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PhonePe launches shopping app for ONDC, marking e-commerce entry

Pincode will connect consumers to small merchants and neighbourhood stores, says fintech firm

Beauty e-retailer Nykaa sees healthy revenue growth trend for FY23

Growth from tier 1 consumer have demonstrated sustained consumption

Digital transformation key driver of every industry, says Nykaa CEO

: Averring that digital transformation was the key driver of almost every industry, Nykaa Founder and CEO Falguni Nayar on Friday said businesses and individuals must adapt to the ever-evolving' scenario. Addressing the students at Indian School of Business (ISB) here, she said: Digital transformation is today the key driver of nearly every industry, from commerce to finance to healthcare, you name it, and businesses and individuals must adapt to this ever-evolving new world. Reimagining how business operates from the ground up, leveraging technology to create value for customers, and driving constant innovation is critical. Approach the power of technology with a growth mindset. Embrace experimentation and iteration, and don't be afraid to fail, Nayar told the students, according to a release from the ISB. ISB Board Chairperson Harish Manwani said : In this new paradigm, your focus should not only be on creating economic value but also on solving the challenges and needs of the ...

Snapdeal starts taking orders on ONDC, sees demand for smaller cities

Company says it's only e-commerce platform to fintegrate its buyer and seller platforms on platform

New platforms less compliant on mandatory display of details online: survey

Findings of the LocalCircles study escalated to Dept of Legal Metrology for further review and corrective action

Amazon Great Republic Day Sale: Deals on OnePlus, Xiaomi, Samsung phones

The Amazon Great Republic Day Sale started on January 15 and it will be live until January 20. Below are some of the deals available on the e-commerce platform

NCP leader flags availability of dangerous chemicals on e-commerce websites

NCP member Fauzia Khan on Tuesday voiced concern over sale of dangerous chemicals on popular e-commerce platforms, while referring to the recent acid attack on a teenage girl in the national capital. On Decemer 14, a 17-year-old girl was attacked with acid in west Delhi while on way to her school resulting in serious injuries. Three men, including her neighbour, have been arrested in the case. Raising the issue of acid attacks during the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Khan said majority of the reported cases of acid attacks are against young women and most of them who turn down a proposal for marriage, or refuse to enter into a relationship or withdraw from a relationship. "Despite the existence of laws the crime of acid attacks continued unabated. The reason is that acids can be procured easily as there is laxness on part of implementation of regulations. It is the implementation that is important. There is high prevalence of illegal sale of acid," she said. She further said the accuse

Amazon to bring TikTok-like feed of shoppable content 'Inspire' to its app

The new feed option will appear as a lightbulb icon in the application and will roll out to select US users this month

Snapdeal to shelve its $152 million IPO amid tech stock market retreat

Snapdeal filed its initial public offering (IPO) regulatory papers for approval in December 2021, a year that saw many stock market debuts and record fund raising by Indian startups

GeM public procurement crosses Rs 1 trillion in just eight months

Cumulatively, GeM has surpassed GMV worth Rs 3 trillion since inception and the number of transactions on GeM exceeded 12 million

Flipkart India FY22 revenue at Rs 51,176 cr, loss widens 39% to Rs 3,404 cr

The B2B arm of Walmart-owned e-commerce firm Flipkart reported expenses of Rs 54,580 crore, up about 19% over the previous year

Amazon to delist Appario as seller, renews Frontizo JV for 3 years

The development comes at a time when Cloudtail, once the largest seller on Amazon's India marketplace, shut operations on the e-commerce platform as a seller this year amid regulatory pressure

Walmart on a drive to attract Indian sellers to its Canadian marketplace

The US retail giant operates more than 400 stores and is one of the largest online retailers and fastest growing marketplace platforms in Canada

Amazon announces 'Great India Festivals' sale to begin on September 23

As India is set to enter its festive season, Amazon.in, country's leading e-commerce platform is set to launch its annual festive sale.

Delhivery plans to hire over 75,000 employees to expedite parcel sortation

Logistics firm Delhivery on Friday announced its plans to hire over 75,000 staff for seasonal jobs over the next one-and-a-half month and expand its parcel sortation capacity by 1.5 million shipments per day. Of these, over 10,000 people will be off-roll employees across Delhivery's gateways, warehouses, and last-mile delivery, the company said. The hiring is aimed at meeting the expected higher volumes in both parcels and express part-truck load business during the festive season, it added. The company's fully-automated mega gateway, which is equipped with the automated parcel and hub sortation at Tauru became operational in April this year. The company said it will also double down on its various partner programmes by onboarding individual bikers, local retailers, business partners and transporters with plans to roll out a revenue payout of Rs 150-crore across all programmes. Delhivery said it will hire 50,000 last-mile agents under its Last-Mile Agent programme alone, which off

Emami Agrotech enters spice business, eyes Rs 700-1,000 cr revenue in 5 yrs

Mantra Spices brand includes turmeric, chilli, cumin and coriander powders, and a range of blended masalas; firm plans to tap 200,000 outlets by this year end, 500,000 in next three years

Startups should think of credit solution for small businesses: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw urged consumer tech companies to leverage Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), India's alternative in its e-commerce market

Piyush Goyal asks for ONDC pilot focused on non-digital traders, artisans

ONDC promotes open networks for exchange of goods and services over digital or electronic networks.

Amazon Retail India enters Gujarat, to source directly from farmers

The e-commerce major said the aim is to empower the farmers of Gujarat and offer high-quality fruits and vegetables to its customers

Indians on Amazon Global Selling to enable $20 bn in exports by 2025

Amazon has doubled the exports pledge and the Indian exporters are on track to surpass $5 billion in cumulative exports on the e-commerce platform.