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Kraftly launches MySite for small sellers to get notices in ecommerce
Kraftly, launched in 2015, is known for its niche products supplied from small sellers, artisans and small scale manufac...
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Have you chosen the right products to sell online? [Part 1]
So, we have all read a zillion articles on Where to sell online, How to get your private brands to make money,How to Mar...
India among top five consumer markets in Asia, says report
India is among the top five consumer markets in Asia, offering retailers consumer spending growth of an average of 6.1%...
Niche online fashion firms bet on cross-selling to compete with ecommerce biggies
Fashion is one of the top selling categories of the ecommerce industry; the others being mobile phones and other electro...
Will Rs.186 crore be enough for Koovs to dominate Indian Fashion Etail?
Funding is a strategic approach according to the masterminds behind Koovs. They have been investing big in the company t...
Flipkart to combine Ekart with Snapdeal’s Vulcan Express after merger?
The Flipkart-Snapdeal merge will be one of the biggest events in Indian ecommerce history. It will leave only two major...
North-eastern states still a lucrative market for Indian ecommerce companies
Since the emergence of Ecommerce on the Indian turf, various cities from South, North & West India has contributed l...
Jabong narrows losses, still finds no takers
Leading fashion marketplace Jabong is searching high and low to find someone to buy its business, say reports. The compa...
DHL to increase warehousing to benefit from GST & rising ecommerce sales
India’s consumer market secured a place with the top five in Asia. One of the main reasons for this is its thriving ecom...
Amazon to open new warehouse in Hyderabad
When 2015 started, we heard about Amazon’s expansion plans in terms of better easy ship facility for sellers and more pr...
What ails the online fashion sector? Shut downs camouflage high growth figures
Fashion stores online have always had a rocky road. Even though fashion as a category holds 30% of the total share of In...
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Have you chosen the right products to sell online? [Part 2]
Yesterday we looked at some trends in the consumers’ buying preferences and what they search for online.We saw the impor...
Ecommerce logistics: Rs 207 crore pumped into Amazon ATS; Ekart strikes gold with external partners
Things are looking up for top ecommerce players Amazon India and Flipkart’s logistics arms. One just grabbed crores and...
Ecommerce and Make in India- Positive interdependence for success
The Indian government has high hopes for its ambitious project ‘Make in India’. Ecommerce companies have pinned their&nb...
Retail Giants Like Shoppers Stop and Lifestyle Board Indian Ecommerce Ship
Famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot chan...
GST Bill passed unanimously; ecommerce industry happy except for TDS burden
Rajya Sabha has passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitution Bill!What looked like an impossible task has finall...
Myntra-Jabong merger no reason to fret, say fashion etailers, industry experts
A quick scan of the fashion etailers in the wake of the Myntra–Jabong takeover has some interesting revelations. The rea...
Flipkart aims to be top furniture etailer, ties up with Godrej
Flipkart now wants monopoly in the domain of furniture. The company’s goal is to be the top furniture retailer in India...
Flipkart, Myntra combined fashion sales cross $1 billion
At a time when fashion sales at Flipkart and Myntra have collectively crossed the billion-dollar mark in run rate, Myntr...
Amazon hikes commissions on categories! Makes us wonder why now
Global ecommerce player Amazon has hiked its commissions on certain categories and we can’t help wondering about the tim...
Mr. Voonik addressing its Seller panel Slowdown?
Slowdowns seem to be a common effect in online retail these day. IOS informed you about product return delay at Shopclue...
Technical issues force GoJavas to halt logistics activities
GoJavas has temporarily paused its activities citing ‘technical issues’ during its ‘operational changes’. The logistics...
How to Sell Online: The Single Best Pieces of Advice From 41 Successful Ecommerce Entrepreneurs
It’s always a good idea to learn from experts in your field.Today we decided to feature a roundup of 41 of our favorite...
Online sellers demand for Ecommerce Regulator through petition to Govt.
The list of marketplace misdeeds is long and brutal. Everyday sellers face issues that are ignored by etailers...
