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$25M to be injected in Lenskart; 1,000 franchise stores on the cards
Online eyewear retailer, Lenskart is on a roll. The company that aims to become profitable by 2017 is brimming with conf...
Ecommerce growth in 2015 – 5 Predictions
This fantastic year is almost coming to an end! 2014 was abuzz with lots of progress happening in e-commerce. Suddenly i...
Fashion etail industry – Big corporates vs existing startups
The influx of corporate heavyweights is changing the face of India’s online fashion industry. The competition was intens...
Snapdeal owned ‘FreeCharge Go Card’ achieves 500, 000 milestone
In January, Snapdeal announced big plans for its digital wallet FreeCharge in 2016. It recently proclaimed that it would...
Here’s why Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is right about the e-commerce bubble
“Where is Flipkart’s complete business model? Forget about valuation. I want to know Flipkart’s business model. I want t...
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[Infographic] Roadmap for a Trustworthy Ecommerce website
Trust may be just a five letter word but it is crucial to instill it in your customers’ minds so that they keep coming b...
Offline stores increase sales conversion rates, say online retailers
There was a clear demarcation line with regard to the Indian retail industry, i.e. Offline and Online. But the line has...
Flipkart not part of GOSF this year
GOSF, Google’s Great Online Shopping Festival was first organized in 2012 to give Indians the Cyber Monday (USA) or Sing...
How to Keep Negative Reviews at Bay
In a world where you are continuously evaluated by online word-of-mouth and sellers’ ratings, negative reviews are every...
TataCLiQ.com signs up 12 global brands
Tata group’s ecommerce venture TataCLiQ.com said it has partnered with 12 international brands, including New Look, Oasi...
Is Reliance Retail set to launch its own ecommerce portal by May 2015?
2014 saw the entry of the retail giant, Reliance Group into ecommerce with its online grocery RelianceFreshDirect. If th...
Make it easier to source Indian goods: Industry bodies urge government
E-commerce has already had its tryst with the Make India campaign, with several online marketplaces rooting for authenti...
Beef up online security to increase customer trust
Online security in India is apparently not taken as seriously as it should be. With a number of malware and hackers alwa...
Online lingerie: Clovia’s losses & revenue swells; Zivame banks on omnichannel strategy
Looking at the amount of losses, the fiscal year 2015-16 wasn’t one of the best years for the ecommerce companies. India...
Remove goods from warehouse, Tax department tells Amazon vendors
In yet another move in Amazon’s long drawn battle with tax officials, the company has been asked to remove all of its go...
Rakuten may enter Indian ecommerce by Sept; to follow marketplace & cashback model
Japan’s largest ecommerce company Rakuten is rumoured to enter India by August or September 2016. The news story about J...
eBay warns sellers of delays in pickup/delivery around Haryana
Due to recent curfews in the cities of Haryana, eBay has warned online sellers to expect delays in pickup and deliveries...
M-commerce plays matchmaker: Shopify partners with MartMobi
Everyone who cares enough about the flourishing e-commerce industry knows about the next big change that is going to hap...
Govt receives over 1,300 complaints against ecommerce companies
Government has received over 1,300 complaints against direct selling and ecommerce companies till December 2016, Parliam...
Online stores offering option to customise clothing fit!
As if the thriving popularity of online apparel sales wasn’t already enough, online retailers are offering yet another i...
Grofers follows Flipkart & Amazon’s seller structure to avoid trouble with FDI
By the end of last year, Grofers changed its delivery model to reduce losses and improve its chances of earning revenue....
Paytm to create Luxury mobile mall ‘Anasa’
A recent ASSOCHAM report suggested that the Luxury market in India would surpass $18.3 billion in 2016. Online Luxury sa...
Fashion portal Voonik beats all in the game, claims to turn profitable in 10 months
Yet another etailer announces impending profitability. It is Voonik’s turn to declare that it will be making profits. Th...
Whatsapp- the simple marketing tool to attract women customers
Industry experts have predicted a rise in the contribution of women to Indian ecommerce from 26% to 35% by 2016. Looks l...
Snapdeal’s Shopo shuts down! Did the ecommerce industry get the best of it?
