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E-grocery market will grow at a CAGR of 62%, BigBasket to touch $1 billion revenue by 2018
With wafer thin margins and complex supply-chain cycle, the online grocery industry witnessed various up & downs in...
Snapdeal grew 600 percent in 2014, 65% orders through mobiles: CEO Kunal Bahl
Snapdeal said that 2014 had been a “phenomenal” year for the homegrown online marketplace and more than 65 percent of or...
Duo use sand to cheat Amazon, Flipkart
Two students were arrested for allegedly cheating e-commerce retailers, Amazon and Flipkart, by ordering electronic gadg...
Amazon’s expansion plans
It seems like this New Year has started with a bang for Amazon India. This online retail giant has many plans to acceler...
Indian ecommerce industry to get its own Alibaba?
Great news in the offing for the B2B ecommerce industry. According to this Economic Times news report, an exclusive...
App-only ecommerce – to dive in or not to dive?
Ecommerce companies are increasingly leaning towards smartphone applications. Most companies contend that majority of th...
High-priced precious jewellery picks up popularity online
The age old fact that Indians love their jewellery holds true for the new generation. The net savvy generation has taken...
Ecommerce mobile apps – most downloaded
2014 saw the exponential growth of online retail mainly due to the convenience factor for consumers. In addition to lapt...
Flipkart ropes in 300 Apollo Pharmacies as Logistics partners; Launches fulfilment by Ekart
Ekart, Flipkart’s ecommerce logistics arm has brought out two new plans to ensure better delivery. One is a tie-up with...
How to ace the Omni-channel selling model
A recent study by Hansa Cequity and the Retailers Association of India has shown that customers prefer a multi...
Amazon ahead of Flipkart and Snapdeal combined with 15 million products, in just 10 months
Amazon started operations in India in February 2012 with local brand Junglee.com and subsequently launched its own...
Amazon swipes itself into Square-like card reading business with the launch of ‘Amazon Local Register’. Should iKaaz, mSwipe and Ezetap be worried?
For local businesses, the ability to accept cards in a hassle free way is heavenly, and more so in emerging countries li...
Online Shopping Version 2.0
Recently, we talked about online players like Flipkart and Snapdeal turning more and more to offline modes of communicat...
Indian Retail 2016’s Buzzword: Click-and-Mortar
With 2015 coming to an end, getting into a contemplative mood is quite expected. If we look back at the Indian retail in...
Amazon Prime may be launched in India soon
Right from its entry into the Indian ecommerce scenario to its subsequent explosive, yet quiet, growth in popularity Ama...
Ecommerce firms’ unique solution to tech counterfeit
Recently there has been uproar about how ecommerce is allowing the sale of counterfeit or illegal products. It seems lik...
India’s low online buyer base – big concern but huge potential
India’s internet base nearly doubled this year and will continue to rise in the coming years too. Not just in urban citi...
Koovs closing in on profits with its 87% sales spike, Middle East expansion & private label?
The race for profitability is on in ecommerce. And, according to industry observers fashion will be at the forefront of...
Abof introduces Natural Language technology to enhance customer experience
Online fashion retail will soon be at the epicentre of online retail according to experts. So, to make sure they are not...
The Indian ecommerce frenzy: what’s keeping customers hooked
We have been giving you every small detail about the happenings in the ecommerce world, but with the curtains down on 20...
Flipkart takes action against 500 ‘sub-standard sellers’; Binny’s email spoofed
Online Marketplace, Flipkart has put the record straight by stating that it is currently not in talks with anyone to rai...
Snapdeal plans to up women merchant base by year-end
Focused on expanding its seller base, online marketplace Snapdeal plans to bring in more women to its platform and expec...
80 Million consumers set to shop online in 2016, ASSOCHAM-PwC
Average online purchases are expected to increase by 78% this year on the back of attractive deals and aggressive market...
Abof targets three-fold growth; eyes 15% market share by 2020
Aditya Birla Groups online shopping portal abof.com aims at growing business by three times in the current fiscal which...
Put on your customer hats to avoid annoying your customers!
