e-commerce in India

Flipkart has benefited from the e-commerce surge during the COVID-19 pandemic and is now exploring going public in the US through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Unlike a traditional IPO process this approach is less intrusive...

India's e-commerce market is poised to grow by 84 per cent to $111 billion by 2024 on the back of accelerated adoption of digital technologies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by fintech firm FIS said on Wednesday. The report noted that countries, including India,...

Traders' body CAIT on Sunday said it would launch a nation-wide agitation against issues related to the goods and services tax and alleged malpractices of foreign e-commerce firms. The day-long 'Bharat Vyapar Bandh', called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on February 26,...

India’s consumer internet economy showed strong resilience in 2020. The overall gross market transaction value dropped earlier last year due to the pandemic but recovered by the end of the year. Industry experts like Vivek Sunder - COO of Swiggy, Umang...

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, shared the findings of a recent small and medium enterprise (SME)-focused survey in India. The FedEx-commissioned survey was conducted by the independent research...

The year 2020 has driven unprecedented business change across the world, including the food industry. FreshtoHome, the world’s largest fully integrated online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce feel that some trends that were visible in 2020, will...

Bikayi, a homegrown WhatsApp integrated e-commerce startup, released a report on how India shopped during the pandemic. The report revealed that in the period July - October 2020, 53% of sales on the platform have come from Tier II...

India's social commerce sector, which is a $1.5 to $2 billion Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) market today, has the potential to grow to $16 to $20 billion in just five years, increasing to $60 to $70 billion in revenue...

This festive season has seen 30-40 per cent growth in e-commerce volumes with overall growth similar to that witnessed last year. A report by financial services major, Bernstein, said: "While not a negative surprise, we had anticipated a much higher...

The festive month of October brought a big cheer for those serving the mobile, fashion and consumer electronics industry as sales in these categories saw a massive boost on various e-commerce platforms. According to industry analysts, mobile once again ruled the roost, catering to...