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Govt may tighten 'country of origin' norms for e-commerce players

E-commerce policy expected to be finalised by end of June

Could government-run GeM be a candidate for listing on Indian bourses?

If the listing does happen, the scale could be comparable to what the LIC public issue will be in the insurance sector

Digital tax row: US suspends additional tariffs on India, 5 other countries

USTR Katherine Tai, in a statement, announced the conclusion of the one-year Section 301 investigations of Digital Service Taxes (DSTs) adopted by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the UK

Dunzo reports 320% rise in delivering medicines, groceries in India

E-commerce firm backed by Google says it handled more than 20,000 orders to hospitals between March and May.

E-commerce firms witness 2X rise in orders, gear up for second Covid wave

States such as Maharashtra and Delhi, which reported most cases, have taken the lead in terms of the demand from customers ordering essentials and groceries online

E-commerce grew by 36% in last quarter; personal care biggest beneficiary

The last quarter of 2020 saw e- commerce order volume growing by 36 per cent in India with Personal care, Beauty and Wellness (PCB&W) segment being the biggest beneficiary, according to a report. In October to December 2020 period, PCB&W and FMCG & Healthcare (F&H) categories' volumes grew by 95 per cent and 46 per cent year-on-year (YOY) respectively, said the Q4- 2020 -E-commerce Trends Report', released by Unicommerce and Kearney. Tier 2 and 3 cities accounted for a 90 per cent YOY incremental volume and value growth, it said. The report, which assesses the e-commerce growth in Q4 2020 with the sector-wise analysis, said brand websites reported a 94 per cent volume growth in fourth quarter of 2020 as compared to same period last year. The last quarter of 2020 saw e-commerce grow by 36 per cent and 30 per cent YOY in terms of order volume and gross merchandise value (GMV) respectively, while theaverage order value declined by five per cent in Q4-2020 as .

Kirana comes full circle

Two recent steps, both by the original posterboy of e-commerce, Flipkart, make it clear that we've come full circle on grocery

Online retail majors focus on sprawling small retailer base to boost reach

Small retailers are chary about integrating digitally with larger players on grounds that it will give them access to their customer bases

CAIT alleges violation of FDI norms by e-commerce firms, writes to PM Modi

Traders' body CAIT wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking "strong action" against e-commerce firms for alleged violation of FDI policy by them

New users, small towns drive first day of sale for Flipkart, Snapdeal

For e-commerce firm Snapdeal, nearly 30 per cent of the total orders on the first day of its festive sale were from first-time users

Festival season sales: Over 50% consumers to shop online, says survey

This is a major jump from last year's survey when only 27% of consumers planning festive spending had indicated using e-commerce sites as their primary channel for shopping.

CCI appeals in SC against HC's stay on probe against Amazon, Flipkart

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) which represents 70 million traders termed the appeal in the Supreme Court against Amazon and Flipkart as 'logical'

Big Billion Days sale: Flipkart readies virtual war room for festive season

Flipkart is expecting to host the biggest flagship sale event 'Big Billion Days' this month

Flipkart sales have crossed pre-Covid-19 levels, says Walmart CEO

McMillon said that he is pleased with how the teams at Flipkart managed the Covid-19 environment in a really effective way

Courier SMEs' cup of woe spills over, shows CRISIL SME Tracker

CRISIL Research expects their revenue to decline 30-35 per cent in FY 2021

Sellers from towns drive e-commerce giant Flipkart's Freedom sales

The event, which concluded on August 10, saw participation from sellers primarily from tier-2 cities that have now become local businesses with strong growth pipelines

Virtual war rooms set tone for mega e-commerce sale in Covid-19 times

While there's been no dinner on the house in the run up to the D-Day, the typical war room or the command centre has silently moved to the laptop and mobile screens of the executives coordinating the

SC to hear plea for display of 'country of origin' on products by e-tailers

A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notice to the Centre and sought its response

Indian e-com to grow 27% annually; RIL to dominate online grocery: Goldman

Online penetration of retail is expected to reach 10.7 per cent by 2024, versus 4.7 per cent in 2019

Equalisation levy of 2% on e-comm firms non-discriminatory: India tells US

India said the ongoing multilateral consultations under the aegis of the G-20-OECD due in this regard have not arrived at any consensus even after many years of discussions