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Offline Retailers Drag Govt To Court Demanding FDI Level Playing Field With Online Retailers
Looks like, the fight between offline and online retailers is not going to end any time soon. Retailers Association of India, who has large organized offline retailers like Future Group, Shopper’s stop and Reliance Retail as their…
To Discourage Online Sales, LG & Videocon To Stop Offering After Sales Support For Products…
The fight between offline and online retailers in India is spreading – more and more brands are now trying to discourage online purchases of their products in order to save their offline retail partners. The newest manufacturers to join…
Amazon, Snapdeal & Jabong Refuse To Follow Flipkart & Myntra’s Mobile Only Approach
Effective May 15th, Myntra.com website is no more existent. All desktop and laptop users are being asked to download their mobile app inorder to purchase a product from their platform. Earlier, we had reported that both Flipkart and…
The Great Ecommerce Divide: Flipkart, Snapdeal Opposes FDI In Ecommerce; Amazon, Ebay Supports It!
Indian Government has started consultation with ecommerce portals, offline retailers and Internet activists regarding FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in B2C segment of ecommerce. And it has opened up an interesting debate.
Ecommerce…
India Post Launches It’s First Android App ‘Post Info’ With Focus on Ecommerce Niche
Telecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad has officially launched India Post’s first Android app: Post Info, which is now ready for download. Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT) has designed and developed this app.
As of…
CCI Initiates Fresh Investigations Against Ecommerce Companies for Violating Resale Price…
Last week we had reported that Competition Commission of India (CCI) has absolved major ecommerce portals from accusations of anti-competition charges filed by a strong lobby of offline retailers.
But it seems that the woes of…
Online Shopping in India – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Unlike some years ago, today almost everything can be purchased online. From electronics to clothes to groceries, all these things are just a click away. But then very often we hear of various customers lashing out on companies through…
Flipkart Stops Selling Sexual Wellness Products
Exactly an year back Flipkart started offering Sexual Wellness products on its platform to the users. However, barely 12 months after the launch, they have decided to remove all products listed under Sexual wellness category, except…
Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Jabong & Myntra Absolved Of All Anti-Competition Charges: CCI
In a major relief to India’s top ecommerce players, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected all allegations and charges of conducting unfair business practices against them. In a 10 page order, CCI has specifically said that…
Aah.. After Food Delivery, Ola Is Getting In Online Groceries Business!
Ola is everywhere… Literally. Just a few days back they announced launch Ola Café, an online food delivery business along with their core business of car aggregation and rental. Now, it seems they are also entering into a vertical in which…
Quikr Introduces ‘Buy Through Quikr’ Button For Making Purchases
Quikr, India’s leading online classified listing platform is now slowly taking steps to get into eCommerce marketplace business where users can directly make purchases of products listed. They have now introduced a “Buy” button through…
Zomato Online Food Delivery Has A Twist, Higher The Rating, Lower The Commission!
Zomato has now officially announced the opening of online food delivery on their mobile app; which means that customers can now save more time. Originally launched as a ‘Restaurant Finder’ app, Zomato has now expanded into a domain…
Biggest Ecommerce Gamble Ever: Flipkart To Shut Down Website, Go Full Throttle on Mobile
Although global ecommerce industry is relatively new, with few major players, this is something which no other major portal has ever done: Flipkart is going to shut down their desktop website and sell only via mobile apps.
Is this…
Snapdeal Premises Raided By FDA For Selling Illegal & Restricted Drugs
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) team in Mumbai raided Snapdeal’s Mumbai premises at Goregaon for allegedly selling illegal and restricted drugs which are meant to be sold only via prescription.
FDA had received complaints where…
Tata Group Also Enters Super-Hot Online Grocery Market With My247market.com
Online grocery business is probably the hottest sector in India right now. Everyone, from Amazon to Flipkart is entering this arena. While BigBasket currently leads the online grocery market in India, last couple of months have seen…
Victory for Net Neutrality: Flipkart Ditches Airtel Zero, Acknowledges The Free Internet
In what could be first major repercussion of concentrated efforts to push Net Neutrality in India, Flipkart has today officially announced that they have walked away from Airtel Zero deal.
In their official statement issued, they…
With Only 3% of Indians Shopping Online, Indian Ecommerce Is Not Even In Top 30 Globally!
Despite billion dollar valuations and multi-million dollar investments in Indian ecommerce portals, we are way, way behind other ecommerce markets globally. Infact, as per a recent study of global ecommerce by management consultancy AT…
Flipkart Partners With Mumbai Dabbawallas For Deliveries: But Does It Make Any Sense?
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal announced yesterday that they have joined forces with Mumbai dabbawallas for last mile delivery of their products. He shared a video wherein a dabbawalla from Mumbai is sharing the news of their…
3 Reasons Snapdeal Acquired Freecharge & Altered Indian mCommerce Story Forever
Even if you are living in a cave, this news must have reached you: Snapdeal acquired Freecharge for an undisclosed sum; speculations are rife that the deal is in the range of $400-450 million, with stock and equity transfers.
Last…
Flipkart Enters Super-Hot Online Grocery Vertical To Counter Amazon, Snapdeal & Others
Indian eCommerce is all set to witness a unique fight for survival now; as right from potatoes to yachts, consumers will be spoiled for choices online.
Flipkart, India’s biggest ecommerce portal has decided to jump into the groceries…