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Covid-19 curbs make e-commerce viral: Amazon, Flipkart see record sales

Amazon and Flipkart saw record sales during their pre-Independence Day promotions. But this surge does not indicate a decisive revival in consumer sentiment. Here's why

Flipkart seeks to tap next 200 million users using voice tech amid pandemic

Introduction of 'voice assistant' on grocery is helping Flipkart bring conversational commerce and aims to fast-track adoption of e-commerce by Bharat consumers

Amazon holds biggest Prime Day sale in India amid Covid-19 pandemic

Highest Prime Day participation for small businesses with over 91,000 SMB sellers from 5,900 pin codes; 62,000 SMB sellers from small towns, received orders and about 209 SMB sellers became crorepatis

Over 91,000 SMBs joined 2-day Prime Day sale, 209 became crorepatis: Amazon

Of the over 91,000 SMBs who participated at Prime Day that started at midnight on August 6, more than 62,000 sellers were from non-metro and tier-2 and tier-3 cities across India

Amazon Prime Days sale: Deals on premium phones from Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi

Amazon is offering up to 10 per cent instant discount on HDFC cards and credit-card EMI transactions - valid on purchased of Rs 5,000 and more

Amazon Prime Day sale: Deals on smartphones, new launches, offers, and more

The Amazon Prime Day sale started on August 6 and will continue until August 7

Amazon gears up for Prime Day in pandemic with temperature checks, handwash

Amazon event will be devoid of the usual Bollywood dancing and the endless supply of Indian street foods, foot massages and costume parties.

Amazon India launches new warehouse in Ludhiana ahead of Prime Day sale

Amazon India has announced the expansion of its warehouse network with the launch of a new specialised fulfilment center (FC) for large appliances and furniture in Ludhiana

Amazon set to launch 3,236 satellites to beam affordable Internet

Project Kuiper will deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband service to places beyond the reach of traditional fiber or wireless networks.

Apple offered Amazon Prime Video app 15% low subscription fee, shows email

The US Congressional hearing over anti-competition practices of the global tech giants was also attended via video conference by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Facebook's Zuckerberg

Amazon to add 10 fulfilment centres to India network before festive season

Also plans to expand seven existing buildings, says move likely to create thousands of jobs with competitive pay

Amazon India steps up insurance and credit biz, riding on its payments app

Amazon Pay has started making deep inroads in India's booming digital payments market and is competing aggressively with PhonePe, Paytm and Google Pay

Amazon Prime Day sale kicks off on August 6 with 300 new product launches

Amazon said the sale will see over 300 new product launches from top brands like Samsung, Prestige, Fabindia, Dabur, Voltas, Godrej, Jabra, Microsoft Xbox, Adidas, Xiaomi and Boat among others

Amazon Global Selling programme hits $2 bn in overall exports from India

The programme helps over 60,000 Indian exporters sell 'Made in India' products, pledges to take cumulative shipment values to $10 bn by 2025

Top headlines: Debt to hit 87.6% in FY21, Amazon boosts MSME exports & more

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Indian MSMEs on Amazon global selling programme cross $2 billion in exports

Indian SMEs and brands using Amazon global selling export worldwide has now crossed $2 billion in cumulative exports

Amazon announces Apple Days sale on latest iPhone 11 series till July 25

One can also avail an additional discount of Rs 4,000 on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max using HDFC Bank Debit and Credit Cards

Amazon builds country of origin tech solution; asks sellers to fill details

Earlier, sellers on platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart had to mention such details only for imported items and this was not mandatory for other products like domestic goods

Amazon infuses Rs 2,310 crore in India unit amid the Covid-19 pandemic

According to data analytics firm GlobalData, Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate the growth of India's e-commerce market taking it to about Rs 700,000 crore by 2023.

Amazon, Flipkart help small businesses get ready for post-Covid-19 world

Experts said consumers are getting a majority of their essential and non-essential supplies home delivered via e-commerce platforms to minimise exposure to others and for convenience.