E-business
Amazon taking Indian lessons to other shores
14 Nov 2015
India has taught Amazon how to cut costs in areas like transportation and storage, like using motorcycles for delivery and shipping directly from sellers. Now it is ready to apply these lessons to the US and other markets
Snapdeal claims 10,000 customers on housing platform
14 Nov 2015
Developers which took part in the online property sale included Godrej Properties, Brigade, Mahindra Lifespaces, IREO, Artha, Ramky Estates, Central park, Sunteck Realty, Rustomjee, Lavasa Corporation, Nirmal Lifestyle, Ajnara and Mahagun
Instant hit: 60,000 Maggi 12-packs sold in 5 minutes on Snapdeal
12 Nov 2015
Returning to the market after a five-month hiatus, Maggi sold 60,000 ‘welcome kits’ of 12 packs each in five minutes flat through its online tie-up with Snapdeal
Snapdeal offers Maggi noodles on 'flash sale’
10 Nov 2015
Marking a first for a food product, Nestle's Maggi noodles is being sold via the unique "flash sale model" on e-commerce platform Snapdeal
Alibaba raises offer for rest of Chinese video streaming site Youku Tudou to $3.7 bn
07 Nov 2015
The deal gives Alibaba, which has recently expanded into films, a larger arena to broadcast local movies and Hollywood blockbusters to China's middle-class consumers
Over 40% of items sold online in China fake
03 Nov 2015
In a blow to Chinese e-retailers like Alibaba, an official report submitted to China’s authorities says only 58.7 per cent of items sold online are of expected quality; the rest are shoddy or counterfeit
Online retailers face probe for violating FDI norms
02 Nov 2015
The Enforcement Directorate and the Reserve Bank of India have been asked to check if Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal are violating rules through their recent ad campaigns
Xiaomi to launch pre-Diwali flash sale
31 Oct 2015
Flipkart plans to invest massively in logistics
31 Oct 2015
Flipkart, which competes with Snapdeal, Amazon and other smaller players, on Friday opened its largest warehouse in Telangana
Delivery drivers sue Amazon in proposed class-action suit
29 Oct 2015
Delivery drivers for the new app-based Amazon Prime Now service say by classifying them as independent contractors Amazon denies them regular employee benefits
Flipkart set to open brick-and-mortar stores
28 Oct 2015
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