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Flipkart uses omni-channel route to attract more customers
Store-King and iPay are online start-ups who use an assisted ecommerce model to attract customers in small towns. Ecomme...
Myntra.com is back, with a new improved desktop website
Looks like Myntra re-launched its desktop website sooner than expected. The online fashion etailer launched their deskto...
Amazon seals the deal with Akshay Kumar’s Best Deal TV
Online marketplace, Amazon and celebrity driven tele-shopping channel Best Deal TV have formed a strategic alliance with...
Mobile wallet payments to rule the ecommerce world
Mobile wallets are soon becoming the preferred mode of payment for online transactions. The last year has been all about...
What’s up with Jabong –turning profitable or being sold?
When it comes to fashion etailers, Jabong and Myntra were the two names that were featured regularly. Although at presen...
Furniture etailers using hyperlocal model to overcome webrooming
With the recent announcements by Flipkart and Amazon regarding furniture, the attention is firmly back on the categ...
Myntra launches app version 2, gives customers reasons to smile
mynMyntra is all set to kick up a storm with the launch of the newest version of the app. The latest version, which will...
Returns bring down Etailers from their festive sales high
The ecommerce scene was buzzing with sales all October long. Marketplaces claimed to have broken records and achieved ne...
Snapdeal’s losses increase; long-term plan in place
Online marketplace, Snapdeal has reason to worry, with its losses increasing. The company’s mother ship, Jasper Infotech...
Paytm enters festive sales battlefield with cashback offers; can ecommerce trinity Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon be beaten?
Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart ruled the roost during the October festive season sale. However, the rankings might change...
Flipkart’s valuation slashed further, 2nd time in 2016 by Morgan Stanley
Leading global investor Morgan Stanley has done it again. The company has devalued Flipkart for the second time in 2016....
Flipkart stays on track with wearables during festive time
While mobile phones remain the runaway leader in terms of revenue for Flipkart, it is refreshing to see that other produ...
Around the E-commerce world in 5 mins!
E-commerce is changing everyday, and sometimes by the minute. So many new ideas and developments everyday, becomes hard...
Amazon beats Flipkart, Snapdeal to emerge as India’s most attractive internet brands: TRA Study
US-based online retailer Amazon has been ranked as the most attractive internet brand in the country ahead of rivals Fli...
Online retailers cater to demand for ‘Make in India’ products
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the rage now, and a proud one at that for Indians, including his recent ‘Make in India’...
Legal Requirements for Ecommerce Businesses
Selling online doesn’t spare you from all the legal requirements that offline businesses have to bear. But don’t just th...
Alibaba moves closer inside India with Paytm’s help
Alibaba seems to be taking slow and steady steps into the Indian ecommerce industry. The recent turn of events that have...
Online Sellers witness 10-fold increase in sales on Amazon India; Cloudtail its biggest seller
Around the Big Billion Days and Great Indian Festival Sale, IOS had asked online sellers on its Facebook forum about whi...
Tata Cliq – new marketplace on the block; Should Flipkart, Snapdeal & Amazon worry?
As always, Tata Group is right on schedule. IOS had reported that the conglomerate is going to launch an online marketpl...
Flipkart clamping down on fraudulent online sellers
Flipkart recently launched an in-house mystery shopper service, where its employees volunteer to search for online selle...
Flipkart still looking for investments to raise valuation; In talks with Walmart and CPPIB for funding
Flipkart’s valuation has been getting dimmer by the quarter. In March, its parent company in Singapore reduced equity in...
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[Infographic] The WORLD CUP of E-commerce
If you caught the World Cup finals last night, (or should we say today morning?) it is quite possible the thunderous cla...
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[Seller interview] I am happy selling through my online store, says Anandha
Anandha Karthik, raaga-ki-tokri.comWhen Anandha Karthik got married to her Defense Pilot husband in 2010, she was thrown...
Highs & lows of Jabong’s parent company Rocket Internet in India
Rocket Internet is famous (or infamous) for being a ‘start-up clone factory’. The Germany-based company that has been ar...
Can you handle customers who try to cheat you?
Customers are gods. But not all of them, not always.“I own a business that ships a variety of products all over the US &...
How to decide if you need a dedicated ecommerce site
After spending a bit of time on online marketplaces and getting acclimatised to the working environment on the web, many...
