e commerce

Online retail in the country that is growing at a faster pace, is expected to be $170 billion by FY30, growing at a CAGR of 23 per cent, according to a Jefferies report. The online retail, which is currently around...

The advent of e-commerce in India ‘smartly’ altered the shopping habits of Indian netizens. Anything and everything - from groceries to apparel to electronics etc. – is now just a click away. For a while, it appeared that ‘couch...

There has been a paradigm shift in terms of the lifestyle preferences and buying trends among Indian consumers over the last decade. Urban India has gradually embraced consumerism and is increasingly opting for seamless services. The 'near me' concept...

E-commerce is the future of retail, and is taking giant steps as technology is being redefined with each successive year. But, contrary to popular belief, e-tailing can be expected to actually augment the growth of traditional retail in India...

E-commerce has revolutionised the retail sector in India and will play a major role in the country's growth story going forward, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Tuesday. According to a PTI report: He further noted that driven by the...

Stocks of global e-retailers -- Amazon and Walmart -- remained subdued on Monday, days after India's new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms for e-commerce companies dented investor sentiments. In the early morning trade hour (US East Coast), shares of Walmart...

In a major setback to Amazon and Walmart-led Flipkart, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on Thursday rejected the request to delay the implementation of the new FDI norms for the e-commerce sector. The new norms come...

The Government needs to create a level-playing field for both domestic and foreign e-commerce platforms through a comprehensive e-commerce policy, said Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International on Sunday. He noted that the current norms for the segment are...

The FDI rules pertaining to e-commerce have not allowed foreign investment in the inventory-based model or multi-brand retailing, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) clarified Thursday. It also stressed that the provisions are also not against the...

Marketplaces Gaining Share of Global Internet Sales Worldwide, e-commerce will generate an estimated $1.6 trillion in sales this year, up 17 percent year-over-year, according to Euromonitor International. That huge and fast-growing channel is being fought over by a mix that includes...