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E-commerce rule book in letter and spirit

The coming weeks should give us an idea on how e-commerce firms would do business in India if new rules are to be followed, writes Nivedita Mookerji

Best of BS Opinion: Four years of GST, towards better governance & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Amazon battles regulators in bid to stay dominant in India's e-comm market

The tussle with governments is a familiar territory for Amazon since it, along with Apple, Google and Facebook, face potentially similar charges in the US

Covid-19 impact: E-commerce drives demand for warehousing in H1

Embassy Industrial Parks (EIP), Stellar Supply Chain Solutions, and TVS Industrial & Logistics Parks, among others, have seen a growth of anything between 30 per cent and 100 per cent in H1CY21.

Anti-trust algorithms drive online sales

Investigations are required in India and other emerging economies to ensure that algorithm-led personalised pricing in e-commerce is not harmful

Govt plans to bring stricter e-commerce rules, flash sales may be history

The government plans to revise the e-commerce regulations in the country and bring about stricter norms, wherein the much talked-about flash sales may prohibited.

Covid-19 crisis: Nearly 10,000 mobile retail stores shut in the past year

The north India region, the largest market among all four zones of the country, has seen the worst, according to market analytics platform PredictiVu, with close to 10 per cent of outlets closing

Online fashion industry clocks 51% growth order volume in FY21: Report

Online fashion industry witnessed an order volume growth of 51 per cent and GMV increase of 45 per cent in FY21 as compared to the previous financial year, a report by Unicommerce said on Thursday.

As Covid-19 lockdowns ease, Indians still prefer home deliveries: Survey

This trend was observed not just in the big cities, but also tier-1,2,3 towns, a survey by community led social media platform LocalCircles has found

SoftBank Group may invest $700 mn in Flipkart after exiting firm in 2018

Techy conglomerate investing in Flipkart at a time when Reliance Industries and Tata are betting big on e-commerce as well.

PE funds ready cash, scout for bulk-buying social e-commerce start-ups

Customers get large discounts and the platform enjoys the benefits of scale and lower costs

Stage set for Indian small biz to build global brands: Amazon's Broussard

As work from home became the new normal due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Broussard said thousands of our e-commerce sellers from India played a key role in serving customers globally during this period.

Future Retail to offer quick online deliveries in bet on e-commerce

Popular online grocery service BigBasket, in which India's Tata Group is seeking to acquire a majority stake, and Amazon both offer quick online deliveries in India.

Best of BS Opinion: Competition in e-tail, Covid-19 vaccine, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Competition in e-tail: Fair or unfair?

The e-commerce foreign direct investment policy doesn't sit well with the concept of competition

A case for India, Bangladesh weaving new ties in textile and apparel

India could become a big market for Bangladeshi suppliers if the central government pursues this as a priority but India also has a robust apparel sector of its own, which it cannot neglect

Amazon plans to step up e-payments, financial services in India

Wish to convert cash-hardened customer into a digital one: Amazon Pay CEO

Stick to spirit of law instead of finding loopholes: Goyal to investors

Goyal said that some investors have been trying to circumvent and misuse the provisions of the law, which leads to the government trying to plug the loophole

The right policy cart

E-commerce rules should be stable and equitable

DPIIT to meet trade unions, industry groups on FDI in e-commerce

Officials are likely to meet over a dozen e-commerce companies