Retail

US judge dismisses part of lawsuit brought by luxury brands against Alibaba and others

06 Aug 2016

Amazon debuts cargo plane to speed-up delivery

05 Aug 2016

Consumer group accuses UK supermarkets of promoting obesity with ‘special offers’ on fizzy drinks

05 Aug 2016

Wal-Mart in talks to buy online discount retail start-up Jet.com

04 Aug 2016

Flipkart to cut 700-1,000 ‘under-performers’ from staff

29 Jul 2016

Apple given relaxation in sourcing only for first three years: Sitaraman

28 Jul 2016

UK retailers body raises sales forecast upwards from 3.1 to 3.4%

28 Jul 2016

Drugs & Cosmetics Act being amended to incorporate e-pharmacy as well

26 Jul 2016

Amazon India launches Prime service, three years after global launch

26 Jul 2016

Flipkart buys out rival Jabong via Myntra

26 Jul 2016

With the acquisition of Jabong, Flipkart has strengthened its hold in the fashion space, and will probably be able to keep ahead of newer competitors like Abof.com, and old rivals like Amazon

Sainsbury’s to add 900 jobs for same-day delivery service

22 Jul 2016

Amazon nips at Flipkart’s heels with most downloaded app

21 Jul 2016

Flipkart to launch F-Assured for better buyer experience

20 Jul 2016

UK Farmers union complains to trading Chartered Trading Standards Institute over fake farm branding by Tesco

20 Jul 2016

Upmarket UK department store John Lewis to debut in Australia with “shop-in-shop”

16 Jul 2016

Pizza Hut announces first pizza chatbot for “conversational ordering” via Twitter, Facebook

14 Jul 2016

Flipkart aims to net a fifth of overall TV sales in next 18 months

11 Jul 2016

Jabong sale likely soon, but at lowered value: reports

05 Jul 2016

Cabinet considers model bill allowing 24/7 working of shops

01 Jul 2016

Karnataka promises Flipkart better infrastructure

30 Jun 2016

Ikea issues voluntary recall of 29 mn chests and dressers

29 Jun 2016

Madhya Pradesh govt to impose 6% tax on all online purchase of goods

23 Jun 2016

US grocery chain agrees to plug greenhouse gas leaks from refrigeration equipment nationwide

22 Jun 2016

Security breach at Acer compromises sensitive data of 34,500 online shoppers

21 Jun 2016

Walmart to sell off Chinese venture Yihodian to rival JD.com

21 Jun 2016