e commerce

Hiring, Firing and Now Deferring At a time when various e-commerce startups, and the sector as a whole, has been going through a turbulent spell, deferring joining dates of top B-School graduates has sent shockwaves across the industry, forcing institutes to...

Even though e-commerce is emerging the big winner in today‘s retail scenario, traditional retail also holds its ground, unlike what analysts had earlier predicted. The same customer is providing impetus to both retail modes. Vice Chairman, Kapsons Group, Darpan Kapoor discusses the present...

Jaipur-based fashion jewellery retailer Voylla is all set to hit the international markets with five shop-in-shop outlets across malls in Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah, and Abu Dhabi, with an aim to establish itself as an international brand. After UAE, it plans to have...

The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a 5 per cent entry tax on all e-commerce purchases by consumers in the state. The decision, which will also include courier services in its ambit, was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by...

Silicon Valley, which became the preferred recruiting grounds for online entrepreneurs last year, appears to be struggling in terms of retaining the Bay Area employees. Over the past one year, Indian e-commerce firms have hired several senior technology executives from...

HOW ARE E-COMMERCE COMPANIES VALUED? Till recently it was the news of ever increasing and now the freezing and sometimes melting away of valuations of e-commerce companies that has been grabbing everyone’s attention. It is fascinating yet confusing for most of...

Mobile services marketplace, UrbanClap has recently announced the appointment of former Housing.com VP, Amit Das as its new Vice President – Design. Das was an integral part of Housing.com as the Head of its Design Team. He rose to become...

Bengaluru-based MTR Foods, which was acquired by the Norwegian major Orkla ASA in 2007, recently re-branded itself followed by a plan to invest heavily in beefing up its manufacturing capacity. The new initiatives are a part of the company's...

Retail, by definition, has lived many lives. From the familiar brick-and-mortar to the boundary-less e-commerce, each aspires to outlive its competitors by inspiring a new set of attitudes and behaviours in customers. In this ever-changing environment, a few companies...

Rapidly rising mobile and internet penetration, including in rural India, has disrupted the consumption story in India with startups embedding technology at every stage of the consumer's journey. And now, it is moving to the back-end, to the backbone of...