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Amazon to urge all sellers to use company packaging, to minimise in-transit damage
Ecommerce major Amazon plans to provide packing supplies to all its sellers to enable uniformity. As of now, the parcels...
Ecommerce firms’ annual sales from each vendor capped at 25%
“AnEcommerce players like Flipkart and Amazon will not be allowed to market more than 25 per cent of its annual sales co...
More funding for Urban Ladder, this time from the Junglee founders
Online home décor retailer, Urban Ladder has secured funding from Junglee founders Venky Harinarayanan and Anand Rajaram...
Online grocery buzz: Alibaba to invest in BigBasket, Amazon to pick stake in Grofers
The Indian online grocery industry is hotting up as ecommerce biggies rush to grab the largest market share.As per lates...
Snapdeal cuts back commissions to benefit sellers & increase sales, with Dynamic Marketing Fee
After putting a cap of 70% on discounts for vendors’ benefit, Snapdeal has announced a new program for sellers – Dynamic...
Coupon sites, other affiliate marketing helping ecommerce bloom in India
Affiliate marketing is the in-thing in Indian ecommerce today. An affiliate is one who prompts customers to a specific w...
Flipkart’s Big Billion Day: Just a hype?
Snapdeal announced its Diwali Bumper sale last month, following which Flipkart announced its Big Billion Day on October...
UP’s tax system hurting ecommerce firms Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal
An online buyer posted on Flipkart’s Facebook page,“Flipkart – Moto G3 not deliverable at 226012. Should buyer move to o...
Alibaba has cold feet about direct entry into Indian Ecommerce?
Chinese goods already dominate the Indian market. Now it appears that they could dominate Indian ecommerce too through o...
Why e-Bay India is missing in e-commerce conversation despite coming before Flipkart, Amazon & Snapdeal
A first mover has the opportunity to craft a competitive edge. It can become a figurehead, it can capture customers, it...
Snapdeal registers 100% growth in sales with Diwali offers
Leading online portal Snapdeal announced its Diwali Bumper sale last month, to be held from September 15th to October 25...
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An IOS Exclusive: Consumer Trends In 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]
2014 has been another challenging year for both B2B and B2C sectors and here we are taking on 2015 with its ongoing rise...
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[Seller interview] “Quality of sellers on Amazon will get worse!” Alok shares more about the war against counterfeit goods [Part 2]
Last week, CEO of gizmobaba, Alok Chawla spoke to us about the issue of brand infringement on Amazon India. Despite aler...
Myntra acquires Native5, mobile app development platform
Yes, as reported earlier, Myntra did not shut down its desktop site and become mobile-only on May 1st. But looks like th...
Flipkart releases apology letter; Customer writes open letter to Flipkart
The days leading to October 6th were filled with all the marketing and hype about the Big Billion Day. October 6th start...
eBay tries to get on track through fashion acquisition attempts
eBay, the US-based marketplace, is reportedly looking to pick up fashion etailers to help it move forward in the queue....
Flipkart launches Windows 10 version of app; accessible on all devices
Flipkart along with Microsoft has come up with a new version of the shopping app for Windows 10, the latest version of M...
Top 6 Illuminating stats in Indian ecommerce, Jan-Apr 2015
There’s so much happening in the Indian ecommerce landscape everyday – acquisitions, funding and investments, strategy c...
Snapdeal goes personal, launches ‘SmartFeed’
Going by the latest changes and introductions, Snapdeal seems to determined to ensure customer loyalty and increase in r...
Scare tactics by marketplaces- The Indian Ecommerce Bully Club crushing sellers
Friday the 13th just went by, but ecommerce players’ scare tactics continue all year round. From direct threats to indir...
Flipkart slashes SLA procurement time to 48 hours; Online Sellers take note!
India’s leading online marketplace, Flipkart has reduced Service Level Agreement (SLA) procurement time to two days, whi...
Amazon India facilitates cross-border selling for Indian sellers
Steep discounts were the order of the ecommerce world last year; no one wanted to be left behind and it had become a cas...
Amazon introduces ‘Pay with Amazon’ in India
Amazon has launched ‘Pay with Amazon’ in India, its online payment service for third party sellers. According to Amazon,...
Entry tax on online purchases unconstitutional & illegal, says Patna HC
State level entry tax is still a menace for those selling to consumers in Bihar, Assam, J&K, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Utt...
