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eBay introduces new payment remittance system with Remittance Member Status for sellers

eBay India has introduced a new system for remitting payments which translates into longer payment cycles for some selle...

Amazon ties-up with Bank of Baroda to offer micro loans to sellers

Ecommerce player Amazon today said it has tied up with state-run lender Bank of Baroda to offer micro loans to its selle...

Personalisation – Flipkart’s mantra for Big Billion Days?

Over the years, Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale event has become bigger (and more successful as per the ecomm...

Flipkart to join peers, considering starting its chain of physical stores

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After Alibaba, China’s Tiens group to trigger ecommerce competition

Yet another Chinese company is planning to hit the Indian ecommerce industry. China’s Tiens Group intends to start opera...

Amazon’s second Great Indian Festival gets response from 97% pincodes in India

Amazon’s second round of festive sales came to a close on 20th October. The sale numbers have been calculated and the re...

Amazon, Flipkart to face off in round 3 armed with exclusive partnerships, flash sales

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Flipkart introduces Live Chat feature for sellers

In another effort to make the process of online selling more convenient, Flipkart has introduced the live chat feature f...

eBay India

India Post opens special counters for eBay sellers in 2 cities

India’s postal department has opened exclusive counters in Gurgaon and Faridabad for eBay India’s sellers to ship consig...

Amazon unveils first Fashion Studio in India, fashion included its top-3 categories

Amazon Fashion is trying to catch up with Myntra, fashion arm of rival Flipkart. In just 6 months it achi...

7 key things Binny Bansal said about Flipkart’s position, rivalry, valuation, FDI & growth

For a long time Flipkart’s co-founder Binny Bansal stayed away from the limelight and let Sachin Bansal do the talking....

Amazon to lunch more FCs through retail chains & manufacturers

The delivery network expansion plan continues for Amazon. The etailer launched its largest Fulfilmen...

Diwali, the Golden season of Indian ecommerce – What did the past years’ sales reveal?

Diwali festive season, the happiest days in the ecommerce calendar is fast approaching, when online sellers find their c...

Amazon & other etailers targeting rural potential through offline stores

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Multi-item orders- Your 3-step guide to encourage multiple purchases

Multiple purchases are a great way to push your sales graphs. And, if you have loyal customers, encouraging multiple sal...

Paytm

Paytm Mall offers 100% festive sale discount; more sales by etailer expected soon

The first ever Paytm Mall festive sale keeps getting exciting. In August, the etailer said it will host i...

Marketplaces spend big on Diwali ads; 2000 crores to be exact! But will they see results?

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What do Amazon & Flipkart have in store for festive sales?

The 2017 festive sales have begun with a great bang and as expected, rivals Amazon and Flipkart are ready with their bes...

Craftsvilla looks to launch in-house branded products in 2017

Online ethnic fashion, food and home decor marketplace Craftsvilla.Com plans to launch in-house branded products in 2017...

Your Ecommerce business- checklist to stay on track!

14 Things to remember when starting and running your ecommerce businessFounder of American fast food chain Wendy’s, Dave...

Now even Microsoft wants to be in the ecommerce space!

Everywhere we turn to, there is news of someone joining the ecommerce bandwagon. Yesterday it was Shah Rukh Khan being s...

Retail giants bank on value deals & services to boost festive online sales

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Pepperfry ready to ramp up sales through new service – Rental Furniture

Pepperfry is constantly on the hunt for innovative ways to boost sales. Before its plan to go offline, the online retail...

Ecomm cos may see cash burn up to $400mn in festive sales

Ecommerce companies could see a cash burn of up to USD 400 million during this years festive sales, compared to about US...

Insights

Online seller’s guide to Buy Inventory to Sell Online

          We wish we could direct all sellers towards one gigantic store where they could...

Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal violate FDI rules, alleges CAIT

Traders body CAIT today urged the government to take action action against ecommerce firms like Amazon and Flipkart, all...

Insights

6 Tips to create a better customer experience through online sales

Online sales posed a new challenge in front of business owners, in terms of how to keep the customers satisfied without...

Indian Railways devises a warehousing & delivery scheme to aid ecommerce logistics

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Shopclues

Shopclues targets growth with 50-80% discounts; Gives into private fashion brands for profits

Online marketplace Shopclues might be looking for a merger or IPO, but before that happens the etailer is looking boost...

BigBasket seeks govt’s approval for Rs 100 crore FDI

Online grocery store Big Basket has sought government's approval to infuse Rs 100 crore foreign direct investment to fur...

Insights

How to avoid losses while discounting this festive season?

The festive season is when ecommerce discounts turn big and bold. All this is done in the hopes to receive massive order...

How can New Snapdeal Ads Enable Sellers to Target the Right Audience?

It’s easy to get ignored in an online marketplace. You have no megaphone to scream out your wares and no way of distingu...

Coming up this fortnight

There is always something new in the dynamic world of e-commerce. Be it in the variety of products, or the tools to faci...

Why you must use more technology in your online sales

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Top Reasons for Seller Account Registration Rejection

As a new online seller, you've done all the groundwork. You can run a quick check here. Inventory check. Pricing check....

How to build an Online Brand on Marketplaces and get repeat sales

No matter what the sales channels are, building a brand can get you that extra pull of customers to generate more sales....

Urban Ladder shifts focus to quality and customer experience with rebranding exercise – sets sights on profits

Leading furniture online retailer Urban Ladder has big plans. It plans to move away from its marketplace model and estab...

How to maximise ROI from Marketplaces this Festive Season

India is a land of year-round festivals, a time for every Indian to give, receive and get the best things money can buy....

How to Avoid Order Backlogs in the Festive Season

The festive season gives everyone a reason to cheer. Customers look forward to incredible deals. Marketplaces also gear...

Prime Minister’s Office attempts to resolve Etailer complaints about taxes & restrictive policies

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Best Ways to Delight Ecommerce Customers This Festive Season

Last 3-4 months of the year mark the season of great festivities and fabulous online sales. As a seller you expect to do...

Featured

[Seller Interview] How Ayush got addicted to the easiest way of making money- Online Selling!

An afternoon chat with 26 year old Ayush Agarwal is a story that isn’t rare yet interesting. While we read most intervie...

How to Rank Higher in Product Search Rankings on Marketplaces

Most marketplaces use a more-than-straightforward score-based algorithm to showcase and rank products and seller options...

Flipkart, Amazon face cases in Maharashtra on packaging norms

The Maharashtra government’s legal metrology department has registered cases against the ecommerce giants Amazon and Fli...

What You Need to Know About Amazon Research Tools

If you want to make it big as an Amazon seller, market evaluation is your best friend. As a rule of thumb, conducting Am...

Research

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...

Flipkart-Walmart deal fails; Jabong’s fate hangs in balance

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Pepperfry bitten by brand bug; Launches in house modular kitchens brand for higher sales

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Furniture etailers to boost profits with free interior designing services

  Leading home furnishing marketplaces like Urban Ladder and PepperFry have resorted to giving out free interi...