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Flipkart seeks exclusive courtship from investors
Flipkart Ltd is flexing its muscle as the country’s most sought-after Internet company by demanding exclusivity from pot...
Amazon reduce reliance on Cloudtail; new batch of sellers to handle best-selling brands
Amazon had requested for time till September to restructure its business in order to comply with DIPP’s FDI guidelines....
Amazon ties up with Kirana stores, attempt to tap into online grocery segment?
Amazon is starting yet another pilot project to capitalize on the ecommerce success wave. The ecommerce giant is all set...
Amazon opens fulfillment centre in Haryana, largest in india
Amazon India’s strategic and planned expansion in the Indian ecommerce market by now is all but familiar to us. Right fr...
Flipkart bows out of e-book segment; Amazon still going strong
A recent report by market research company, Nielsen revealed that the physical book industry in India is worth...
Amazon rewards customers after achieving highest traffic ranking
Analytics company, AppAnnie recently released data which stated that the ecommerce marketplace, Flipkart had topped...
eBay uses Twitter to get back into the ecommerce game? Will #eBaySmartAsk make an impact?
If you live and breathe through your twitter feed you will never have to switch screens to shop on eBay. The online mark...
Yet another store launch from Amazon India – Health & Personal Care
Amazon India has launched Health and Personal Care store on its marketplace today. Just three weeks after the...
69% of Flipkart’s online shoppers are men, FlipTrends study
India’s ecommerce leader, Flipkart has analysed behavioural data of nearly 50 million consumers on its platfor...
Ex-Jabong execs under scanner for corporate governance violations; PwC’s audit report reveals murky details
Just when it seemed that fashion etailer Jabong is heading towards better times with Snapdeal deal, the company is in ne...
Flipkart emerges India’s most searched word on Google in 2015
Ecommerce leader, Flipkart became the most searched term on Google in India, in 2015, after overtaking Indian Railways C...
Amazon and GreenDust, refurbished good retailer, tie up to facilitate buyback, exchange
Amazon has tied up with GreenDust, refurbished goods retailer, to offer buyback and exchange options for consumers. Curr...
Flipkart to offer online grocery, following competitors Snapdeal and Amazon
Online grocery segment getting crowded! After apparel and electronics, grocery seems to be the next battleground for eta...
Amazon picks Telangana for fulfilment centre; Karnataka investment on hold
E-Commerce major Amazon has chosen Telangana over the neighbouring state of Karnataka to set up its largest fulfilment c...
Shopclues launches Spiritual products
Adding to its long list of product segments, Shopclues has added Spiritual products to the portfolio of products being s...
Flipkart to extend logistics services to other ecommerce companies
Leading ecommerce bellwether, Flipkart is planning to expand its operations and enter the field of commercial logistics....
Jabong integrates with Global Fashion Group
Finally, it’s done. Gurgaon-based fashion and lifestyle etailer, Jabong has been integrated into the Global Fashion Grou...
‘Consumer Company’ Amazon faces allegation over CEO Jeff Bezos’ gift
Earlier this month, Flipkart’s CEO Sachin Bansal declared that desktop mindset is passé and mobile-only makes sense. But...
Amazon gets an all-clear from the Tax Department regarding VAT exemption woes
Amazon has been in the news for their tax troubles in Karnataka from the past one year. The online marketplace has been...
Godrej Nature’s Basket ties up with Amazon for selling products online
The company said it has listed a wide range of products on Amazon’s platform in the first phase and the range will incre...
Flipkart in trouble again? Customer receives fake speaker!
Sale of fake products on the online platforms is something etailers have been battling with for a while now. Despite str...
Flipkart launches ‘Flipkart Li’l Stars’ for children’s segment; outlines 7 fastest growing categories
According to a report by Technopak, the children’s wear market in the country reached $8.3 billion in 2013, which contri...
Net Neutrality – good or bad for etailers?
As a result of severe backlash and the viral campaign ‘Save the Internet’, Flipkart has finally decided not to seal the...
Flipkart denies $100mn stake sold by 2nd largest investor Accel
A report has be doing the rounds, that Flipkart’s 2nd largest shareholder, Accel Partners had sold off a stake worth $10...
