Page 17 - Online Shopping

Amazon effect: Online shopping pushing down core inflation, says BOJ

The consumer price index shows prices for these goods are lower than prices charged for other items

Govt's e-commerce portal: University in Bengal orders desktop, gets papers

Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal, complained last week that it received a carton filled with old newspapers

Damn you, online shopping

Bleeding from the bank and happy about it

Online shopping, e-gifts to light up Diwali this year

Over 1,500 respondents across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Bengaluru were included in the study

How cashback works: Smart ways to save when you are shopping online

Websites that compare product prices and offer cashback can help you get attractive deals and discounts

Guilt-free online shopping: Can parcel deliveries ever be carbon-neutral?

Buying online is always a preferred choice for many

Statspeak: Buyers log in

Online shoppers in India continue to feel most secure when compared to their counterparts

How to split the good from the bad in online reviews and ratings

A global Nielsen survey found 70% of consumers trust online product reviews

Online shopping zoomed 83% in 2016: Report

Shopping on dedicated websites accounted for 53% of online spending

Private labels to become a $5-bn business for e-tailers in 2017

Flipkart recently launched Smartbuy, an umbrella brand for selling electronic accessories

More online shopping means more delivery trucks. Are cities ready?

SCTL Center at the University of Washington has formed a new Urban Freight Lab to solve delivery system problems that cities and the business sector cannot handle on their own

1 day of online shopping in China is bigger than 9 months in India

That's because India is set to see US $23.4 billion in online shopping during the course of 2016, reports Tech in Asia

Going digital

Women shoppers value a digitally enhanced in-store experience more than their male counterparts, according to a joint survey report titled 'Shaping Consumer Trends' by industry body Ficci and PwC

E-tail firms told to better grievance mechanism

E-commerce was among the sectors on which consumers have the largest amount of complaints between March and May

'E-commerce dream run far from over'

That's what both online and offline entities are saying; alarm signs more for firms in the middle league, feel observers

Online shopping to rise by 78% this year: Assocham-PwC

According to the Assocham-PwC report, smartphone and tablet shoppers will be strong growth drivers