 crore, revenue up 23%

Nykaa Q1FY25 results: Ebitda surged over 30% Rs 96 crore in April-June quarter compared to Rs 73 crore last year

E-commerce firms focusing on quick deliveries this festival season

The e-commerce industry is poised for a 35 per cent surge in sales during the upcoming festive season, according to a TeamLease report

Zomato Q1 results: Profit jumps multifold to Rs 253 cr; revenue soars 74%

Zomato's revenue from operations rose 74 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 4,206 crore in Q1, up from Rs 2,416 crore a year ago

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

Zepto's sales could surpass DMart in next 18-24 months: CEO Aadit Palicha

Palicha says Zepto's topline could scale to over Rs 2.4 trillion over the next 5-10 years

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

Parent company Zomato set to infuse fresh capital of Rs 300 cr in Blinkit

With this latest investment, Zomato has invested a total of Rs 2,300 crore in Blinkit since acquiring the company in August 2022

E-com giant Amazon to acquire some assets of streaming service MX Player

The company said that the transaction is not yet complete

E-commerce market to hit $325 billion by 2030, rural India to lead growth

Invest India forecasts India's e-commerce to soar to $325 billion by 2030, fueled by 500 million shoppers and a robust, low-cost internet penetration

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

Zomato plans D2C expansion of Blinkit to compete with ecommerce giants

This ambitious endeavour would involve building a dedicated supply chain infrastructure to directly source branded products and manage inventory, to compete with giants like Amazon and Flipkart

Valentine's week: E-com giants record high demand for roses, chocolates

Chocolate and rose sales on Zomato-owned Blinkit broke all previous records at the start of this year's Valentine's Day week, on February 7, which is celebrated as Rose Day

Incumbent FMCG brands continue to corner 65% market share in India

Dominance of general trade, low penetration of e-commerce helping large brands in India, says report

CCPA issues notice to e-com platform Amazon for sale of 'Ram Mandir' prasad

As many as four such products, claiming to be prasad from the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, are up for sale on the platform

ODOP achieves milestone, enlists 50 Aggregators to promote 'Brand India'

The 50th aggregator is Ayurvedic wellness company Forest Essentials, presenting beauty and wellness ODOP-identified value-added products to a global stage

Snapdeal's FY23 consolidated loss narrows to Rs 282 cr from Rs 510 cr

Snapdeal's has seen its consolidated loss after tax narrow to Rs 282.2 crore for FY23, from Rs 510 crore in previous year, according to a statutory filing. As per the company's RoC filing, the total income fell to Rs 388.1 crore in FY23, from Rs 563.5 crore in the previous fiscal (FY22). "The focus on profitability and long-term sustainability of the business yielded results with adjusted EBITDA loss reducing to Rs 144 crore in FY2022-23, from Rs 419 crore in FY2021-22," the filing said. The loss reduction measures also led to revenue decreasing to Rs 388 crore in FY2022-23 from Rs 564 crore in FY2021-22, it added. "In the past fiscal year, the company continued its well defined focus on the value segment, coupled with a steadfast commitment to staying on the path towards reaching profitability." the filing said. The company said it has implemented several enhancements to its operations. "These focused on improving selection and delivery experiences, optimising cost and minimisin

Flipkart Internet's operating revenue jumps 42% in FY23, loss declines 9%

Total expenses grew 26 per cent to Rs 19,043 crore in FY23

Credit card spending take 10% dip in Nov as festive season comes to end

Point of Sale (PoS) transactions increased to Rs 59,014.93 crore in November from Rs 57,774.35 crore in October