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5 marketing techniques to promote your Online Retail business
We are no strangers to various marketing campaigns launched by online retail giants like Flipkart, Amazon and Myntra. At...
Hyperlocal companies scurrying to advertise on TV; experts advise caution
The lure of the small screen has snared hyperlocal companies. Small online hyperlocal companies are increasingly re...
Decoding FBA – Fulfillment By Amazon
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is one of the many unique services that Amazon offers to its online sellers. Products that c...
Etailers adopting hybrid retail model; Flipkart, Pepperfry, FirstCry, Zivame open offline stores
Didn’t we say omni-channel retail is the way to go? With more and more online stores opening physical out...
2 lakh ecommerce professionals needed by 2015
The ecommerce industry has become a hotspot for entrepreneurship and jobs. Besides breathing life into the packaging ind...
Pigeon Express in talks to buy out Snapdeal stake in GoJavas
Logistics firm Pigeon Express is in talks to buy out entire stake of Snapdeal in its subsidiary parcel delivery firm GoJ...
Myntra’s tryst with the physical realm – new tech enabled store in Bangalore
As announced late last year, Myntra is opening its physical store in Bangalore. The store is located in Indiranagar, and...
Online wedding market boosts Paytm’s fashion, jewellery, durables categories
While its major shareholder, Alibaba seems to have attracted the singles market in China, online mar...
Snapdeal revises policies once more; This time requesting product returns will be difficult!
Last month Snapdeal changed its weight policy yet again. This indecisiveness drew seller criticism. This week (14th July...
Delhi VAT dept finds 9,000 unregistered ecommerce sellers & 60 defaulters
Delhi VAT department has directed the State Government to keep a close watch on the ecommerce industry, as it’s graduall...
International fashion brands enter Indian ecommerce, an opportunity for Indian Online sellers
Many international fashion brands have been eyeing an apt entry into the Indian market. The complex and stringent regula...
Heavy online discounts dent Flipkart’s profits
Ecommerce bellwether Flipkart is not exactly in the pink of health as far as its profits go. The company has filed...
Flipkart vs Amazon vs Snapdeal – This Diwali, who are you rooting for?
Ecommerce is getting bigger and better each year. In playing catch-up, our etailers are going all out to blow up (or are...
Shopclues Surety initiated for seamless shopping experiences & higher confidence in online sellers
Online marketplace Shopclues is on a mission to impress its online sellers and buyers too. The ecommerce platform initia...
Flipkart may go public, raises USD 700 million
According to an announcement, Flipkart has filed an application with Singapore based companies’ regulator ACRA to become...
Shopclues – India’s first Online Wholesaler
In the race for the top spot in the online selling space, Shopclues has announced its latest offering – Online Wholesale...
Online marketplaces face lawsuit by footwear retailers; government backs etailers
There are days when online and offline retail work in perfect harmony. And then there are days when accusations and ...
eBay extends COD option to all Powership listings
Effective 31 March 2014, Cash on Delivery (COD) will be a default payment option for all qualified listin...
4 ways to avoid paying Amazon FBA’s Long Term Storage Charges
The FBA fulfillment services from Amazon make selling on the marketplace a more relaxed process. You can take it easy wh...
Is It Profitable To Be An Online Seller?
Many assume that seller commission is the only thing that affects an online seller’s revenue when compared with offline...
Amazon spells out 3 ecommerce pillars for online sellers
At Indian Online Seller (IOS), we keep our ear to the ground to bring you the latest happenings revolving around ecommer...
Walmart plans to launch eCommerce marketplace in India
The Indian eCommerce segment has been witnessing many changes. With the growing popularity of online retail business in...
Flipkart’s ‘Ping’ chat tool for online shoppers proves successful
‘Ping’, a new chat feature introduced by Flipkart, is making waves in the virtual shopping space. Thanks to Ping, u...
Ecommerce companies to pay up to 1% TCS under GST
Ecommerce firms like Snapdeal and Amazon will have to mandatorily deduct up to 1 per cent TCS (Tax Collected at Source)...
