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5 Unexplored Ecommerce Business Ideas
Indian ecommerce has some strong players in marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal), fashion (Jabong, Myntra), furnitu...
Will foreign ecommerce players set the Indian market ablaze? Will online sellers benefit?
Indian ecommerce is a big playground, but all the players are locked in bitter combat. Leading players like Flipkart, Sn...
Packaging solutions for Ecommerce – Can Beloved Bubble wrap be replaced?
Bubble wrapnounMeaning:(for business owners) Protector of fragile goods, shock absorber(for most) stress buster & so...
Do mobile wallets help to push online shopping?
The fact that there is a segment of Indians who do not have bank accounts but have mobiles cannot be ignored. Service pr...
Snapdeal sellers fed up of the etailer’s serial lying issue?
Snapdeal earns ‘The Charlatan’ tag from Sellers for serial lyingPinocchio is a fictional character who is best known for...
Is it true – Snapdeal doesn’t want sellers to upload new products?
Product Listing on Snapdeal – Painless or Painful?“I just want to share the kind of problems sellers facing while upload...
The kinks in Amazon’s shipment tracking system & its efforts to iron out those
October was the month of festive sales. Hundreds of products flied off the digital shelf daily and ecommerce biggies rep...
Retailers place their bets on ‘Omni Channel Retail’ – a marriage between offline and online
On one hand statistics suggest that online retail sales are not even 1% of the total retail sales in India. On the other...
Your Customers are talking. Are you Listening in?
Remember how every mom or grand mom always has a ready list of shops (the brick and mortar ones) to go to each tim...
Top 5 Online Marketplaces in India compared
If you’re looking to get into online retail, subscribing to an online marketplace is arguably the quickest way to do so....
How do online marketplace advertisements work? Can you count on them to enhance sales?
Recently, online retail seller Sarada Kajaria asked Indian Online Seller,“Do online marketplace ads really work?”Like ma...
How have iPay & Inthree brought ecommerce to rural India? How did they crack it?
Bringing Ecommerce to Rural IndiaNone of the big etailers be it Flipkart, Amazon or Snapdeal have managed to enter rural...
Reverse logistics – Should sellers bear the charges?
Products Returns are a huge part of the Indian ecommerce industry. While mom-and-pop stores and big retail outlets can h...
Why is Amazon’s Seller Support service not at par with its customer service?
One hears mostly great things about Amazon India’s customer service on social media platforms, knowledge sharing portals...
The impact of demonetisation on the average Indian online seller
The demonetisation calamity has struck many in the online retail segment. This is an industry that thrives on cash on de...
Can India catch up to ecommerce in China?
Ecommerce in India has seen rapid growth over the past few years. Thanks in large part to increased adoption of broadban...
Infibeam –In or Out of the Ecommerce Race?
The Ahmedabad based Internet & ecommerce company, Infibeam was started in 2007 by Vishal Mehta. Since then, the pare...
Myntra’s app-only shopping experience: The state of affairs
Myntra was one of India’s hugely successful online marketplaces. The site specialised in fashion, and dealt exclusively...
Decoding the latest trend, Social Commerce
Just like any other service industry, etailers too have to constantly come up with new ideas for acquiring & retaini...
Is TDS Reimbursement from marketplaces a tedious task for sellers?
When the proposal to float GST Bill was initiated by the Finance Ministry, ‘TDS’ (Tax Deducted at Source) also became th...
6 marketplaces offering financial assistance to online sellers
For sellers, an online marketplace is a highly competitive space as each merchant is competing with thousands of others...
Stars align for online jewellery industry – Tough road ahead to realise full potential
The Indian ecommerce industry has always been surrounded by skeptics. The naysayers believed that consumers won’t accept...
Pitfalls & perils of ecommerce logistics – the logistics players’ side of the story
With the meteoric rise of the ecommerce industry in India, several peripheral and supporting industries have also seen s...
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[Report] 46% SMEs had increase in sales with online marketplace listings: Snapdeal & KPMG
Snapdeal, in tie-up with KPMG, has released a report titled ‘Impact of ecommerce on SMEs in India’, outlining how the ec...
