Money-Saving Blog

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...

Flipkart’s valuation slashed again; can top brands help the etailer to stay up?

It’s happening yet again. In February, investor Morgan Stanley had devalued Flipkart to only $11 billion. Now two more i...

Flipkart states submitting incorrect package dimensions will warrant strict penalties

Online retail on marketplaces requires online sellers to play by the rules of the platform. Non-compliance can lead to p...

Snapdeal prompts 10,000 online sellers to achieve Rs 1 crore in 2016

Online marketplace Snapdeal which has a gross merchandise value of $4.5 billion is ambitiously attempting to help 10,000...

[IOS Exclusive] The Big Fat Ecommerce Connect party!

Yes, you heard it right. There’s the Big Fat Ecommerce Conneckt Party just around the corner.Who’s invited? All ecommerc...

Snapdeal: Curtains down on Flipkart buyout; CEO Bahl excited about new innings

After months of ‘will they or won’t they’, Snapdeal has finally called off the Flipkart buyout deal. It looked...

Few takers for seller loans; no bumper ecommerce sale this festive season?

The need for working capital shoots up around the festive season because of the surge in demand. And to support this fin...

15-20% of sales to come from website: Myntra

Fashion etailer Myntra today said it expects 15-20% of its sales to come from its desktop website, which will be re-laun...

Nexus Venture too backs decision to pursue Snapdeal 2.0

Nexus Venture Partners (NVP), an early investor in Snapdeal, has come out in support of the ecommerce firm’s decision to...

Snapdeal Seller rating framework reformatted for better customer experience

Some say Snapdeal is on the verge of fading out. The etailer is third on the ecommerce leader score board. The top two l...

Price War – Don’t get left behind !

Online selling is growing. Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Everyone wants maximum reach, maximum customer loyalty, ma...

Join the Big Fat Ecommerce Connekt Party on 31st March!

Many a times, deciding on what to sell is not the real problem. For some, it’s about following one’s passion. For some,...

Amazon launches 2nd FC in UP; Six weeks till the set-up of 4 more

After the launch of its 5th customer service facility, Amazon announced the launch of its 2nd fulfil...

Are we going to have an e-Tatagroup soon?

With the ecommerce atmosphere already rife with the possibility of Alibaba’s expansion and the growth of marketplaces li...

Paytm not adhering to FDI ruling, allege sellers

It’s raining violations in the Indian ecommerce space. Yesterday it was Flipkart that was accused by CAIT of breaking FD...

Flipkart offers ‘priority status’ to In-house sellers

While launching a zero commissions pilot project recently, ecommerce giant, Flipkart made it abundantly clear that two w...

Yebhi shuts its marketplace, shifts to product discovery platform

Unable to raise the required capital, Yebhi has been forced to close down its online marketplace platform and pivot to b...

Fashion Portals turn into Personal Stylists to attract customers

Thinking out of the box and differentiation are essential in the e-commerce rat race if you want to stand out and attrac...

The Big Fat Ecommerce Connekt Party today, 12 noon – 2 pm!

After Flipkart, Amazon stops delivery to UP customers

Last year, Flipkart stopped delivery to customers in UP for goods above Rs 10,000. Now, another major ecommerce player A...

Snapdeal Plans 4 hour Delivery; Targets 75 Fulfillment Centres in 30 Cities!

As mentioned earlier, Snapdeal has been looking to expand its logistics department to speed up the delivery process and...

India Post ramping up to support ecommerce

The Indian Postal department has grand ambitions. It has already created a position for itself among ecommerce players....

100% FDI allowed in online retail under new rules: Centre to HC

The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that it has issued a press note in March this year clarifying that 100 per ce...

Top etailers focus on retaining customers with special offers

While the focus was on acquiring new customers last year, retaining loyal and existing customers seems to be the order o...

Jack Ma in India; Alibaba to help small local businesses

Looking to expand its presence in India, Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba’s Chairman Jack Ma today met Prime Minister Nar...

How to start an ecommerce business – Checklist

The ecommerce industry has seen tremendous growth in India in the past years. Backed by the latest technologies and deve...

