E-commerce
05 Feb 2021
PayPal will be shutting down its domestic payment services from April 1. The move will not affect international transactions, as small and large Indian businesses can continue to receive/send money from/to their international contacts.
10 Oct 2020
Ahead of the Big Billion Days festive sale, e-commerce giant Flipkart has announced the 'Launchpad' internship program for students in India.
10 Oct 2020
With a user base of more than two billion, YouTube dominates as one of the biggest video streaming services in the world.
29 Sep 2020
Amazon is building on its physical retail ambitions with an innovative new technology that lets you pay with nothing but the palm of your hand.
27 Aug 2020
A new retail chain called 'Annakoot - God's own cuisine' has announced its arrival in the Indian food and FMCG market.
26 Aug 2020
Amazon's antitrust troubles are not just limited to the United States or the European Union.
22 Aug 2020
In a bid to enable cross-border trade for small Indian businesses and sellers, e-commerce giant Flipkart has partnered with Sastodeal, a leading online shopping platform in Nepal.
20 Aug 2020
Yesterday, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries had announced the acquisition of online pharmacy Netmeds, along with its subsidiaries and parent company, to scale up its e-commerce play.
15 Aug 2020
After groceries, essentials, and travel bookings, e-commerce major Flipkart is looking to expand into the alcohol delivery category, Reuters has reported.
30 Jul 2020
In the wake of the deadly clash with China, India's call for "vocal for local" has grown stronger than ever.
23 Jul 2020
In a major move, homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart has acquired Walmart India.
09 Jul 2020
Amid calls to boycott the foreign goods, especially those from China, to make way for Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Government of India is looking to have 'origin country' of products displayed across online shopping portals.
09 Jul 2020
More than 15 years after the launch of Amazon's Prime subscription service, its competitor Walmart is set to bring its own membership - Walmart+.
08 Jul 2020
The idea of online shopping has long revolved around visiting e-commerce websites, searching for products, or exploring categories.
28 May 2020
The number of daily coronavirus infections rose for the third consecutive day in South Korea raising fears of a second wave of the outbreak.
25 May 2020
The lockdown enforced to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 has surged the demand for home delivery of essentials, giving a significant boost to the business of e-grocers like Bigbasket and Grofers.
20 May 2020
After launching several scattered features aimed at buying and selling products, Facebook is making a full-fledged move in the social e-commerce arena to take on players like Amazon.
05 May 2020
In a bid to boost sales in a market hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Xiaomi is launching a new e-commerce service called 'Mi Commerce'.
20 Apr 2020
India entered the second phase of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown on April 15, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19.
19 Apr 2020
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday introduced changes in guidelines for the operations of e-commerce websites during the lockdown.
26 Mar 2020
A day after announcing the suspension of all its services in compliance with the lockdown put in place by the Indian government, Flipkart has taken the decision to resume operations to some extent.
26 Mar 2020
Even though essential services such as food and groceries are exempted from the 21-day lockdown in India, e-commerce companies faced disruption of services.
01 Nov 2019
ShopClues, a once-popular marketplace in India's online shopping space, has been acquired by Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 in an all-stock deal.
14 Oct 2019
Mumbai-based Bewakoof.com, the e-commerce platform which sells creative and distinctive fashion apparel at affordable prices, has raised $11.28 million funding in venture round.
15 Sep 2019
Recently, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) urged the government to ban festive season sales conducted by e-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart.
10 Sep 2019
After spending two decades at Alibaba's helm, Jack Ma stepped down as Chairman of the e-commerce giant on Tuesday, his 55th birthday.
13 Feb 2019
On Tuesday, Singapore-based online fashion retail site Zilingo Pte raised $226mn to fund its expansion to Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
29 Jan 2019
American retail giant Walmart-owned Flipkart has written to the government that it faces "the risk of significant customer disruption" if the deadline for implementing the new e-commerce curbs, which could cause huge disruption in the space, isn't extended by six months.
19 Jan 2019
With robots at Amazon's warehouses increasingly becoming a hazard for the company's warehouse workers, Amazon Robotics has come up with a new vest to protect its employees.
18 Jan 2019
The e-commerce landscape in India might change soon as Mukesh Ambani has announced his plans to enter the sector.
20 Dec 2018
Although Paytm got off to a good start with its payments bank initiative, opening of new bank accounts and e-wallets abruptly came to a halt in August this year, thanks to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
15 Dec 2018
Aimed at simplifying online shopping, Google recently introduced its latest 'Shopping' feature in India.
11 Dec 2018
Everyone loves to shop online but when it comes to saving money on their purchases, many don't have a clue on how to save.
10 Dec 2018
Weeks after denying he has no reason to quit Myntra, CEO of fashion-focused e-commerce arm of Flipkart, Ananth Narayanan, has reigned, LiveMint reports. Further, the company is seeking to remove the post altogether.
17 Nov 2018
The recently launched Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are one of the best smartphones of 2018.
16 Nov 2018
Flipkart has announced its Mobiles Bonanza sale from November 19 to 22.
08 Nov 2018
Fair trade watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has concluded that the business practices of Flipkart and Amazon aren't in violation of competition norms and rejected allegations of abuse of market dominance made by a grouping of online vendors.
17 Oct 2018
A man in Aurangabad, Maharashtra has filed a complaint against a leading online retailer for allegedly sending him a piece of brick instead of a mobile handset that he ordered.
09 Oct 2018
During Flipkart's upcoming Big Billion Days Sale, the popular Redmi Note 5 Pro will retail for Rs. 12,999.
05 Oct 2018
With the festive season arriving soon in India, both Flipkart and Amazon have locked horns to host the biggest sales of the year.
