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Emerging patterns: Businesses that will suffer, or survive, after Covid-19

Which sectors will bounce back fast? Which will lag? Has the consumer changed forever? Some answers

E-commerce firms woo sellers with offers ahead of resuming operations

Amazon has already announced waiver of commissions for small sellers by almost half, larger rival Flipkart said that it is taking proactive steps to settle the payments related to cancelled orders

Big e-commerce meets small biz: A balancing act for Amazon, Flipkart

As trader groups cry foul against them, online majors learn to do business with small companies

Strong show in India, US increase Walmart's international sales by 2.8%

Walmart said the return on assets (RoA) was 6.7% and 3.4% for the financial years ended January 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively

Flipkart aims to penetrate tier 2 cities; to focus more on value than speed

Flipkart is of the view that this differentiator will work in its favour to grow its business further

Myntra processes 13,000 orders per minute at peak of festive sale

600,000 new customers participated in the four-day sale, with 68 per cent of them coming from tier-2 and tier-3 cities and towns

Online retail sale just 1.6% of total retail trade in India: World Bank

It noted that in the neighbouring country of Bangladesh, too, the online sales a mere 0.7 percent of total retail sales, while that in China is 15 percent and around 14 percent globally

CAIT urges Modi govt to probe FDI policy violations by Amazon, Flipkart

The traders' body has strongly objected to the business model of both the companies

India's online retail mkt to cross $170 bn by FY30, says Jefferies report

The online retail can potentially increase to around 37 per cent of the total organised retail market during this period

Online retail: Address high user dropouts or face $50 bn opportunity cost

Only 40% of 390 million internet users transact online, highlights a report

India's online retail market is a $50 bn opportunity waiting to be realised

Indian online shoppers spent an average of $224 in 2017, which was less than a tenth of what the average user spent online in the US at $2,237 in the same year

Retailers look at online expansion as consumer preferences change

The second of a three-part series looks at how retailers, online and offline, are tweaking their strategies to remain relevant

Online sellers' body moves CCI against Flipkart for abusing position

The association urged that Flipkart India (wholesale arm) should immediately be asked to stop selling goods at discount

Online retailers will foray into travel space: Amadeus' Albert Pozo

Also says, India is the largest market from the point of view of air transactions

It's all about the pricing: Why offline retailers are losing the battle to Amazon, Flipkart

Branded players, especially in the white goods space are crying foul on the deep discounts that are being offered on their products during festival sales

Diwali dhamaka: How Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal are gearing up for festive sales

No-cost EMI, faster deliveries, exchange; e-commerce players are going all out to woo their customers

Farhad Manjoo: Brands born online reshaping retail

By cutting inefficiencies of retail and the marketing expense of TV, new companies offer products at lower prices

Online cue from pop-up

The low-risk venture could well be the next big trend in online retail