Snapdeal launches India’s first Online Education Marketplace
Snapdeal has expanded its product portfolio by launching its Online Education marketplace recently. In order t...
Amazon ‘India’s Buzziest Brand’; Flipkart ‘Online Media champ’
It’s always nice to receive reward and recognition from peers and the public. A seal of approval of a job well done. In...
Flipkart’s wishes come true with $1bn funding in its pockets
With devaluations always bringing it down, Flipkart finally has some good valuation news. The online marketplace has man...
Fashion etailer Myntra stays with app-only strategy after all
Just this week, we were debating if popular fashion etailer Myntra had done a re-think regarding its app-...
Flipkart crosses $1 billion in sales, a year ahead of schedule
Last week, Flipkart announced that it had crossed the $1 billion milestone in terms of annual Gross Merchandise Val...
Flipkart follows Alibaba’s footsteps; forms 4 seller units akin to WS Retail
After the news about Flipkart delisting sellers for no rhyme or reason broke out last week, IOS wondered if ‘Flipkart is...
Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales set the cash counters ringing
The projected figure for India’s collective festive sales (between October and December) is $8 billion. On the...
Furniture – An expanding product category in Indian Ecommerce, soon to be offered by Flipkart
Furniture as a product category is rising in popularity in the Indian Ecommerce market. Out of the estimated $20 billion...
Paytm banks on ICICI to improve wallet experience; launches virtual prepaid card
A few weeks back, When Snapdeal announced big plans for its Freecharge Digital wallet, that could see it not e...
5 things to learn from Robin Williams
Today will go down as a dark day in the history of cinema. A day when an absolute genius was lost. A rare combination of...
Virtual Credit Cards – a safe payment solution
Though online payments have become popular over the years since its inception, many people are still skeptical to use it...
Ecommerce marketplaces contribute to huge growth of logistics sector
The Goods and Service Tax (GST) that is to be implemented in a few months will benefit more industries than assumed. Wit...
Ecommerce shipment companies shaken by airline cancellations
No flight, no fight“Ladies and gentlemen, kindly fasten your seatbelts; due to turbulent weather you will be receiving y...
eBay extends FREE Fixed Price Listing in Lifestyle category till 24th March 2014
eBay’s free fixed price listing promotion (Zero insertion fee) in the lifestyle category was launched on 24th Febru...
Flipkart pumps over $50mn in Myntra; expects to raise $1bn in a down round
Millions of funds are going in and out of the ecommerce giant Flipkart’s pocket. First, let’s talk about the outgoing mo...
Handy tools to help you to become a hit online seller
The life of an online seller is tough, what with intense competition, a system skewed in the favour of the customer, and...
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...
Snapdeal launches ‘Agri store’, wants farmers too in its kitty
Homegrown etailer Snapdeal has launched its latest offering, ‘Agri store’ to reach out to farmers and make them also go...
Amazon sets up its own logistics service in India
Last week, we talked about the new point of competition between the ecommerce players – logistics. We talked how Snapdea...
Do you know the ideal number of SKUs to upload on online marketplaces?
Stock Keeping Units or SKUs are codes that represent products within a seller’s inventory. SKUs are unique for each kind...
Amazon India brings out ‘A-Z GST Guide’ programme
Ecommerce major Amazon India has come out with a new programme for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods...
Amazon, Flipkart to go offline with exclusive smartphones as GST preparation?
The big names in Indian online retail, Amazon and Flipkart, are making efforts to take the sale of their exclusive mobil...
Ecommerce cos at the receiving end, plaints swell to 49,000
Nearly 49,000 complaints have been received against ecommerce companies till February this fiscal, a considerable jump f...
Snapdeal to strike a sales deal with rivals Paytm & Flipkart? Here’s the truth
Snapdeal has managed to make headlines once again. This time, it is alleged that marketplace is up for sale. Financial p...
Amazon, Flipkart’s growth mantra – Sell everything under the sun!
Three Ps of marketing is passé. Ecommerce biggies Flipkart and Amazon have embraced the three Es for business expansion...
