E-commerce

Flipkart launches fund to back early-stage start-ups

The objective of the fund is to build the ecosystem with world-class founders and ideas, Flipkart added.

Mar 27, 2019, 11:29 AM IST

Flipkart warns of major 'customer disruption' if India's new e-commerce rules not delayed

The contents of Flipkart`s letter have not been previously reported. Flipkart declined to comment.

Jan 29, 2019, 20:41 PM IST

Govt toughens norms for e-commerce firms, bars exclusive deals

The revised 'policy on foreign direct investment in online retail' would be effective from February 2019.

Dec 26, 2018, 22:34 PM IST

Walmart in talks to buy minority stake in Flipkart: Report

The US retailer can acquire a stake of 15% to 20% in e-commerce firm Flipkart.

Jan 31, 2018, 16:23 PM IST

Future will be about 'made on the internet': Jack Ma

Jack Ma said that even without a perfect logistics system, payments system or blockchain, e-commerce has grown remarkably.

Jan 24, 2018, 18:05 PM IST

Amazon says over 5 billion items shipped in 2017 via Prime

The e-commerce giant, which revealed its Prime shipment numbers for the first time, did not give comparable full-year shipment number for 2016.

Jan 02, 2018, 23:42 PM IST

Diwali 2017: Five tips to start your new online business

Here are five golden rules to start a successful business this Diwali.

Oct 17, 2017, 11:35 AM IST

BRICS account for 47% of global online retail sales

BRICS countries account for 47 percent of the global online retail sales surpassing $876 billion in 2016, a new study revealed on Thursday.

Aug 31, 2017, 10:53 AM IST

Ziox launches 'QUIQ Aura 4G' at Rs 5,199

Domestic smartphone maker Ziox Mobiles on Monday launched `QUIQ Aura 4G, a new budget smartphone that comes with both fingerprint scanner and facial recognition features at Rs 5,199.

Aug 28, 2017, 15:22 PM IST

Brand licensing industry sees opportunity for growth in India

According to LIMA`s Global Licensing Industry Survey, 2017, the market size is $262.9 billion with a 4.4 per cent growth over the previous year.

Aug 27, 2017, 13:38 PM IST

Amazon refunding customers who bought 'unverified' eclipse glasses

E-commerce giant Amazon is offering refunds to customers who purchased eclipse glasses from the platform and warned them not to use the spectacles to view the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21.

Aug 14, 2017, 16:32 PM IST

Amazon partners with Titan to foray into US market

Under the partnership, Amazon through its 'Global Selling Programme' will enable Titan take its vast range of watches to millions of global customers across ethnicities on Amazon.Com in the US and eventually across other Amazon marketplaces.

Aug 08, 2017, 18:01 PM IST

Snapdeal exit saga continues as two more senior executives resign

Rahul Ganjoo, Vice President, Programme Management and Arvind Heda, Vice President, Technology (Data Platform) resigned, according to sources.

Aug 04, 2017, 18:49 PM IST

NPCI hits 1 billion transaction mark in July

He said highest growth has been seen in the mobile payments and Aadhaar-based payments.

Aug 04, 2017, 16:14 PM IST

'Snapdeal 2.0' could leave company with 500-600 staffers

Snapdeal will trim its operations and over the next 2-3 months, the workforce could be pared to about 500-600 people, two people familiar with the company's plans said.

Aug 02, 2017, 20:14 PM IST

Snapdeal undergoing major layoff, to slash 80% workforce

While the remaining employees are backing the Flipkart-Snapdeal merger, in an attempt to save their jobs, the frontrunners on the verge of losing power have decided to dissolve the same. 

Jul 31, 2017, 16:20 PM IST

Talks for Snapdeal acquisition by Flipkart hit a roadblock

The founders (Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal) and shareholders have not yet agreed on the terms of the deal as the former are pushing aggressively for continuing operations as an independent entity, one of the sources said.

Jul 31, 2017, 12:35 PM IST

Singapore slings? Taking on Alibaba, Amazon launches Prime Now in the city state

Amazon has yet to detail its plans for the wider region and a spokeswoman declined to comment. 

Jul 29, 2017, 16:53 PM IST

Time to focus on continuing Snapdeal journey: Kunal Bahl

The alternate plan, as per reports, is to trim Snapdeal further and continue operations on a lighter scale.

Jul 28, 2017, 14:27 PM IST

E-commerce sites to disclose food expiry date, MRP

E-commerce companies will now have to display the expiry dates and maximum retail prices of packaged food products under new rule designed to protect consumers from being sold old stuff.

Jul 26, 2017, 20:06 PM IST