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Sellers leave Askmebazaar due to non-payments; How much trouble is the etailer in?
What the Crystal Ball Says about AskMe’s Future?It was Indian film actress Kangana Ranaut who convinced online seller Sa...
Is Indofash the latest one to join the ‘struggling Indian ecommerce start-ups’ list?
The ecommerce industry has provided (is providing) a wonderful opportunity to entrepreneurs and independent artists in I...
Ill-defined Paytm SEED program, ineffective Seller Support causing trouble for online sellers?
Paytm is working on separating its businesses and focusing better on online retail. The etailer wants to double its sell...
Amazon Transportation Services – helping hand or grabbing hand?
Last-mile delivery has been a huge pain point for ecommerce players in India. Since a major chunk of our population (abo...
The next hot product category in online retail – Baby care products?
We all agree that selling online is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs. While apparel, groceries, books, electronic g...
Snapdeal’s cost-cutting inconvenience sellers; is there a better way to handle fund-crunch?
In February 2017, Snapdeal fired 600 of its employees as part of the company’s cost-cutting strategy. After being in den...
Partnerships in online retail- Joining hands for mutual benefit
That Indian ecommerce is a booming industry is apparent in the numbers. From $3.9 billion in 2009, it reached $12.6 bill...
Snapdeal sellers speak – Incorrect shipping charges eating away earnings
IndianOnlineSeller has extensively reported how marketplaces’ easy return policy is troubling online sellers. If you mis...
Sellers ask: Askmebazaar, why is your service below par?
What are the options for Indian sellers who want to sell on online marketplaces?There’s eBay. It still gives maximum rev...
Thumbs up or down: Sellers’ opinion divided on Amazon’s Payment Reports
Reconciling online marketplace payments is not an easy task. With a host of charges, penalties, fees and returns, seller...
Missing SKU information from Snapdeal’s Invoices: Rise in Packaging Problems VS Reducing Ecommerce Fraud
Sometimes even the best intentions and best course of action fails to get the desired results or invites wrath. Does Sna...
Is Amazon not taking action against brand infringement?
Counterfeit market is a flourishing business. Right from designer wear replicas to first-copy luxury watches, there are...
Seller performance metrics get affected by technical glitches! Why won’t marketplaces rectify these?
Do you remember the case of this young college student who managed to get his hands on a brand new iPhone 5S from Snapde...
Drop in product visibility on Flipkart; Sellers raise concern!
Has Flipkart cast a vanishing spell on sellers’ product listings?Visibility in a crowded online marketplace is already a...
After Amazon ATS, Snapdeal’s logistics arm Vulcan bitten by compulsive lying bug
While Amazon and Flipkart constantly compete over who is sellers’ favourite and whose monthly sales were higher, Snapdea...
Can sellers trust online marketplaces?
Lately, it seems like everyone wants in on Indian ecommerce. Big corporations like the Aditya Birla Group, business tyco...
Everything that’s wrong with ecommerce marketplaces narrated by online sellers
Online marketplaces attract shoppers with the promise of discounts, variety and the ease of placing orders. Similarly, o...
How safe is our inventory in your warehouse, FBA sellers ask Amazon
In April 2017, Amazon’s founder & CEO Jeff Bezos declared his plans to continue investing in technology and infrastr...
Selling perishables and perfumes online – raising a stink?
The Indian consumer has turned to the Internet for all shopping needs. Everything, including precious commodities like g...
‘Try & Buy’- Can it guarantee sales in online retail?
Trying and Testing ‘Try and Buy’The key role of marketing is to communicate the value of a product to its potential cons...
The confusing returns and refunds saga written by Flipkart! Sellers’ Review
In April 2017, it was widely reported that Flipkart has changed its return policy for many product categories. The compa...
Seller VS Limeroad: Vendor demands Rs 12 lakh unpaid dues; etailer says seller owes money
It is not just Snapdeal sellers that are fighting for their dues. Indian Online Seller (IOS) received a desperate call f...
Flipside of Etailers’ Measures to Control Returns – from Amazon’s Runway to Limeroad’s Penalty Program
Lowering or at least controlling the rate of return is one of the main priorities of the Indian ecommerce players. In Ap...