SpiceJet enters ecommerce, ties up with Amazon to sell its brand online
Diversifying into the retail segment, SpiceJet today announced setting up of an ecommerce portal which is expected to ra...
Meet Fabque, the new ecommerce marketplace with a difference
With Flipkart, Snapdeal, eBay and Amazon swarming around, there are only few ways a new marketplace can enter Indian com...
Why should Marketplaces Dictate the Terms of Online Retail?
According to multichannel online seller Sugam Jain, “the tensions and drama in the Indian ecommerce story is at an all t...
Askme wash its hands of non-payment crisis, sellers hit the panic button
“Don’t lose trust. We are here to stay…. So I would humbly request, all the seller associations and the sellers that kee...
Amazon sellers: Saturday also shipping day for self-fulfilled orders
Amazon has set many a record ever since its entry into the Indian ecommerce market in 2013. Last year, it was ahead of F...
Drastic drop in business activities; Gojavas in deeper trouble?
GoJavas appears to be in serious trouble. The temporary shutdown that was reported earlier this week looks to be escalat...
Flipkart compelled to reduce WS Retail’s share; other sellers to get a fair chance
After the government introduced new ecommerce rules and regulations, it was quite clear that big changes in business mod...
Govt to set up committee to review ecommerce rules
The government has decided to set up a committee to look into all issues including foreign direct investment norms perta...
Discounts in online jewellery to sparkle Valentines Day 2015
With the major online jewellers witnessing sales in lakhs, we can now say that Indians have accepted the trend of online...
5 Tips for a Great Return Policy
The true basis of e-commerce transactions does not lie in any form of technology, be it mail, internet or smartphones. I...
Hindustan Unilever hints at entering Ecommerce, changes business model
Indian FMCG conglomerate, Hindustan Unilever is widely recognized for their innovative business strategies. Be it starti...
Should Flipkart & Amazon watch out for ecommerce competition from Walmart?
With the acquisition of Jet.com, the year-old US based ecommerce startup, Walmart Stores Inc. made its way into ecommerc...
Snapdeal introduces New Payment Cycle, effective from 1st September
As per Snapdeal’s email to sellers, it has introduced a new payment cycle, effective from 1st September 2014.The previou...
Govt to form panel to deal with complaints of online shoppers
The government will set up a committee to suggest ways to deal with complaints of consumers who trade on e-commerce plat...
Flipkart phases out Payzippy, invests in ngpay
Flipkart is out with another announcement, although this time it’s not about introduction of a new service or product ca...
Online retail market spend to jump 10 times to $14 billion in 5 years
Online retail market spending is likely to jump more than 10 times to $ 14 billion in the next five years in the seven m...
Snapdeal’s zero-commission marketplace Shopo ready to make money?
Snapdeal’s zero-commission marketplace Shopo, is doing better than expected since its re-launch in 2015. In the absence...
Alibaba to enter Indian Ecommerce in a bigger way
Just last week, Alibaba had announced its investment India’s PayTM. It apparently seems like this was only a precursor t...
Etailers’ business targets – Tall claims but far from it
Every now and then, ecommerce leaders and online start-ups announce their ambitious plans. We get an impression that eta...
Amazon to launch in-house fashion brand!
Amazon India is now gearing up to launch its own brand in the lifestyle and fashion segment. And if this turns out to be...
DIPP asks BigBasket to prove if it’s a marketplace or inventory-led firm
Fresh trouble for online grocery leader Big Basket. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has instructed...
5% of FMCG sales to be online by 2020: Google-Bain survey
With more and more people surfing online for FMCG products, the Internet would influence over a third of total sales in...
Etailers increase dependence on algorithms to push sales
Etailers are increasingly looking at smart ways to push their sales. All the more due to the renewed pressure to reach p...
Flipkart targets $8 billion in sales in three years
It currently clocks $4 billion in sales.India’s largest online retailer Flipkart aims to double the total value of goods...
Paytm accuses Snapdeal of stealing its business data! Could it be right?
Snapdeal has been in trouble a lot these days. They have managed to infuriate their online sellers through wrongful pena...
