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Looking to go omnichannel, BigBasket may seal deal with Tatas soon

Reports say the online grocer is in talks with salt-to-software conglomerate to sell around 50 per cent of its stake in the company for around $1 billion

Bharti Airtel ties up with global firms, kicks off ORAN tech plan

ORAN is based on open platforms rather than the traditional proprietary technology offered by incumbent gear makers

Walmart, Flipkart make fresh investment in supply chain tech firm Ninjacart

For Bengaluru-based Ninjacart, the investment further deepens the partnership with Walmart and the Flipkart Group to improve its offerings and enhance the customer experience

Flipkart to host six-day 'Big Billion Days' festive sale from October 16

Event this year will bring offers each hour from lakhs of sellers with thousands of brands across categories; 'early access; for Flipkart Plus customers on October 15

Early Diwali for gig workers: E-commerce firms to create 300,000 jobs

Sales are expected to touch $4 billion this year because of Covid-driven online adoption

E-commerce firms to create 300,000 jobs this festive season: RedSeer

E-commerce companies see a large chunk of their business coming in during the festive sales

Fashion start-up Ciceroni enters e-commerce with curated online pop-up

Branded 'Pari-Sangam', the pop-up will feature nearly a dozen labels in clothing, accessories and decor, as firm aims to reach out to the urban millennial

Amazon to host 'Handicrafts Mela' from Sept 26 to support artisans, weavers

Over 800,000 artisans and weavers associated with 1,500 Amazon Karigar sellers and 17 government emporiums including Tantuja, Harit Khadi, Tribes India will benefit from this mela

Amazon India adds 4 languages to woo shoppers ahead of festive season

The addition of four languages -- Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu -- comes ahead of the festive season that accounts for a significant chunk of e-commerce sales in the country

Covid-19 impact: E-commerce companies may see 50% rise in festive sales

Flipkart, Amazon projected to cross $7 billion in these sales during Covid-19

Flipkart Wholesale launches digital platform for Kiranas in fashion segment

Plans to expand to 20 other cities and tap other areas such as groceries and general merchandise

'Country of origin' compliance adds to worries of e-commerce sellers

Many of the online sellers are struggling even to follow the compliance of providing information related to the maximum retail price and best before date of products, according to LocalCircles

E-commerce recovered, witnessed 17% growth post-Covid-19, says report

After e-commerce resumed operations post Covid-19, the return rate has seen a dip of about 10-30 per cent depending on the category.

Changing times: Social puts the zing into e-commerce in tier-2, 3 cities

Investors pouring big bucks into social commerce to tap India's large lower income group market

Amazon beats Covid-19 pandemic woes, clocks $345-million profit

Says focus on digitising Indian small businesses

Walmart to spend another $428 mn on employee bonuses amid Covid-19 crisis

The United States' largest employer said the new spending brings the total expenditure on employee bonuses to $1.1 billion this year.

Indian e-com to grow 27% annually; RIL to dominate online grocery: Goldman

Online penetration of retail is expected to reach 10.7 per cent by 2024, versus 4.7 per cent in 2019

Adevinta wins auction to buy eBay's classified ads unit for $9 billion

The acquisition comes as the coronavirus crisis boosts demand for online marketplaces, with consumers turning to online shopping due to prolonged lockdowns and social distancing measures

Equalisation levy of 2% on e-comm firms non-discriminatory: India tells US

India said the ongoing multilateral consultations under the aegis of the G-20-OECD due in this regard have not arrived at any consensus even after many years of discussions

Display of country of origin on products sold online: HC seeks govt's stand

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Centre and e-commerce platforms Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal seeking their stand on the plea by July 22.