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Sellers reveal Digital Marketing Channels worth spending on [Part 2]
In the first half of our digital marketing article, we introduced you to the different options available and how to acce...
Online Retail has no limits, it’s freedom to sell! How can sellers handle marketplace dominance?
70 years ago, India fought long and hard for its freedom. The battle between the British and Indian people was an epic m...
6 Business-to-Business (B2B) Online Marketplaces in India worth exploring
Business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce market is gradually maturing across the world, whereas in India it is still at the...
Are online sellers paying for ecommerce marketplaces’ empty promises?
A decade back vendors had a lot of room to play around in the Indian ecommerce industry. No extensive investment w...
Why is Shopclues’ seller support clueless about vendors’ woes?
Up until early 2016, Indian ecommerce industry had three key players – Flipkart, Amazon, and Snapdeal. But by mid-2016,...
Predictions 2016 – Top 7 trends that will shape Indian ecommerce
No prizes for guessing that m-commerce will continue to grow even in the new year. As India’s internet user base increas...
Why does Amazon put ‘Free Shipping’ label without consent, ask sellers
Sellers are facing a very unusual issue at Amazon India. According to few sellers, their product listing reflects ‘Free...
Is reverse logistics necessary for smooth returns policy?
Online retail is incomplete without an adequate return policy. Consumers feel they are at a disadvantage because they ca...
NDTV Indianroots sellers & buyers cry foul over non-payments; another startup to be uprooted?
From Flipkart to Snapdeal, from Myntra to Jabong, everyone has been talking about ‘touching profitability soon’ for near...
Has Voonik joined payment delay club? Seller group says yes, Etailer says no!
Delayed payments don’t seem to be unusual on online marketplaces lately. But waiting for payments worth lakhs of rupees,...
eBay exhibits irresponsible, lethargic attitude by withholding remittances for GST registration: Sellers
July 2017 has been a month of transition – from pre to post GST era – for Indian online sellers. For the most part, the...
Mobile apps a huge factor in boosting ecommerce sales & revenue?
That mobile is an important factor in the success of online commerce is known even to novice sellers. Especially in Indi...
Penny-pincher Snapdeal’s strategy to save funds – reject seller claims & keep stock
While ecommerce biggies don’t leave a chance to paint a rosy picture of their businesses and blurt out grand plans &...
Cash On the go- Why customers find digital wallets convenient
It’s your anniversary and you forgot to buy your spouse/partner a gift. You do not have the time to go to a store and pi...
If SKU mapping leads to suspension, why do online marketplaces allow it?
Indian Online Seller (IOS) has actively discussed online marketplace account suspensions with the seller commu...
Why Sellers think Payment Reconciliation mixed with Returns & GST is a bad combination?
The menace of products returns is something that every online seller is familiar with. The confusing ...
Indian online fashion: has it reached saturation or is it still developing?
In 2015, the number of online shoppers was somewhere at 40 million. By 2020 this number is expected to reach 250 million...
5 niche Online Marketplaces you should know about
Online Marketplaces can be divided into a few subcategories – there are your usual online mega malls like Flipkart and A...
How fake unverified reviews on Amazon is ruining sellers’ business
Ratings and reviews play a huge role in every seller’s online selling journey. More than 90% of buyers base their...
Snapdeal won’t survive in its current form of B2C marketplace, say sellers
Snapdeal is irrelevant as a marketplace, say sellersGreek philosopher Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant...
There’s nothing express about Xpressbees’ delivery service, say Snapdeal & Paytm sellers
Logistics is defined as ‘the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers’. So it is safe to assume that the c...
Why do online marketplaces show little regard for sellers’ inventory?
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Is a 30-day return policy still necessary in ecommerce? Sellers answer
One of the first points that sellers raised when Indian Online Seller (IOS) asked them to review online m...
Are new marketplace policies always countering previous ones? Is impact on sellers ever considered?
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Major reason for RTOs & frauds – ecommerce courier companies, reveal sellers
During Indian Online Seller’s (IOS) survey for the 30-day return policy story, a seller shared that he has suf...
Marketplace Seller apps – Are they the future or do they have a long way to go?
The one thing you carry around with you like everyone else is a cell phone. According to statistics collected by Coupon...