Flipkart announces Big Billion Day 2: Who’s looking forward to it?
When it comes to bouncing back, there is a lot that one can learn from India’s homegrown etailer Flipkart. The Big Billi...
Jabong’s FY15 revenue doubles, net loss triples
Lately, there has been a lot of speculation about fashion etailer Jabong. The contradicting reports about turning profit...
Efficient logistics service proves to be key differentiator for Amazon in 2015
Online marketplace, Amazon had an amazing 2015. The US company which is trying its level best to conquer the Indian mark...
Flipkart connects Indian sellers with premium global brands
Ecommerce giant Flipkart has set in motion a new project, which will benefit all the 4 parties involved– local sellers,...
Flipkart to push mobile app more; phasing out desktop ads
A few days back IOS covered the news of Flipkart’s intention to go app-only in a year akin to Myntra. Keeping up with th...
Amazon’s Latest- “Register & Sell from same day” option to attract more retailers
Amazon may have made a quiet entry into the Indian ecommerce market, with a subsequent quiet and steady growth to the to...
Amazon introduces new app for sellers; signs MOU with NIESBUD to assist SMEs
‘Helping small businesses grow’ seems to be the motto of all online marketplaces. Rightly so because sellers are the bac...
Amazon to offer Sunday delivery, expands pickup points to 45 cities
The new battleground for ecommerce players, delivery seems to be heating up more with Amazon also extending Sunday deliv...
Flipkart launches Trendstalk to assist online fashion sellers
This week seems really fashionable to be associated with the world of online fashion. We heard about Jabong trying to tu...
Flipkart experiments with new sale formats
Flipkart has definitely learned its lesson after the Big Billion Day debacle last year. The ecommerce giant is now tryin...
Flipkart buys Appiterate, a mobile marketing automation platform
With a single-minded focus on becoming the number one mobile app shopping company, Flipkart has recently acquired Appite...
Flipkart in no rush to go public atleast for 3 years
Flipkart, an online marketplace that analysts estimate to be worth $11 billion, has benefited from the foreign funds.Ind...
Flipkart stops sale of sexual wellness products
It has not even been a year since Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart started selling sexual wellness products on its portal...
Flipkart close to finalizing $550 million funding
A first for Flipkart in 2015, the ecommerce giant is set to close a funding deal amounting to $550 million (Rs 3500 cror...
Jabong targets profitability with GFG
Ecommerce platform Jabong is looking at increasing its profitability. ET reports that Jabong is planning to improve its...
eBay updates Shipping policy for four categories in jewellery
eBay India has updated its Shipping and Delivery Policy for PaisaPay items for four categories, based on seller feedback...
SBI and Amazon tie up; what’s in store for Indian ecommerce now?
The ecommerce market which is already expected to touch $22 billion by the end of 2015 may have just raised its stakes....
App-Only Myntra’s sales drop by 10%; rivals don’t vouch for app-only strategy
Exactly a week back on 15th May, Myntra transitioned into app-only mode. The fashion etailer shut down their website, a...
eBay to continue with multi-platform approach
Ecommerce major eBay today said it will continue to offer services across various platforms like PC and mobile app even...
If you are not selling on Amazon India already, maybe you should now!
Youtube is undoubtedly the most popular video sharing channel on the internet on which users can upload, view and share...
Flipkart to offer lending services, to help sellers with working capital
It’s common knowledge that one of the biggest advantages of online retail is the significantly lesser working capital re...
Amazon India launches advertisement services to boost revenue & seller loyalty
Etailers are pulling clever ad-targeting strategies from their sleeves to win the ecommerce war. Yesterday we discovered...
Flipkart receives flak for offering ‘fake discount’
Flipkart is in the news again but not for good reasons. The marketplace was caught offering fake discount by inflating t...
Amazon sellers – Make in India, sell globally
Amazon helps Indian online sellers to sell their products overseasIn a move that could have a significant impact on Indi...
Amazon India building another fulfillment centre in Telangana
Amazon’s tax woes with the Karnataka government pushed the marketplace place to find an alternate state for carrying on...
