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Infibeam Launches ShipDroid, A Logistics Aggregator Covering 20k Pincodes & 600+ Cities
Ahmedabad based Infibeam, one of the leading eCommerce site in India, has come up with a unique logistics service that promises to help thousands of merchants selling their good online. Called ShipDroid, it essentially is a logistics…
India Post To Launch Ecommerce Portal. 3 Reasons It Can Become India’s Largest Online Marketplace
Attention Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon…there may be another heavyweight competitor around the corner!
India Post, having one of the largest logistics network in the world, is now all set to launch their own ecommerce portal, which will…
Flipkart Contemplates $5B IPO via Wall Street In The Next 18 Months
In 2014, the Chinese e-giant Alibaba hit the Wall Street creating a world record in raising $25 billion. Now it’s time for us, says the Indian e-commerce giant, Flipkart. The news is Sachin and Binny Bansal are meeting many investment…
How Brands Can Effectively Connect With Kiddie Consumers Over The Internet
Thinking brand, what are the things that can come into one’s mind? In all probability trust, sustainability, sale, timelessness or even price! A great platform to exhibit and create relationships with the consumer, the internet has…
Flipkart, Jabong & Others Fined Rs.54cr For Tax Evasion by Kerala State
It’s definitely not a good start for Flipkart this year, as the Kerala State Sales tax department has slapped a fine of Rs 54 crore for sales tax evasion in two consecutive financial years, ie 2012-13 and 2013-14.
After experiencing tax…
Is Maharashtra Govt. Considering A Ban On Ecommerce Portals?
Indian Ecommerce industry’s existence has just received another threat; and this time it has come directly from Maharashtra Government.
Last week, leaders of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), which is an Economic policy front under RSS,…
Alibaba Signs MoU With CII To Tap Indian B2B Market
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed a MoU with Alibaba.com to connect Indian and Chinese Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and to facilitate greater economic engagement between them.
The purpose of this MoU is to…
CCAvenue Goes Multilingual. Offers Checkout in 8 Indian & 10 International Languages
CCAvenue, one of the most popular Indian payment gateway is now available in 8 Indian and 10 international languages. This is probably a first for any Indian payment gateway as most of them are available for English language only.…
Den Snapdeal TV Shopping Channel Goes Live! [Updated]
Like we reported in the month of September 2014 (read below), the 50:50 joint venture between Snapdeal parent company Jasper Infotech and cable TV distribution network Den Networks Ltd. has launched a TV Shopping channel "Den-Snapdeal…
Amazon To Step Into Movie Production Business This Year In The US
Amazon studio that has made a mark in the television industry is now venturing into production of films, and prime instant videos, which will have some real original stuff.
The Amazon Original Movies has promised to stick to unique…
Selling Sexual Wellness Products Online Too Hot To Handle For Government
Indian government has been infamous for banning and censoring a wide range of websites, but this latest one takes the cake – They are now banning sale of sex objects online, ‘openly’. The nation is certainly going to prigs with governments…
Mobile Shopping Will Account For Over 65% Online Sales In 2015
The year 2014 has been a great year for Indian ecommerce. From Flipkart’s $11 Billion valuation to Snapdeal’s recent $627 million investment, from Myntra’s acquisition to Amazon’s $2 Billion investment in India, Indian e-commerce market has…
Flipkart To Create 10,000 ‘Millionaires’ in 2015: For Heavens, Stop Fooling Us!
Flipkart, the biggest Indian etailer, yesterday announced that it aims to help more than 10,000 sellers generate business in excess of Rs 10 lakh through the platform provided by them during the year 2015.
"About 2,000 sellers became…
Flipkart Slapped Rs 23.51Cr Penalty For Listing Bogus Trading Firms, Not Depositing Taxes
Not quite the ideal way to kick off the New Year for Flipkart.
The poster boy of online retail space in India, Flipkart, which has an uncanny knack for courting controversy, has hit the headlines once again. And guess who has been rubbed…
Amazon’s India Bet – Hiring 8000 More, Prime Coming Soon
Amazon, which has already pledged $2 billion for expansion plans in India, has some stellar plans this year. As per reports coming in, Amazon is all set to hire 8000 employees in India, besides launching Amazon Prime services and offering…
Indian Retail Ecommerce Sales Boom: From $7.69B in 2015 to $17.52B By 2018
Leading research firm eMarketer predicts the retail ecommerce sales in India will grow at a phenomenal rate during the CY 2015 and touch $7.69 billion. That would be a huge leap from the $5.30 billion sales made by this sector in the year…
Quikr Brings Quikr NXT With Instant Chat & Free Home Delivery
India’s biggest, home grown online classified portal Quikr is introducing two new features starting today under program called Quikr NXT. The new features include Free home delivery of goods purchased on their platform and instant chat…
Brace Up Folks, Flipkart Bringing 3 Hour Instant Deliveries!
Offering products at a lower price is no longer the USP for e-tailers anymore. To cash on speed, the e-commerce majors started same day delivery. Though this service debuted months back, the triguni of Indian e-tailers, Flipkart, Amazon and…
Amazon India Launches Fashion Category. Jabong Acquisition, A Strong Possibility
Amazon India has decided to go for the fastest growing ecommerce segment right now: Fashion. They have just launched their exclusive mini portal for offering apparels and accessories for both men and women.
They have announced this…
Naaptol Bank Accounts Frozen By Tax Dept. Due To 23Cr Unpaid VAT
Maharashtra’s Revenue Department has frozen all bank accounts of Naaptol Online Shopping Pvt. Ltd, the company behind Naaptol.com and their tele-shopping platform. This extreme step has been taken after Naaptol failed to pay Value Added…