Customers have a number of options when they want to buy something online. They are constantly being flooded with emails...
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[Infographic] India ecommerce market
2014 was rife with discussions and speculations about the growth of ecommerce in India. Looks like 2015 will be no diffe...
Government mulling ecommerce transactions for CPI calculations
It is reported that the government plans to study ecommerce transactions on marketplaces, to include in its Consumer Pri...
Bigbasket transitioning from B2C to B2B; setting up distribution centres
On one end, ecommerce biggies Flipkart and Amazon have rolled up their sleeves to enter the B2C groc...
Dazzling future ahead for Myntra; fashion shopping to transform
Ever since Flipkart acquired Myntra, the online retail community was interested in witnessing how the relation between t...
Gujarat government proposes different take on Entry Tax
Joining the bandwagon of state governments issuing tax on goods sold online is Gujarat. The Gujarat government has propo...
Ecommerce definition too wide in GST dispensation: Assocham
The government must clearly outline the scope of ‘ecommerce’ under the goods and services tax (GST), as the current defi...
Ecommerce players toughen up to remove frauds, fakes
Almost every success in the real world scenario has a flip side to it. Looks like ecommerce is no exception to this. Alo...
M-commerce set to overtake e-commerce soon: Report
Mobile commerce is likely to overtake e-commerce in the next few years, spurred by the continued uptrend in online shopp...
Alibaba locks 2016 for Indian ecommerce; partnership with Tata on cards?
The Indian ecommerce industry is not untouched by Alibaba’s presence. Although, so far it has only been investments. Thi...
After print, Amazon plans to hit prime time TV with IPL
Amazon made a quiet entry into the Indian ecommerce market. However, that is not how it plans to launch its first TV ad...
Snapdeal steps its game up; delivery flaws continue
Smartprix taken!All ecommerce companies are aggressively expanding their services and improving their customers’ experie...
Commerce Ministry starts e-marketplace for goods procurement
The Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace for online purchase of goods and services by various central governm...
Kraftly’s ‘flea commerce’ marketplace appeals to home sellers
Online to offline marketplace, Kraftly which was launched last September, is finding favour among new sellers, as it doe...
Sluggish economy hits online smartphone, home appliances sale; offline stores make hay
Recent reports have observed the slowing popularity of smartphones and home appliances. The chief culprits are the Novem...
Ecommerce set to grow to 1.7% of total retail sales in India by end of 2015
eMarketer has released a report that says ecommerce in India is growing at the speed of a supersonic jet. In 2014,...
Small traders bank on ecommerce for expansion
Internet provides a level playing field for all entrepreneurs. More and more small traders are banking on this aspect by...
Funding gate opens after hiatus courtesy of Flipkart; good times ahead for ecommerce industry?
When talks about Flipkart’s $1 billion funding were at its peak, IOS reported how Indian start-ups were waiting with bat...
Shopclues expects Rs 1,500 crore merchandise volume in FY15
Buoyed by the robust growth in e-commerce market in India, online marketplace Shopclues expects its gross merchandise va...
Bluestone looking to raise $25 million in funding
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, CEO, Founder, Bluestone.comThe online jewellery segment seems to be heating up with rise in deman...
Surprise: Mobiles and Laptops dominate Flipkart’s sales
Although Flipkart started as an online store for selling books, books are not the biggest contributor to Flipkart’s sale...
Ecommerce funding getting bigger and better
Everyone knows about the unbelievable amount of funds that big ecommerce players like Flipkart and Snapdeal have won in...
Would the biggest gainers of Flipkart-Snapdeal merger be Tiger Global & Softbank?
While there is still no confirmation on Flipkart-Snapdeal merger, the dissection of this possible deal has already start...
6-8% ‘Equalisation Levy’ On B2B Ecommerce, advises CBDT
Ministry of Finance as well as Commerce has been thinking hard to control & resolve the problems relating to digital...
Amazon to expand seller base through Junglee
Taking a leaf from Flipkart’s book, Amazon wants to push for more offline sellers to get on board its ecommerce platform...
