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Paytm’s Grand India Expansion Plan: Rs 5000 Crore Investment Into Ecommerce To Bring 50 Cr Indians…
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one"
- (John Lennon’s “Imagine” ; A sign outside the conference room of Paytm’s Noida headquarters)
Paytm has some huge, massive plans for Indian ecommerce; and Vijay Shekhar Sharma,…
India Post Pilots Same/Next Day Delivery Service, Has Collected Rs. 800cr From COD Facility
India Post is arguably the largest postal network in the world with a network of approximately 1.55 lakh post offices across the country. While most of you may still think that India Post is that large laid-back government organization…
Tata Group Forays Into Ecommerce; To Create a Branded Marketplace For Offline and Online Sellers
After Reliance Industries and Birla Group, it’s the turn of Tata Sons to get smitten by the ever-burgeoning ecommerce market in India. As per reports coming in, Tata Sons has confirmed that ecommerce is their next destination.
When a…
Ecommerce Sites May Soon Start Selling Mutual Fund Products Online
Soon, Indian consumers could buy Mutual Funds online on ecommerce sites similar to Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon and others – Market regulator SEBI (Securities & Exchange Board in India) plans to soon issue norms that will allow…
Roadrunnr Launches Mailbox Service To Resolve Missed Deliveries Issue
Roadrunnr, India’s leading B2B hyperlocal logistics company has launched a new service called ‘Mailbox’ in order to resolve issues and reduce costs of missed deliveries to customers who order their products online.
Mailbox is…
Amazon Posts Surprise Profit For Q3 2015; Heavy Investment Planned in India As Festival Sales…
Amazon, which has already surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in USA, is not quite popular for posting profits during their quarterly reports. In fact, after being founded in 1994, they posted their first profits after 7…
Flipkart Sold Whopping Rs. 1300 Crore Worth of Mobile Phones During ‘Big Billion’ Sale
Flipkart, India’s lighthouse ecommerce platform has had a bumper Big Billion Day sale in 2015. According to a top Flipkart executive, they sold more than $200 million (approx Rs. 1300 Crore) worth of Mobile phones during the five-day…
Mahindra Launches SmartShift, a Mobile App Connecting Transporters To Cargo Owners
Logistics space in India has seen tremendous growth in India over past few years thanks to rise in online shopping. Many new logistics players have cropped up to fulfill the demand created by eCommerce companies. These new logistic…
Globally, Indians Trust Social Media The Most For Online Purchase Decisions
It’s interesting to see how behaviour of online buyers’ differs from country to country – while majority of online shoppers in Japan rely on search engines to find products online, when it comes to Indian shoppers, majority of them rely…
Reliance Industries Joining the E-Commerce Bandwagon with 1.5 Lakh Vendors
Ecommerce marketplace in India is growing at the pace of almost replacing the real ones. The growth of eCommerce has been such that offline vendors are feeling real pinch. Even though eCommerce still accounts for a small percentage of…
Paytm Gets Into Hotel Bookings, Ties Up With Goibibo, Ezeego1, Via & TSI-Yatra
Paytm is growing vertically as well as horizontally – In just last few days they have made number of significant announcements including launch of Virtual China Bazaar, Entry into Hyperlocal Business and introduction of QR Code based…
Amazon Declares War Against Fake Reviews; Sues 1,114 Fake Reviewers on Fiverr
In an unprecedented move never seen or heard within the online world, Amazon has decided to declare all out war against fake reviewers. In a decision which would be hailed as path breaking, and revolutionary, Amazon has filed a lawsuit…
Snapdeal Diwali Sale Numbers: 5 Million+ Orders, 98.9% Shipped in 24hrs
We are currently in the midst of crazy online Diwali sale Bonanza – If you have seen the newspapers in last couple of days, you would have already noticed that. Currently newspapers have less news and more advertisements from these…
Now, Tata Homes Start Selling Leisure Homes in Goa on Facebook
As far as online sales of homes go, Tata Homes is leading the way. They are the first large Housing development company in India to sell homes exclusively online. Last year Tata Value Homes and Snapdeal had partnered to bring exclusive…
Indian Pharma Industry Declares All Out War Against eCommerce; 800,000 Chemists On Strike Today
The online vs offline war is now much more than mere discounts and platforms: it is now fight for survival.
In one of the biggest protests we have ever seen, especially in the pharmaceutical sector, more than 800,000 chemists all…
Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal Cannot Promote Festive Season Sale; They Are Violating FDI Norms – CAIT
Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), which is an influential body of offline traders and retailers has complained to Ministry of Commerce regarding heavy discount sales and offers promoted by portals like Flipkart, Amazon and…
Paytm Gets Into Hyperlocal Business
Paytm seems to be on expansion overdrive – Just couple of days back they announced launch of Virtual China Bazaar in India where Indians will be able to buy over 10 crore Chinese products from sellers in China. And, Paytm is not just…
Paytm Launches Virtual China Bazaar; To Bring Avalanche of 10 Crore Chinese Products Costing As Low…
Around 10 crore+ Chinese products will soon flood Paytm’s platform, which has the power to disrupt the Indian ecommerce market. With prices as low as Rs 3, Indian sellers can expect some major disruptions in the market.
Christened as…
Now, Purchase a Mobile Phone on Paytm & Get it Delivered in 2 Hours Flat!
Indian e-Commerce has come a long way in past 5-7 years. There was a time when next day delivery for online purchases was nearly impossible. However, today even same day deliveries do not surprise us. Logistics and delivery services…
Amazon India Challenges Flipkart’s Billion Day Sale With Great Indian Festive Sale; Thankfully…
Ecommerce shoppers are heading for a bonanza this October, as Amazon India has announced the launch of their “Great Indian Festive Sale” on the very same dates when Flipkart will conduct their Big Billion Day sales: October 13 to…