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Amazon becomes world's first listed firm to lose $1 trillion in market cap

Amazon and Microsoft Corp. were neck-and-neck in the race to breach the unwelcome milestone, with the Windows software maker close behind after having lost $889 billion from a November 2021 peak

Remarketing adoption in India jumps 50% during festival season: Study

Remarketing is a paid marketing tactic that allows users to serve ads to individuals who have previously visited a website or engaged with his (the user's) content on a social platform

Nykaa's strong performance in Sept quarter bucks new-age tech bloat

Nykaa has already expanded to 15 cities, not states. Ergo fulfilment costs are already down. Distance from warehouse to customer has therefore, shrunk

How immersive technology is transforming fashion and online shopping

From spray-painted dresses to feeling the texture of a fabric on screen, fashion and shopping are becoming tech-immersive

Amazon rolling out option to pay using Venmo balance, linked bank account

Amazon is rolling out the option to use Venmo balance, a linked bank account, or an associated debit card for payments for its users

Luxury goods take festive splash as brands present a bouquet of choices

Indian brands, too, have capitalised on the sentiment ahead of the festive season

Economy lightens up on festive season demand as shoppers back in force

Online marketplaces Amazon.com Inc., and Walmart Inc.-owned Flipkart saw sales jump 27% from a year ago to $5.7 billion during the festival season's first sale between Sept. 22-30

Flipkart partners with eDAO for virtual shopping experience in metaverse

Homegrown e-commerce platform Flipkart announced that it has partnered with Polygon-incubated organisation eDAO to launch a metaverse space, Flipverse

TikTok still planning to launch live shopping in US, says report

Chinese short-form video app TikTok is still working on its plan to launch live shopping in the US, after reports surfaced that it has given up on the plans

What explains the bumper retail sales this festival season?

Nip is in the air and festival season is drawing close. And it is raining offers. Both online and offline sellers are offering heavy discounts in hope of making up for the loss of previous years

Big Billion Days: Buyers take to social media as iPhone 13 orders cancelled

At the Flipkart's Big Billion Days festive sale, the premium versions of iPhone 13 are still available. But the less expensive ones are being shown as sold out

Amazon India extends four-hour delivery to 50 cities and towns

Company says service for its Prime members creates job opportunities

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Check offers on latest, upcoming phones

With only a few days left for the Great Indian Festival sale, look at offers and discount details on the latest and upcoming smartphones on Amazon

We are set to conduct the biggest fashion festive sale: Myntra CEO

Myntra platform is geared to handle 13,000 orders per minute during the online fashion retailer's festive sale event this month

Despite 8% sales growth, Amazon Retail India saw Rs 794-crore loss in FY22

The numbers come amid preparations for Amazon's month-long flagship sale event The Great Indian Festival (TGIF), which starts on September 23

Onboarding of e-commerce giants crucial to ensure success of ONDC

There are also players such as Google and Reliance-backed Dunzo, Paytm, PhonePe and Reliance Retail-owned last-mile logistics company, Grab, which are joining ONDC to provide various services

ONDC a win-win for consumers as plethora of shopping options open up

Sellers too stand to gain from lower commissions and more customers

Meesho ropes in celebs to push five-day mega sale beginning Sept 23

Softbank-backed Meesho has roped in seven celebrities, including filmstar Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and cricketers Rohit Sharma and Sourav Ganguly, to push its five-day annual festive sale -- Mega Blockbuster Sale -- starting September 23, the company said on Sunday. The company will first time target to go deeper into the regional market with app versions in eight vernacular languages - Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia - to potentially reach 350 million users in these regions. The celebrities have been roped in to create influence over local audiences. "Meesho has also partnered with nine well-known celebrities across the country, namely Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Rohit Sharma, Rashmika Mandanna, Kapil Sharma, Trisha Krishnan, Karthi Sivakumar, Ram Charan and Sourav Ganguly, to spread awareness about the company's value propositions. "These celebs will be seen in a brand new, quirky avatar, each of them donning the role of seller

Ahead of festive season, Amazon, Flipkart scale-up facilities across India

E-commerce firms such as Amazon, Flipkart, and others witnessed blockbuster festive season sales of about $9.2 billion last year

Swiggy Instamart delivered 50 mn egg, 30 mn milk orders in past two years

Some 62,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables were ordered on Instamart during the past year. This is the weight of about 15,500 Asian elephants, Swiggy said