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New rules will choke e-commerce growth, Indo-American Chamber tells Govt

Says proposed amendments will increase compliance liabilities, can affect investor sentiment globally especially with respect to 'Ease of Doing Business'

81% consumers back e-commerce rules, want clarity on services-based biz

LocalCircles study says 64% want the rules across "all electronically sold services like app-based food delivery, app taxis, home repair, salon, airline & railway ticketing, OTT subscription, payments

E-commerce cos say new rules will hurt biz, urge govt to extend deadline

Govt is studying industry comments, will take a call on making relevant changes before the rules are finalised

Top headlines: Auto,IT lead advance tax payment; Covaxin shows 77% efficacy

Strap: Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Wednesday

New rules for e-commerce companies likely to raise compliance burden

The consumer affairs ministry proposed changes to Consumer Protection Rules, 2020

Top Headlines: Adani seeks to defer airports, AIIMS studies third wave

Business Standard brings to you the top headlines on Friday

E-commerce companies face double whammy of lockdowns, sick staff

Companies struggling to meet delivery timelines; many of their delivery associates are down with Covid-19

Best of BS Opinion: Govt's decision on vaccination, e-comm firms, and more

Here are our top opinion pieces of the day

Discounting platform M1xchange raises $10mn funding from Amazon, others

TReDS platform M1xchange on Thursday said it has raised USD 10 million in funding, led by e-commerce major Amazon.

Amazon union drive losing by wide margin with nearly half the votes counted

The union says there have been hundreds of contested ballots, making it unclear the number of votes needed to declare a winner

E-comm firms prepared to ensure smooth delivery amid Maharashtra lockdown

E-commerce companies have said they are well prepared and working closely with delivery partners to ensure smooth and safe delivery of packages in Maharashtra

Twitter is testing new e-commerce features to integrate product details

Twitter has now started testing its new e-commerce tweet layouts, with at least one user of its Android application in Qatar spotting the new format.

Shiprocket raises $27 mn from Silicon Valley's Tribe Capital, March Capital

The e-commerce shipping firm processes more than 4 mn monthly shipments, enabling more than 100,000 sellers to sell directly to their consumers across India

New York sues Amazon over worker safety during Covid-19 pandemic

AG accuses e-com giant of failing to adequately protect staff at 2 warehouses

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

Amazon's Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO in Q3, Andy Jassy to take over

Bezos, who founded the company 27 years ago, will become the executive chairman of the Amazon Board

USTR backs action against India's equalisation levy, finds it burdensome

Highlighting the discrimination part, the report said that of the companies that are subjected to India's equalisation levy, 72 per cent are American companies

E-commerce to edtech, start-up firms bloom amid Covid-19 pandemic gloom

Massive beneficiary of the covid situation has been the startups which are growing rapidly on the back of digital adoption, which is witnessing an acceleration worth multiple years in just few months

JioMart a real juggernaut, but needs to broaden its customer base

Facing stiff competition in BigBasket and Grofers, as well as Swiggy and Zomato, thanks to its late entry

Rising tech adoption among small businesses a big opportunity: Shopify

Shopify is at an inflection point in India, as the market opportunities for online commerce in the country are expected to touch $200 billion by 2028