Online Sales

Amazon announces Republic Day sale offers on 5G smartphones: Details here

The Amazon Great Republic Day Sale started on January 15 and it will be live until January 20. Here are some of the deals on 5G smartphones available on the e-commerce platform

One day in office, remote work for rest of the week for Meesho employees

E-commerce firm's Flexi-Office model offers employees financial support for relocating

Consumer interest watchdog's notices to Flipkart, Meesho for acid sale

Several states/UTs have already issued guidelines to regulate the sale of acids

Myntra's EORS 17 to cater 5 mn shoppers with 1.7 mn styles from Dec 10-16

The 17th edition of Myntras biannual End of Reason Sale is set to cater to 5 million shoppers with a whopping 17 lakh styles across leading fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, the company said

Thanksgiving Day online sales touch $5.3 bn in US, mobile top choice

According to Adobe Analytics, mobile devices accounted for 55 per cent of all online shopping, up 8.3 per cent from a year ago

Offline, online sales soar as shoppers clamour for best Black Friday deals

Retail brands and malls expect sales to grow by as much as 50% this time over the 2019 figures, when Black Friday as a concept began gaining momentum in India

India's online sales up 25% at Rs 76,000 cr in festive month: Report

According to Bengaluru-based Redseer Strategy Consultants, the tier 2 and above cities drove this growth and contributed 57 per cent of festive GMV (gross merchandise value).

Centre to enhance sale of SHG products on e-commerce portals: Minister

The Centre on Friday launched an e-commerce portal for marketing products made by women of self-help groups (SHGs), and said efforts were underway to have at least 25 per cent of all sales by them through online. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste inaugurated the Saras Food Festival and said the government will take steps to establish Saras stalls by women SHGs in all state capitals, major cities and metros, airports and railway stations for widening the reach of marketing, the ministry said in an official statement. He also launched the e-commerce portal, www.esaras.in, for better and more effective marketing of the products prepared by women of self-help groups and said, "efforts are on to have at least 25 per cent of all sales by women self-help groups through e-commerce portals annually." Through such festivals, Kulaste said, more and more people will be exposed to ethnic and home-made handicrafts, paintings, toys, food and other items. "Each wom

Govt mulls way of protecting online consumers from 'reward'-based reviews

The BIS wants it make it obvious when reviews are based on rewards and easier to verify if the reviewer is 'real'

Botched deliveries take toll on Amazon and Flipkart festival sales

The exact number of orders gone wrong is a number that will not be disclosed by the companies

India sees Rs 24,000 cr worth online festive sales in 4 days, mobiles lead

Nearly 55 million shoppers made online purchases during the first four days as overall daily average gross merchandise value (GMV) rose to 5.4 times, according to Redseer Strategy Consultant

Zomato's new pilot on inter-city food delivery is not an easy nut to crack

Last week, Zomato said it is foraying into the same model, piloting food delivery with 'Intercity Legends'

ITC records 3 times growth in e-commerce sales compared to pre-Covid levels

ITC collaborated with leading e-commerce platforms on all aspects of operations, including category development, marketing, and supply chain and customer acquisition

These teams worked remotely to help Flipkart pull off Big Billion Days sale

RedSeer says Flipkart emerged as the leader during festive sales with an impressive 64% market share. It competes with Amazon, Reliance's JioMart and Tata CLiQ in this space

E-tailers drive festive season sales for consumer goods makers

From packaged foods to home appliances and personal electronics, most consumer goods categories have registered 10-15 per cent growth over last year

New e-com, fashion brands see surge in sales as festive season begins

E-commerce and luxury fashion brands are witnessing bumper sales especially from the tier 2 and 3 cities, keeping their cash registers ringing

Demand recovery, expansion plans may keep apparel retailers in fashion

Aggressive expansion, online sales, and margin gains are positive for ABFRL and Trent

Apple Mac, iPad shipments surge in India after online store opening: Report

Tech giant Apple has become the fifth-largest PC brand in India about nine months after it first opened its online storefront in the country, the media reported

Anti-trust algorithms drive online sales

Investigations are required in India and other emerging economies to ensure that algorithm-led personalised pricing in e-commerce is not harmful

Nike forecast for online sales boom, post-lockdown demand drives shares up

The sneaker maker's shares rose nearly 13% after the bell as the company also posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue