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Short video platform Firework forays into live video commerce segment

The startup will showcase more than 15 brands across various categories offering discounts and giveaways

Consumer protection rules: Decoding the impact on e-commerce firms, buyers

The proposed rules have created quite a stir among companies, with some anticipating a change in their business structure if these are implemented

Why Amazon, Flipkart may have to tweak some of their e-comm policies now

Experts say these changes could impact business structures used by Flipkart and Amazon in the fast growing Indian e-commerce market

Snapdeal partners with Sama for online dispute resolution, sees success

In the pilot, which looked at a few hundred cases, Snapdeal and Sama helped settle a 100, with an overall success rate of 50 per cent

As Covid-19 lockdowns ease, Indians still prefer home deliveries: Survey

This trend was observed not just in the big cities, but also tier-1,2,3 towns, a survey by community led social media platform LocalCircles has found

Etsy eyes Gen-Z shoppers with $1.63 bn deal for fashion reseller Depop

London-based Depop, founded in 2011, is known for its vintage and streetwear collections and has more than 26 million users from over 147 countries.

Delhi curfew: Movement of all goods, e-comm delivery of essentials allowed

Order steers clear of confusion on essentials and non-essentials, allows inter and intra city movement of goods, unlike Maharashtra, where clarity on this took some time

Four in five urban Indians changed shopping habits during pandemic: Report

It's fresh fruits and veggies over junk, surge in alcohol consumption

WhatsApp for Business gets new feature to improve shopping experience

WhatsApp on Wednesday announced two new features to make it easier for people to know whats available and for entrepreneurs to quickly sell their products on WhatsApp for Business

Snapdeal launches fast track payment option, aims to help small businesses

'Jaldi Payments' will slash payment receipt time by 76 per cent and help sellers use capital to expand their business, says company.

The right policy cart

E-commerce rules should be stable and equitable

For 49% consumers, e-shopping became preferred mode during Covid: Survey

18 per cent said they "called local retail stores and got home delivery" and 31 per cent "visited the mall, local retailers, markets and shop there."

E-commerce market is projected to surge 84% to $111 bn by 2024, says FIS

The merchants will be well-positioned to be successful if they put customer experience at the heart of the checkout process.

US grocery firm Instacart mulls direct listing in snub to IPOs: Report

IPOs have been on a tear since last summer

Amazon documents reveal its strategy to dodge India's regulators: Report

Amazon internal documents show 35 of more than 400,000 sellers in India accounted for around two-thirds of its online sales in early 2019

Britain to regulate buy-now pay-later credit after surge during lockdown

BNPL, particularly popular with young people shopping for clothes, is offered by companies such as Clearpay, which is owned by Australia's Afterpay Ltd, Klarna, LayBuy, Openpay and Paypal

India accounts for 14% of global app installations: InMobi report

The country's app download growth rate was four times the global average

Ecommerce platform Udaan inks pan-India distribution deal with hummel

Hummel is a Danish sportstyle brand

Online sales see growth from Tier 2, 3 cities, UPI to rule payments: Report

For Tier II and Tier III cities, localised customer support in regional languages and dialects will help businesses and brands to gain a competitive edge

Third-party sales up 50% globally on Amazon during holiday season

Online shopping boomed this year amid Covid-19