Snapdeal on an acquisition spree? Personalisation platform the latest in its kitty

Looks like Snapdeal hasn’t forgotten all about its roots in online retail. Despite its latest interest in online service...

Amazon to deliver Flipkart & Snapdeal orders to control Indian ecommerce

Looks like Amazon has found a new way to capture a big chunk of Indian ecommerce and rake in the big bucks. Th...

Guess where students like to shop online?

That the ecommerce industry has taken the country by storm is no news. The convenience factor, in addition to internet a...

An Amazon seller’s guide to A to Z guarantee claims

Online retail runs on money but it also takes trust for it to continue on. If customers don’t trust you enough they will...

Flipkart to Raise another $600 Million?

Flipkart is once again on the funding hunt. The company is in talks with unknown investors to raise around $600 million....

India’s ecommerce sector to see $120 billion revenue by 2020

\The country’s ecommerce sector is expected to see revenues of USD 120 billion by 2020 from USD 30 billion at the end of...

Foreign investor sells stake in Infibeam for Rs51 crore

Foreign investor LTS Investment Fund today sold over 3.63 lakh shares in ecommerce firm Infibeam Incorporation for Rs 51...

Flipkart revamps large appliances strategy; Amazon initiates inbound pickup service in 6 states

Fashion etailer Myntra renamed its seller entity to enter the B2B domain in July this year. Now the parent com...

Water sharing wars dilute ecommerce activities in Bangalore

Bangalore has turned into a war zone in the last week. All thanks to the Supreme Court judgement favouring Tamil Nadu on...

Snapdeal ready to catch up with Amazon and Flipkart

All of 2015, the top contenders of ecommerce race were Amazon and Flipkart. Pick up any post-sales analysis, app-downloa...

Is Tradus shutting down operations?

Tradus is in the process of winding up.The company which recently moved to a hyperlocal model recently saw the exit of i...

Kickstart an online shopping spree with these key influences

With the number of online retailers mounting, and choices galore available to shoppers, it is vital to identify causes t...

Amazon-Jabong deal fizzles out; rumoured $1.2 Billion deal called off

In October last year, we heard about Amazon’s plans to acquire Rocket internet-backed etailer Jabong, which left us wond...

The Flipkart-Amazon Tug-of-War for dominance

Following Amazon’s foray and growth in the Indian e-commerce market at a startling pace, home grown etailers like Flipka...

Amazon expands delivery squad for festive demand; sellers wary of marketplaces’ capacity limitations

The success of big sale events is heavily dependent on logistics and delivery. None of the ecommerce companies wants to...

ShopClues to enter unboxed gadgets segment, eyes doubling gross merchandise value

Online marketplace ShopClues is entering the unboxed and refurbished electronic gadgets category and targets doubling it...

With an eye on breaking even, Pepperfry to launch experience studios in non-metros

If you are confused about your next home improvement and need expert advice, you can head to Pepperfry’s soon to be open...

Offline players acquire online brands for ecommerce expansion- former gets popularity, latter gets funds

Leading legacy retail brands are looking at ways and means to go online. They are recognising the potential of having an...

AIOVA cautions sellers against retail exports through ecommerce marketplaces; request etailers to display risks

Online sellers’ lobby group All India Online Vendor Association (AIOVA) recently released a trade advisory notice for re...

Is your Returns Process smooth enough?

Why do customers opt for online shopping? If you answered because of ‘Low Price’ then it’s not quite true. Yes, low pric...

Personal care & Beauty private labels better for Myntra’s profitability?

The main focus on Myntra has always been apparel. Like its parent company Myntra is rooting for priv...

Shopclues & Flo tie-up to encourage women entrepreneurs to sell online

Women are naturally born entrepreneurs. They already possess the qualities of patience, subtlety and shrewdness that it...

[IOS Exclusive] Indian SMEs – the cornerstone of Indian ecommerce industry, Flipkart reveals

According to a report published by SMB Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, there ar...

Shopper personality types -how to turn them into sales?

All online sellers know that not every visit to their store can mean a sale. While this fact holds good universally, phy...