Amazon’s shipments increase 150% in Q1 2016; admits it has minority stake in Cloudtail
It will not surprise us if Amazon India belts out Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’ as they are positive about winning the...
Marketplaces forced to be cautious with discounts as Govt. keeps tabs
Since the introduction of the 100% FDI ruling in March, sales have declined. The burning question on everyone’s lips was...
Confirmed: Myntra to be app-only from May 15, informs customers via email
After a false alarm, the confirmed date of Myntra App-Only move is finally out. According to earlier reports, the fashio...
Shopclues to help sellers in making attractive catalogs
Shopclues has introduced ‘Style My Catalog’, a set of professional styling services to create, enhance and enrich a sell...
Hacker Trouble – You may be at risk too!
Everything good comes with a flip side, whether we like it or not. The internet is no exception to this. Since inception...
Amazon focused on app, claims 65% of traffic comes from tier 2,3 cities
Ecommerce bellwether Amazon maintains that there is a steady increase in the number of customers shopping through the ap...
How did prominent online furniture retailers overcome challenges?
Online home décor and furnishing take off despite challengesWhen it comes to online retail everything sells, be it a pin...
Change in Ekart’s delivery model; How does it help Flipkart?
Experimenting with logistics is not a new concept at Flipkart. Remember a year ago when the marketplace started an unusu...
Ecommerce biggies Myntra, Flipkart and Jabong turn up the heat on Mobile Apps turf
Much has been written about Myntra’s decision to become an app-only store from 15th May. The talks were on from quite so...
Flipkart to rely on brand ads to increase revenue, profitability
After ‘Brand Stores’, Flipkart is counting on ‘brand ads’ to drive its company’s growth. The etailer will feature big br...
Flipkart’s Big Billion Day – How Much Did Other Marketplaces Gain?
The Big Billion Day – Flipkart’s much-hyped and much-awaited-by-all sale that happened on October 6th is being scrutiniz...
Upgrading policies that govern ecommerce: Need of the hour!
To say that the growth of Indian ecommerce has been remarkable would be an understatement. With each passing year, this...
ShopClues multiplies furniture range with new online store
Online Marketplace, ShopClues recently joined the elite list of ecommerce companies to achieve Unicorn status after rece...
Shopclues to facilitate online stores for online sellers, ties up with GoDaddy
Shopclues is cooking up new plans that could help online sellers control their ecommerce fate. With online marketplaces...
Flipkart marketplace investment cut off by 70%; Is low performance the reason?
Only a month ago, IOS brought you details about Flipkart’s limited cash reserves. The etailer claimed it has sufficient...
Need a boost in sales? Is your SEO on track?
SEO seems to be a devout mantra that ecommerce companies are chanting like any other online business. Yes, our online wo...
Snapdeal to onboard 1mn sellers on zero-commission app ‘Shopo’; ties up with SBI
In a move that heralds good news for low budget online sellers, Shopo plans to onboard a million sellers this year. The...
E-Commerce Sales To Hit Rs. 11,000-13,000 Crore In October
Driven by festive offers and discounts on their platforms, e-commerce companies are expected to register transactions wo...
Myntra takes the leap of faith, transitions into app-only!
And it’s finally happened. Myntra has shut down its desktop site and transitioned into an app-only model, to leverage on...
700 kirana stores to assist Flipkart’s Ekart in last mile delivery
Flipkart has taken it upon itself to improve its delivery accuracy rate after reports revealed that they have the slowes...
Furniture etailer Pepperfry plans to turn profitable in 2 years
After top fashion etailer Myntra’s announcement to become profitable by 2016-end (after its strategic transition to app-...
Amazon app is second most popular in India; yet Tiger Global cuts stake in Amazon by 67%, why?
Leading ecommerce company Amazon has good news and bad news. The bad news first – investor Tiger Global has brought down...
DIPP grants Urban Ladder single brand retail license
In April, IOS reported that Urban ladder applied to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotio...
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Learning about Marketplace Fulfilment Services; How do you avail of them? [Part 2]
The benefits of marketplace fulfilment services can given an online seller just the edge he needs to promote himself fro...
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[Infographic] Tapping into Mobile commerce 2014
We all know the significance of mobile phones or smartphones in everyone’s life now. Its not just a device to make calls...