Account Suspensions on Online Marketplaces – the Right & the Wrong
Suspension was and is one of the most extreme and effective punishments to discipline unruly school kids. The ecommerce...
Is ecommerce a permanent business? Online sellers explain why & why not
It’s the start of another year. It’s that time when resolutions are made and changes are abundant. We look at everything...
When is the right time to start selling abroad?
For many online sellers the purpose of selling online was to expand their businesses and sell pan India. This is a great...
COD Logistic Service Providers for Your Ecommerce Business
Cash on Delivery (COD) – Online shoppers love it but sellers, etailers not so much.Impulsive purchases and order placed...
Tapping into rural ecommerce, can China’s Taobao model be replicated here?
Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “The real India lies in the 7,00,000 villages. If Indian civilization is to make its full...
Selling hassles on Limeroad? Why are some sellers left with a sour taste in their mouth?
Established in 2012, Limeroad is one of the few discovery-and-ecommerce platforms and the first-movers in India. In the...
Dealing with fraudulent buyers- Here’s how you can protect yourself from getting duped
One of the most common problems that online sellers are facing these days is that of bogus buyers. Unscrupulous people a...
The lure of Marketplace Deals – should sellers take the bait or not?
As expected, all major ecommerce players have floated the news of their respective ‘Festive Sale’ as the biggest holiday...
Return policies of marketplaces breaking sellers’ back?
A ‘No questions asked’ return policy can make buyers grin from ear to ear. However, the same thing wipes the smile off s...
Sponsored Ads on Online Marketplaces – Spend a little, Gain a lot
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising– Mark Twain, famous American authorSellers would...
Tier 2, 3 cities as potential markets for Online Retail
India’s online retail market can be subdivided into two parts in terms of the geography – the so called tier 1 cities, w...
No genuine reasons for product returns on Flipkart?! Seller woes spelt out
A ‘No questions asked’ return policy can be considered as one of the game-changers of the Indian ecommerce industry. In...
Marketplace or Self-Fulfilment – Which one should you pick?
One of the many decisions that sellers have to make while signing up on an online marketplace is, should they choose – m...
Indiarush is in no hurry to pay off our dues, allege Sellers
Yet another ecommerce company has joined the ‘Payment Delay Club’. The new entrant is IndiaRush that seems to be in no r...
Etailers, look beyond the metros! Others are already targeting tier 2,3 cities!
While ecommerce has ample scope in the metro cities, the smaller towns and villages comprise of a large chunk of the pop...
Buzzwords of Indian Ecommerce 2015 – A look at the defining trends
As we bid adieu to 2015 and welcome 2016 with open arms and a little apprehension, it’s time to rewind and look back at...
Snapdeal’s eyes wide shut as the marketplace & fraudulent buyers scam sellers
We are often taught tricks and tips to identify scams, frauds and hoaxes. Be it banks or MNCs, they all actively work to...
Is Amazon misleading customers against sellers while settling returns?
On IOS, we have published a range of articles on fulfillment practices that covered all the pros and cons of each method...
Cash on Delivery (COD) slowing down Indian ecommerce?
It’s already established that COD in India is a necessary evil (some call it unnecessary evil), but is it hurting Indian...
High product returns? Simple packaging & shipping tips to reduce & repair
High returns rate is a huge cause of concern for ecommerce companies and online sellers. While IOS has written in depth...
7 online retail platforms to grow your business further
The online retail industry is expanding with every passing day. According to a study it is expected to reach $50-55 bill...
Marketplace or Inventory-Led, which ecommerce model works best?
Indian ecommerce industry is close to completing a decade. And it has gone through various changes. eBay was the first e...
Is B2B ecommerce gaining steam in India?
India is developing into a hotbed of ecommerce activities. The industry is witnessing a titanic growth in a short span o...
Laws of Indian ecommerce or the Lack of It!
2007 is regarded as the birth year of the Indian ecommerce industry. There were online businesses before that too like e...
Holidays, Events & Occasions that impact ecommerce sellers in India
With every burgeoning year, the Indian ecommerce Industry gets better and better. At the forefront of this phenomenon, i...
