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Dip in e-commerce festival sales adds more woes to China's economic crunch

Sales in 618 had grown even during the pandemic, according to Syntun, and peaked in 2023 at nearly 800 billion yuan

Parent company Zomato set to infuse fresh capital of Rs 300 cr in Blinkit

With this latest investment, Zomato has invested a total of Rs 2,300 crore in Blinkit since acquiring the company in August 2022

GeM considering a pilot scheme to sell products directly to consumers: CEO

Goods, services worth over Rs 4 trillion procured in FY24

Govt, RBI in talks to ease Fema guidelines for boosting e-commerce exports

Efforts on to ease FEMA norms, says DGFT Sarangi

Flipkart Internet receives Rs 924 cr infusion from its Singapore entities

Flipkart is also currently in discussions to raise up to $1 billion, with parent company Walmart committing to inject $600 million

WTO agrees to extend moratorium on e-commerce tariffs for two years

The WTO talks failed to secure deals on other contentious trade issues including a crackdown on agriculture and fisheries subsidies

Flipkart launches fourth grocery fulfilment centre in West Bengal

E-commerce major Flipkart on Monday announced the launch of its fourth grocery fulfilment centre in West Bengal. The fulfilment centre in Malda, around 340 km from Kolkata, is spread over 1.13 lakh square feet with a dispatch capacity of over 1 lakh units per day. It will cater to more than 7,000 orders per day across Berhampore, Malda, Siliguri and the north Bengal belt, and parts of Jharkhand and Bihar, including Bhagalpur, Deoghar, Munger, Purnea, Rampurhat and Saharsa. The company claimed that the centre will generate more than 700 direct and indirect local job opportunities, while providing nationwide market entry for thousands of local sellers, MSMEs, and small-scale farmers in the region. West Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay welcomed the decision of Flipkart to launch its fourth grocery fulfilment centre. "We are proud to welcome Flipkart's another grocery fulfilment centre in the state and foresee greater participation in the digital commerce space in t

WTO meet: Govt to oppose continuation of moratorium on e-comm trade duties

India is not in favour of further continuation of moratorium on customs duties on e-commerce trade at the WTO's meeting in Abu Dhabi later this month as it is impacting the developing countries, an official said on Tuesday. The official said that there is a work programme on e-commerce trade and the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should continue to discuss the issue under that. "We are not in favour of extension. We are in favour of continuation of the work programme. There is a need to look at the subject from a development dimension and not from the eyes of big tech companies," the official said. There is a need to discuss the scope of moratorium as there are revenue implications because of it. As per estimates, the potential tariff revenue losses to the developing countries are about USD 10 billion every year. For India, it could be over USD 500 million every year. "There is a need for a clear definition of e-commerce trade. We need policy space for the sector,"

Jeff Bezos sells roughly 12 million shares of Amazon worth $2 billion

The sale plan, which is subject to certain conditions, was adopted on Nov. 8, 2023, and would be completed by Jan. 31, 2025, according to the company's latest annual report

Paytm e-commerce renamed 'Pai Platforms', acquires ONDC seller firm Bitsila

Paytm E-commerce has changed its name to Pai Platforms and has acquired Bitsila, a seller platform on ONDC, gaining share in the online retail business. According to sources aware of the development, the company had applied for a name change around three months ago and got the approval from the Registrar of Companies on February 8. "... The name of the company has been changed from Paytm E-Commerce Private Limited to Pai Platforms Private Limited with effect from the date of this certificate... The company was originally incorporated with the name Paytm E-Commerce Private Limited," according to a Registrar of Companies notification dated February 8. Elevation Capital is the largest shareholder in Paytm E-commerce. It is also backed by Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Softbank and eBay. Sources said that the company has now acquired Innobits Solutions Private Limited (Bitsila) which was launched in 2020 and operates as an ONDC seller platform with full-stack omnichannel a

ONDC merchants expected to multiply in coming year: MD & CEO Koshy

The government-promoted Open Network for Digital Commerce has around 3 lakh merchants and the count is expected to multiply in the coming year, ONDC MD & CEO Thampy Koshy said on Thursday. "We started with 600 merchants on-board in January last year. At present there are around 3 lakh merchants (on-boarded). In the coming year we expect this will be multiplying and build its momentum. At least ten times growth I expect in the coming year," Koshy said on the sidelines of an event here. He further said that ONDC witnessed 67 lakh transactions in January, and he expects a 20-30 per cent growth in monthly transactions going forward. Koshy was speaking after an agreement signing ceremony between QCI and ONDC at the launch of the DigiReady Certification (DRC) portal. For the DRC initiative, QCI in conjunction with ONDC aim to assess and certify digital readiness of MSME entities. With the help of an online self-assessment tool, MSMEs can evaluate their preparedness to seamlessly onboard