“The e-commerce market in India will continue its robust growth. However, we realise that it will take some more years f...
Making an e-difference: Ecommerce industry taking stock of its social responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility is not new to corporate giants in India. Everyone knows about how Narayan Murthy’s Infos...
Voonik secretly raises capital; perhaps to combat heavy losses
While fashion portal Voonik has announced that it will begin earning profits in the next ten months, its figures paint a...
Future Group to purchase FabFurnish; not interested in Jabong?
It is has been reported that retail giant, Future Group is likely to purchase online furniture store FabFurnish. German...
Online brands set up offline stores to increase buyer reach
Leading online stores are realising the importance of having a physical presence in terra firma. In a surprising roundab...
Niche marketplaces – 5 Advantages over other marketplaces
To Niche or not to Niche, that is the question.It is common knowledge that marketplaces online are the next big thing of...
Flipkart launches Home Category, attempt at higher margins?
In its efforts to get into new avenues to increase margins, Flipkart has launched the home category.More than 5 lakh pro...
Etailers’ Union Budget 2016 Wish list – want GST & Ease of doing business
IndianOnlineSeller (IOS) has already presented how in the absence of ecommerce specific laws, the industry is in a state...
Online retailers secure logistics ahead of GOSF
Shopping, shopping everywhereAfter drawing flak for major bloopers in delivery of products last festive season, most big...
GST can hinder Indian ecommerce industry’s growth, alleges IAMAI
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in association with Pricewaterhouse Coopers release...
Flipkart’s ‘Nearby’ app to be a faraway memory; invests in new Tech
Flipkart has decided to shut down its grocery delivery app ‘Nearby’. The pilot project, launched in October, would deliv...
Askmebazaar to offer home services on its platform next year
With the online retail scenario in full boom in India, anything that can be sold or is needed by people seems to be maki...
7-yr-old Flipkart’s evolution through the eyes of Sachin Bansal
Alexa rank 7, fresh capital of $1 billion, 14000 employees and day by day inching towards becoming India’s first $100 bi...
Flipkart Targets West Bengal to Increase its Seller Base!
Flipkart is now eyeing West Bengal to increase its seller base by offering marketing support and training to sellers.The...
India’s top three marketplaces come together and say, ‘GST is fine, TCS is not’
The unimaginable has happened! Leading online marketplaces (and arch rivals) Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal have joined...
More and more people opting for online shopping in Mizoram
With online shopping gnawing at its feet, shopping in the markets in Mizoram has come down drastically even when Christm...
Niche Etailers Disrupt Ecommerce Trinity’s Business; IRCTC proclaims ‘explore us to increase sales’
Last week IOS shared Morgan Stanley’s report that revealed how the combined GMV of Indian ecommerce industry’s trinity –...
Demonetisation continues to bring down ecommerce projections; Forrester the latest to slash predictions
With the impact of demonetisation, the Indian ecommerce industry witnessed a substantial drop in sales. This put a major...
Offer valid for limited period only: Crazy online discounts to end soon
Just last week we carried an article on how Myntra plans to focus on breaking even soon. Seems like this bug has caught...
Ecommerce is booming but are false discounts giving it a bad reputation?
Albeit the growth projections are low, Indian ecommerce is still booming. A representative of the Fossil Group, (a franc...
Craftsvilla provides Online Seller Loans after partnering with Lendingkart
Online lending platform Lendingkart today announced that it has tied up with ethnic products e- commerce marketplace Cra...
Ecom Express to take on rival Delhivery with upcoming fulfilment services
Online sellers who operate around Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh can rejoice. Logistics company Ecom Express is g...
Ecommerce success and community building, CEO of Limeroad shares tips
In a recent chat with YourStory, the CEO and Founder of LimeRoad, Suchi Mukherjee shared interesting insights and tips f...
Sellers say TCS under GST is not all bad like top etailers claim
A couple of days ago, the head honchos of online retail came together and agreed that GST was alright for the industry b...
Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon selling medicines without licence
The Maharashtra government has taken action against e-commerce giants Snapdeal, Amazon and Flipkart which were selling m...
