Page 10 - E-commerce Market

E-commerce major Snapdeal on-boards 52,000 merchants in Uttar Pradesh

UP among top ecommerce markets for 'puja' items, fashion

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

A thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies

FMCG recovery likely in 2020; Nielsen, CRISIL predict double-digit growth

According to Nielsen's estimates, India's Rs 4 trillion FMCG market is expected to grow by 10% in calendar year 2020 (CY20)

Mukesh Ambani set to build Alibaba-like $24-bn e-commerce giant for India

The move is the latest sign of the Reliance group's pivot towards data and digital services for future growth, as it builds an online platform to take on the likes of Amazon and Flipkart in India

It's traders vs Amazon, Flipkart over online prices & a level-playing field

As traders prepare to hold a nationwide agitation against Amazon and Flipkart this week, the government weighs its options

CCI flags concern over e-commerce deep discounts, bats for self-regulation

The CCI flagged concerns around deep discounting on goods and services offered by large online retailers, particularly in the case of mobile phones and electrical appliances

Govt may create a regulator to settle e-commerce disputes: Report

Modi govt is under pressure from small traders, a traditional support base for the ruling BJP, to act against the big online retailers

Shopkeepers glum with subdued Diwali sales as consumers fail to get festive

Retailers of mobile handsets have been the biggest casualty of the Indian consumer's growing love affair with online shopping

Unholy nexus: CAIT wants govt to probe e-commerce firms' ties with banks

Traders' body CAIT on Sunday demanded a high-level enquiry by the Centre to probe the "unholy nexus" of e-commerce firms, companies owning brands and banks for causing price distortion in the country's e-commerce market. Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the alleged distortions, both in the e-commerce and brick & mortar format of retail. Union Minister Piyush Goyal had earlier this week said that the government was looking into alleged predatory pricing by Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon. In a statement, CAIT claimed that not only e-commerce firms like Amazon and Flipkart, but a large number of companies owning brands, particularly in mobile, FMCG, electronics, electrical appliances, footwear, garments and other sectors, and various banks are also responsible for distortion in prices of different products on online portals. "It is ...

CCI to give e-commerce firms advisory on discounts as trader protests grow

This comes at a time when Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has gone public on foreign majors

Firms shouldn't use e-commerce for predatory pricing, says Piyush Goyal

Goyal said that he held a series of meetings with both Indian and foreign players, including from the US, in the e-commerce sector to understand their issues.

September 30 deadline for e-commerce compliance won't be extended

According to sources, some e-commerce firms have asked the government to extend the date

Don't kill e-commerce

Regulating new economy requires new thinking

Youth driving discretionary spending, will disrupt retail market: Report

The size of the e-commerce market will grow at least sevenfold to capture 11.4 per cent of the retail market by 2026 from 3 per cent in 2017, says a Deloitte report

From Amazon to Flipkart: E-commerce firms bet big on brand Handloom

Flipkart, Amazon look to leverage the country's vast cache of handloom and hand-crafted products to push the cart on sustainable fashion

Flipkart pitches its manufacturing prowess to major electronic brands

Talks are at an advanced stage with Nokia and Motorola that plan to introduce TV models in the Indian market

India, EU may discuss draft e-commerce policy, data protection in Brussels

The draft e-commerce policy has proposed setting up a legal and technological framework for restrictions on cross-border data flow

Warburg Venture bets on warehouses as e-commerce booms in India

A slowdown in the residential market is prompting developers to tap the logistics sector.

How Paytm plans to cash in on Amazon, Flipkart's regulatory woes

'For some of us who have been compliant all along, this gives us an opportunity to consolidate the business while rivals are otherwise busy,' says Vijay Shekhar Sharma

New draft policy on e-commerce market could slow down job creation

Experts say any slowdown in growth of e-commerce companies could result in an adjustment to the number of blue-collar workers they engage