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India e-commerce rules cast cloud over Amazon, Walmart and local rivals

New Indian e-commerce rules will raise costs for all online retailers but particularly Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart as they may have to review their business structures, senior industry sources said

India plans tighter e-commerce rules amid complaints over Amazon, Flipkart

India proposed banning flash sales on e-commerce websites and said their affiliate entities shouldn't be listed as sellers on their platforms, in a proposed tightening that could hit Amazon, Flipkart

ADQ in advanced talks to infuse $400-500 million in Flipkart: sources

ADQ was formerly known as Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company

Flipkart kirana partners post 30% rise in monthly delivery incomes in 2020

Kirana partners from Hyderabad saw the highest growth followed by those from Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune

Amazon begins Covid-19 vaccinations for its front-line workers in India

The Jeff Bezos-led company is hosting on-site vaccination events run by licensed health care providers, at a few of its buildings in Delhi initially

Flipkart scales up grocery infra to meet demand amid second covid wave

Plans to add over 800,000 sq ft of space through 5 new fulfilment centres over the next three months, in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad

Cleartrip to retain brand identity even after Flipkart fully acquires it

All employees to be retained even as Cleartrip works closely with Flipkart to further develop technology solutions and make travel simple for customers

Amazon digitises 2.5 mn small firms in India, enables exports worth $3 bn

Amazon top executive Amit Agarwal sees a massive opportunity to empower millions of SMBs across the country

Flipkart Wholesale starts shopping sale to boost savings for small kiranas

Aim is to enhance savings for small retailers across the country and ensure their safety through e-commerce orders and speedy doorstep delivery.

E-commerce firms flouting FDI rules, must be deal with: Trade group

The meeting was held after Piyush Goyal, commerce and industry minister, said the government is considering clarifying rules on e-commerce

Indian e-commerce to grow 84% in 4 years, helped by Covid-19 impact: Study

Digital commerce accelerated during the pandemic worldwide, says report that tracked trends in 41 countries

With $280 mn war chest, Udaan to fight Flipkart and Amazon in little India

The B2B e-commerce startup, backed by investors such as Lightspeed, DST Global and Tencent, plans to further increase warehousing capacity equal to around 875 football fields

DPIIT 'definitely' working on new e-commerce policy: Govt official

The new policy will have various features such as those related to data and consumer rights, a senior government official said on Friday

Ecommerce platform Udaan inks pan-India distribution deal with hummel

Hummel is a Danish sportstyle brand

Amazon, Flipkart, and others clock $8.3 billion in festive gross sales

The festive season this year saw 88 per cent customer growth from last year, which was driven by 40 million shoppers from tier-2 cities and beyond

Flipkart acquires augmented reality company Scapic for undisclosed sum

With the pandemic bringing about a change in consumer behaviour and an increase in online adoption, Flipkart has been focusing on enhancing consumer experiences by strengthening tech capabilities

Amazon-Future dispute: Kishore Biyani may look for mutual settlement

Time running out for Future Group, which has defaulted on debt payments

Amazon.in covers 98% pin codes in biggest first 48 hrs of shopping festival

Largest number of new customers shop first time on platform, 91% from smaller cities. Total iPhones sold in a day were more than iPhones sold in entire festive sale period last year

70 sellers turn crorepatis in first 3 days of Flipkart's Big Billion Days

More than 300,000 sellers, 60% from tier-2 and beyond, enabled shopping to customers in first three days of Flipkart's 'Big Billion Days' festive sale.

Local, heritage brands bet on Flipkart, Amazon to tap the festive season

These traditional brands are also discovering new frontiers and consumers by creating special product lines catering to a pan India market.