Ecommerce Buzz: Fashion portal Fashionara shuts down; tough times ahead for etailers?
The latest buzz in ecommerce universe is that Bangalore-based fashion etailer Fashionara has shut down for good.There’s...
Urban Ladder’s sales increase by 30%; sets up operations in Goa
Furniture etailer, Urban Ladder is reportedly witnessing 30% month on month growth in sales and has doubled its sales in...
Online grocery BigBasket gets Rs 200 crore funding and a competitor, RedMart!
Tired of standing in long billing queues? Can’t find a parking spot outside your favourite departmental store? Unable to...
Flipkart Introduces New Category: Sexual Wellness
If you are selling on Flipkart.com already, you probably received this mail last week:Looks like Flipkart.com, India’s l...
Karnataka government to amend VAT Act, simplify ecommerce laws
The current Value Added Tax Act is more confusing than figuring out what women want. But thankfully, this winter legisla...
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...
Etailers Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon and Snapdeal making fashion affordable; rope in fashion designers and international labels
For long, the power of online retail was underestimated. With the rise of fashion ecommerce, designers and reputed fashi...
Online Sellers banned from selling ‘unapproved drug’
Punjab government has issued notices to various e-commerce portals for allegedly violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act b...
Introducing: The voice of the Indian Online Seller
The landscape of online selling in India is evolving very fast. It has never been easier to sell online in India. A host...
SELLER INTERVIEW: Why Raju gave up on marketplaces to build a profitable business
39-year-old Raju from Mumbai was happy with his wholesale and retail business dealing in electronics, mobile accessories...
Snapdeal’s Shopo app growing; raising capital for FreeCharge mobile recharge
Mobile app marketplace Shopo has recorded 1 million product listings. Shopo, which was launched in July by online market...
PM Modi bans Rs 500, Rs 1000; Will COD in ecommerce get affected?
Trust our PM Modi to make a masterstroke just when the world is reeling with anticipation about the US elections. While...
Amazon steals the number one spot from Flipkart yet again!
Amazon’s customer centric approach has gotten Flipkart and Snapdeal scheming new plans to incorporate the same in their...
$4bn Mobile Handset Giant from China That You Haven’t Heard Of
Many online sellers deal in mobile phones and accessories. Samsung and Apple have been a boon for sellers in the past 3...
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[Seller Interview] Daily deals to manufacturing Mobile handsets- Ashutosh Valani’s ecommerce journey!
When I first spoke to 28 year old Ashutosh Valani from Ahmedabad and asked him, “So you are an online seller what do you...
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[Exclusive Interview] K Vaitheeswaran on building the first Indian e-Commerce site Indiaplaza to predictions for the future
K Vaitheeswaran is someone who can effortlessly inspire you. He has been a pioneer in the Indian e-Commerce scene and ha...
Devaluation strikes again for Indian Etailers Flipkart & Snapdeal
Just when things were looking up for homegrown online marketplaces Flipkart and Snapdeal, devaluation strikes!Online mar...
Amazon’s online traffic catching up with Flipkart
After the first day of this year's Big Billion Days sale, Flipkart's ranking on Alexa's real-time web traffic data site...
Ecommerce marketplaces dished out 80% discounts during Republic Day sale
The Indian Republic Day sales have been alive and kicking for the past six days, leading up to Tuesday the 26th of Janua...
![[Infographic] 3x increase in sales this festive sales season; Discounts or connectivity the driving factor?](https://img.indianonlineseller.com/blogs/2016_11_infographic-online-festive-sales.webp)
[Infographic] 3x increase in sales this festive sales season; Discounts or connectivity the driving factor?
Online retail 2016 wasn’t painting a rosy picture till the recently concluded festive sales season. In the absence of di...
Diwali sales of $2.2 bn reveal positive signs of online retail progressing
The Diwali sales are finally over but the gross sales figures for this period are still lighting up the ecommerce landsc...
Snapdeal launches a mobile app for sellers
Until recently, Snapdeal has been promoting its shopping application across the country. To make life easier for sellers...
Dim festive season for offline retailers; brightest for etailers courtesy electronics
Sales stats of online and offline Diwali sales are out! While the numbers look good for the ecommerce players, the sales...
