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HC quashes order on taxing Flipkart payment to Walmart for deputed staff

Court says assessing officer's stand on employer-employee relationship based on a wrong premise

Will Amazon be able to overcome challenges to its expansion plans in India?

A tougher global e-commerce environment and repeated policy and regulation problems are raising questions about the company's India expansion plans

PhonePe sells over 1 mn two wheeler insurance policies on its platform

Sees over 75% of overall insurance purchases from tier 2 & 3 cities

Flipkart aims to sell one bn fashion products in 2023, preps for sale event

Flipkart is betting on the fashion market and has announced its end-of-season sale (EOSS) event where it will connect customers to 200,000 sellers

Some suppliers working with retailer to cut prices amid inflation: Walmart

Investors have questioned Walmart's ability to ask suppliers to offer price reductions when they too are focused on protecting margins in the face of inflation hovering at a four-decade high

India lines up banks for e-commerce effort to take on Amazon, Walmart

The success of ONDC, which would promise equal access to all online sellers and buyers regardless of their size, is a priority for PM Modi

Cashing out of Asia

The German group has been completely focused on its European operations at a time when there have been quite a few setbacks

Walmart-owned PhonePe launches UPI SIP for investing in 24K gold

Setting up a gold SIP on PhonePe is a one-time, hassle-free process and all subsequent investments are completely automated

Amazon, Flipkart in talks to buy stake in $1 bn diagnostic chain Metropolis

Metropolis runs more than 3,000 diagnostics centers as well as pathology laboratories in India and Africa

Walmart's PhonePe set to acquire WealthDesk, OpenQ for about $70 mn

PhonePe to acquire WealthDesk and OpenQ for about $50 million and $20 respectively according to the sources. PhonePe has invested over $60 M on acquisitions as per the data analytics platform Tracxn

Walton family loses $27 bn in wipeout after Walmart cuts profit outlook

Walmart, controlled by the family, fell 11 per cent in New York trading after the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company reported earnings that lagged analysts' estimates

Walmart cuts full-year profit forecast as fuel, labour costs spike

Shares tumbled 6.5% to $138.51 in premarket trading, dragging down those of rival retailers including Target Corp

Dow Jones rises nearly 300 pts on gains in banks, strong retail sales data

Walmart slides after cutting earnings forecast; April retail sales rise in-line with estimates

India to launch open e-commerce network to take on Amazon, Walmart

The government's so-called ONDC platform will allow buyers and sellers to connect and transact with each other online, no matter what other application they use

Billionaire tech pioneer Nilekani takes on Amazon, Walmart in India

India has become a battlefield for some global retail behemoths that are either shut out of China or are struggling to compete with local rivals there

US drone company Zipline commences delivering medicine in Japan

Zipline, founded six years ago, already is in service in the US, where it has partnered with Walmart Inc. to deliver other products at the retail chain as well as drugs

Walmart, Flipkart offer Indian manufacturers access to 120 mn US consumers

The roadmap is a part of Walmart's efforts to expand its sourcing from India to $10 billion a year by 2027.

Flipkart acquires ANS Commerce to strengthen its e-commerce ecosystem

Post the acquisition ANS Commerce will continue to operate as an independent e-commerce solutions platform under its existing leadership team, Flipkart said in a statement

PhonePe tops 100 mn transactions a day, does 2.5 bn transactions a month

The app has seen digital transactions from over 19,000 pin codes, constituting more than 99 per cent of the country

Tata's Neu: Group packs power brands in all-in-one e-commerce app

Described as a "super-app" and in the pipeline since at least mid-2020, the website called it "a unified platform that connects several brands across the Tata universe like never before"