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Flipkart Group garners 68% of Rs 29,000 crore festive sales: Report

Flipkart Group emerged as overall leader during the week-long festive sales, accounting for 68% of the total sales as the country saw a massive 55% (year-on-year) growth

Retail chain Tablez aims Rs 500-cr turnover, 250 outlets in 5 years

Multi-brand retail chain Tablez is looking at a turnover of around Rs 500 crore and expanding its network to around 250 stores in India over the next five years, a top company official has said.

After muted Q2 show, DMart's sales may gain traction in third quarter

Margin trajectory, however, depends on festival season discounts, share of general merchandise

Top trader-retailer body moves govt against Amazon, Flipkart festive sales

Says hefty discount amounting to predatory pricing, cashback by credit and debit card banks and high interest rate on EMI offered to buyers need to be scrutinised

DMart shuts two Mumbai stores to take on Reliance in e-commerce space

Converts outlets into online fulfillment centres; experts say firm had been quietly stitching up a strategy to boost e-commerce operations, push its value proposition aggressively among consumers

FM's consumption boost of Rs 1 trillion to turbocharge e-commerce cos

While India e-commerce is booming, retail sector is steadily recovering post 'unlock' to reach over 80% of pre-Covid levels of about $780 bn in 2020, according to RedSeer

100,000 Amazon-enabled local shops, kiranas gear up for festive season

Over 20,000 offline retailers and kiranas from 'Local Shops on Amazon' programme will participate in their first 'Great Indian Festival' sale event, to be hosted by the e-commerce giant this month

Flipkart Wholesale's first-ever festive season sale for fashion retailers

Flipkart Wholesale's 'Big Festival Month' would offer a wide range of products in categories

Flipkart Wholesale expands to help revamp kiranas ahead of festive season

The e-commerce firm's digital B2B marketplace expands its network to 12 new cities with enabling digital commerce access to thousands of Kiranas and SMBs.

Flipkart and Max Fashion partner to tap the upcoming festive season

Through this deal, Max Fashion will get wider market access and make its products such as accessories, footwear, womenswear, menswear and kids wear, available in newer geographies and pin codes

Flipkart says Big Billion Days will create 70,000 direct jobs in festivals

Flipkart is undertaking training programmes for its direct hires in various aspects of the supply chain

Paytm hiring over 1,000 people to support expansion across businesses

Fintech major Paytm on Wednesday said it is in the process of hiring over 1,000 people across various roles over the next few months as it expands its operations

Top headlines: Slower revenue growth for TCS, Jio unlikely to raise tariffs

From S&P Ratings predicting slower revenue growth for TCS, states to pitch for timely GST compensation at Council meet to cinemas getting ready to open in September, here are top headlines of the day

Retail to insurance: Amazon, Ambani's Jio prep for 'one fierce battle'

Jeff Bezos regards India as a key frontier for Amazon; he faces a homegrown champion backed by some of his fiercest US rivals

E-commerce start-up DealShare to hire over 5,000 people by the end of 2020

DealShare has tied up with about 400 manufacturers, of which around 300 are local producers

Life after lockdown: 3 new ways to shop - distance, distance, and distance

The last of a three-part series looks at how retailers and e-tailers are doing business amid the Covid-19 pandemic

India business most affected due to coronavirus lockdown: Amazon CFO

Last month, the government said e-commerce platforms would be allowed to sell only essential items during the lockdown

Covid-19: Walmart to hire 50000 more workers as people continue stockpiling

Walmart said it will now require its US staff to wear masks or other face coverings at work

Coronavirus to cripple Indian start-ups, firms struggle to pay salaries

Firms say they are conserving cash and postponing expansion plans

Coronavirus impact: India's Silicon Valley placed under lockdown for a week

Tech firms ask staff to work from home as Google techie tests positive; DoT relaxes norms for BPMs