Ecommerce in India

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…

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…

The Indian customer and his behavior patterns are changing constantly in the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry especially with Food products leading the market break up with 43%. But consumer durables have seen a high increase in…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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 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…

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…