Zomato Q3 results: Profit soars to Rs 138 cr on higher demand, beats view

It reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 138 crore ($16.6 million) for the third quarter ended Dec. 31, beating analysts' estimate of rs Rs 90.98 crore, as per LSEG data

Alibaba Dec quarter results: Revenue at $36.19 billion, misses estimates

The company's U.S.-listed shares, which announced an increase of $25 billion to its share repurchase program through the end of March 2027, were up 3.5% in premarket trading

Apollo Supply Chain launches e-commerce fulfilment, D2C shipping service

Apollo group's logistics services arm Apollo Supply Chain on Wednesday announced the launch of a new comprehensive e-commerce fulfilment and shipping service for D2C (direct-to-consumers) brands. With strategically located fulfilment centers across cities including Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad, the new service "alfa" is aimed at cutting logistics cost, improve delivery speed, a company statement said. "India's consumer commerce business is witnessing an influx of D2C companies with a potential to become a USD 60-billion sector by 2027," said Akshat Pushp, Chief Business Officer at Apollo Supply Chain. "Through alfa, Apollo Supply Chain aims to be a part of India's D2C success story by ensuring tailored supply chain solutions," he said. The new service, according to him, specialises in e-commerce fulfilment and shipping services, catering to a diverse clientele encompassing D2C brands in early, growth (venture funded), and late stages, as well as .

E-commerce platforms can't become haven for counterfeiters: Delhi HC

An e-commerce platform cannot become a haven for infringers of intellectual property and have such a system which provides an avenue to counterfeiters, the Delhi High Court has said. The court observed that e-commerce websites are commercial ventures and are inherently profit oriented, which is not objectionable, but they have to protect intellectual property rights of others. "An e-commerce platform cannot become a haven for infringers. Men are not angels. Where easy money is visible, the conscience at times takes a nap," said Justice C Hari Shankar in a recent order. "E-commerce websites are commercial ventures, and are inherently profit oriented. There is, of course, nothing objectionable in this; but, while ensuring their highest returns, such websites have also to sedulously protect intellectual property rights of others. They cannot, with a view to further their financial gains, put in place a protocol by which infringers and counterfeiters are provided an avenue to infringe a

Snapdeal's FY23 consolidated loss narrows to Rs 282 cr from Rs 510 cr

Snapdeal's has seen its consolidated loss after tax narrow to Rs 282.2 crore for FY23, from Rs 510 crore in previous year, according to a statutory filing. As per the company's RoC filing, the total income fell to Rs 388.1 crore in FY23, from Rs 563.5 crore in the previous fiscal (FY22). "The focus on profitability and long-term sustainability of the business yielded results with adjusted EBITDA loss reducing to Rs 144 crore in FY2022-23, from Rs 419 crore in FY2021-22," the filing said. The loss reduction measures also led to revenue decreasing to Rs 388 crore in FY2022-23 from Rs 564 crore in FY2021-22, it added. "In the past fiscal year, the company continued its well defined focus on the value segment, coupled with a steadfast commitment to staying on the path towards reaching profitability." the filing said. The company said it has implemented several enhancements to its operations. "These focused on improving selection and delivery experiences, optimising cost and minimisin

Only 7% of Indian consumers buy fruits, vegetables online: Survey

"Quality of fruits and vegetables delivered via online platforms was always average and the return/refund process mostly painful, according to consumers," said Sachin Taparia, Founder of LocalCircles

Sellers seek FDI in inventory models of e-commerce for export purposes

The e-commerce industry has suggested the government permit foreign direct investment (FDI) in inventory-based model of online trade only for export purposes, a senior government official said on Friday. At present, the country's FDI policy does not permit foreign direct investment in the inventory-based model of e-commerce. It is allowed only in firms that are operating through a marketplace model. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGF) Santosh Kumar Sarangi said that they are working on several steps to promote exports through e-commerce medium. He said that the e-commerce stakeholders have asked the department for the promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) to relook at the FDI policy on this issue. "For export purposes, if these (rules) could be revisited is something that we are requesting the DPIIT to examine and explore... and this could be one step forward for creating the e-commerce export zones that DGFT and its team has been working on," Sarangi said here at a

Public greatly disappointed with BJP's manifesto for Rajasthan: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming state Assembly polls has no substance and the public has been greatly disappointed by it. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda released his party's "Sankalp Patra" for the November 25 polls here on Thursday with promises, such as LPG cylinders for Rs 450 each to the Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries, 2.5 lakh government jobs in five years and increasing the financial assistance to farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme, among others. Asked about the saffron party's manifesto, Gehlot told reporters at the airport here, "There is nothing new. According to me, they did not even do homework." He said the plans that the Congress government has already implemented or the guarantees that have been promised by the ruling party in the desert state have been written in a twisted manner in the BJP's manifesto. "The public has been very disappointed and there is no substance in the manifesto. That

EMI to warrants: What to know about discounts in festive shopping season

A go-to guide to on what to look for in the fine print of deals being offered