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Consumer protection authority seeks explanation from Flipkart on acid sale

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has sought explanation from e-commerce player Flipkart regarding sale of acid on its online platform, sources said. Flipkart has been asked to give explanation within the next seven days. The explanation follows reports that in recent acid attack on a girl in Dwarka, Delhi, the accused had bought acid from Flipkart. Earlier in the day, the Delhi Commission for Women issued notices to two e-commerce firms for allegedly allowing sale of acid on their platforms. The Delhi Police had also issued a notice to Flipkart after it found that the acid was procured from the e-commerce firm. In the letter, sources said that the authority has mentioned that it has come to the notice of the CCPA that in a recent case of acid attack in Delhi, the accused purchased the acid from Flipkart. The CCPA has attached many media reports in the letter for the reference of Flipkart. Based on the media reports, the CCPA said it appears that acid is being all

Poco announces offers on smartphones ahead of Flipkart Big Saving Days sale

Flipkart Big Saving Days sale is starting on December 16 and it would continue until December 21. The offers from Poco, however, are now available and would continue in the sale on e-commerce platform

Snapdeal defers $152 mn IPO indefinitely citing poor market conditions

Development follows shelving of IPO plans by several notable firms such as Image Marketing (owner of wearable brand Boat), Droom Technology and PharmEasy

Walmart's payments startup PhonePe seeks to raise $1 billion: Report

The company is in talks with SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund, an investor in PhonePe's parent entity Flipkart, although Walmart will remain top investor, the people said

Maximise reward points by using the right card for your each spend

Beware that on some expenses you could be levied a fee for card usage

Realme 10 Pro 5G series smartphones launched in India: Price, specs, & more

The Realme 10 Pro + will be available from December 14 on Realme's official website, Flipkart, and retail stores. Whereas, the Realme 10 Pro will be available for purchase from December 16

Walmart, Flipkart join hands with NSIC to help MSMEs grow, unlock potential

Walmart and Flipkart on Tuesday joined hands with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to accelerate capacity building for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across India, help them unlock export potential and become part of retail supply chains locally and globally. The agreement was signed at a summit here to mark the milestone of 20,000 MSMEs completing their training under the Walmart Vriddhi Supplier Development Programme, of which Swasti is a programme partner. The Vriddhi programme also includes training, seminars and mentoring sessions conducted regularly for MSMEs. Tens of thousands of MSMEs have registered for the programme from metros and Tier II and III cities across India. The partnership will enhance access for participating MSMEs to schemes offered by the NSIC while making learning resources of Vriddhi available to MSMEs registered with the NSIC. "The Indian MSME sector currently comprises 6.3 crore MSMEs that employ more than 11 crore people. We

Flipkart, Walmart ink MoU with NSIC to speed up capacity creation for MSMEs

The three plan to support MSMEs in their quest to integrate with local and global retail supply chains

Flipkart, Polygon partner to speed up Web3 & Metaverse e-commerce use-cases

To set up Blockchain-e-commerce Centre of Excellence towards this end

Flipkart joins Polygon to launch Metaverse use cases in e-commerce space

During the festive sale, Flipkart also partnered with eDAO to launch a virtual shopping experience in the metaverse called Flipverse

GeM closes in on Amazon, Flipkart in gross merchandise value

In FY22, govt's public procurement portal recorded a GMV of $14.2 bn, as against Amazon India's $17 bn and Flipkart's $23 bn

Sony Audio Days sale: Check deals on headphones, speakers, earbuds and more

Started on November 29, the Sony Audio Days sale will continue until December 4. The sale is live on Sony online store, Amazon, Flipkart, and Sony retail stores

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 staff may get Rs 5,700 cr in stock buyback scheme in a few weeks

This will be the biggest Esop buyback in tech industry. Flipkart owns over 80% stake in PhonePe and is looking to exit the company. Walmart owns 10% in the Bengaluru-based fintech firm

Flipkart to go for $700 million ESOP buyback during PhonePe funding: Report

The round will readjust Flipkart's valuation from $37.6 billion to $33 billion and PhonePe will have a separate shareholding structure

Welspun One Logistics Parks Fund 1 commits Rs 500 crore warehousing AIF

Creates a portfolio of Rs 2,300 crore across five cities, aggregating to about 6.6 million square feet of gross leasable area

Flipkart Black Friday sale: Deals on Pixel 7, Nothing Phone (1), and more

Started on November 25, the Flipkart Black Friday sale will continue until November 30

HireQuotient bags investment from Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal

This comes after the company raised $1.8 million in pre-series A funding last year from Sumant Sinha of ReNew Power, Mohan Lakhamraju of Great Learning, Sujeet Kumar of Udaan; and Kunal Shah of CRED

Realme's Dizo launches Watch R Talk Go smartwatch at Rs 3,999: Details here

Priced at Rs 3,999, the Dizo Watch R Talk Go will be available at an introductory price of Rs 3,499 on the e-commerce platform Flipkart from November 30 at 12pm

Why have fake reviews on e-commerce sites become rampant?

In another big development, India on Monday came out with a framework to address the menace of fake online reviews on e-commerce websites. Now websites like Amazon and Flipkart and food delivery apps