Decoding the eCommerce Matrix: Unveiling the 'Whys' Behind Success and Challenges
The rapid growth of eCommerce in recent years has created a situation where competition is fierce. In this highly competitive market, understanding…
Cosmetics Craze: How Online Shoppers are Splurging on Beauty Essentials
The beauty industry, often relegated to the back of the shopping list, has finally found the spotlight. Emerging from the shadows, the new-age…
Market Size of India's Online Retail Sector Likely To Touch $325 Bn By 2030
The country's online retail market size may touch $325 billion by 2030 against $70 billion in 2022, mainly due to the rapid growth of e-commerce in…
Nine-in-10 Millennials Prefer Mobile Ordering While Shopping Across APAC Markets
Shoppers are returning to shop in stores in similar numbers seen prior to the pandemic, further embracing self-serve habits as they increasingly use…
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How Brands can Build a Unified Online and Offline Strategy for a Bolstered Market Presence
In today’s day and age, customer journeys have transformed beyond recognition in light of technological advancements in the retail space. As user…
Making Online Retail Profitable
E-commerce sales are up. Studies show global e-commerce sales were $4.28 trillion in 2020 and are expected to be $5.42 trillion by the time 2022 is…
How to Start an Online Small Business as an English Teacher
Stepping out on your own as a teacher can be concerning. However, we live in a world where teachers are highly valued and have the ability to change…
4 Tips To Protect Your Online Business From Fraud This Holiday Shopping Season
With the onset of the festivities and holidays, a spike in e-commerce shopping, digital transactions, and adoption of unsecured financial credit…
5 Things to Keep in Mind While Buying Furniture Online in 2022
The epidemic has forced consumers to opt for e-commerce over offline stores. Shopping being one of the most exciting activities has gained maximum…
Top 5 Online Retail Trends to Look Forward to in 2022
Shifting has become a tradition and the pandemic phase became the bridge for people to move from physical stores to online stores. Technology has…
Online Journey of Offline Retailers: Transition to Build an Omnichannel Experience
India's overall retail market dropped by 18 percent last year, which was deemed as the worst-hit faced comparing the yesteryears. The reason behind…
How Brands Are Strategizing to Win Digital-First Consumers
In the last year, the retail business has seen many ups and downs, the pandemic has reshaped the way the industry works. Few common phrases for all…
How Offline Retail Stores Are Focusing On the Hybrid Business Model
The Indian retail sector has witnessed some of the drastic changes of the decade just in the past year. Consumer behavior has been deeply affected by…
How Direct to Consumer Brands are Redefining the Shopping Experience?
With large-scale supply chain disruptions caused due to the pandemic-triggered crisis and the rise in online shopping, many brands prudently opted…
How Retail and Social Media Will Go Hand-in-Hand for Growth in 2021
With the aggressive growth of markets in developed and developing economies, the retail markets encounter several changes in terms of investments and…
How Second COVID Wave Changed Consumer Behavior?
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” This stands true, in the case of the present scenario that the nation is witnessing.…
How 2021-22 is Turning into an Opportunity for Online Textile Industry
Did anyone ever think even in the wildest of dreams that one-day coronavirus will arrive in India that too all the way from China, and change the…
Virtual Store: The Future of Shopping
There are five hundred million active Internet users in India out of which only fifty million of them shop online. Shopping offline is still a trend…
Indian Consumers Prioritize Health and Safety over Discretionary Consumption
With the significant increase in the number of cases, the Indian consumer is seen to cautiously approach the future by prioritizing health safety,…
The Changing Design Landscape Now Offers Unique Career Opportunities?
Contactless and remote working models, digital platforms, and online access have made work locations agnostic, adaptable and resilient. The business…
Growth of E-commerce Volumes in Tier- II, III Cities Outpace Tier I Cities
The growth of e-commerce volumes in tier-II and III cities in India is outpacing that in tier-I cities. "Smaller Indian cities are now accounting…
India's Online Smartphone Market Hits Record 45 pc in 2020
Led by Flipkart again, India’s online smartphone market reached it’s highest-ever share at 45 percent in 2020, registering a growth of seven per cent…
Boom in Internet Use Prepares Indian Startups to go Public
Over the last 10 years, the Internet usage in India has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30 percent, resulting in 13 times growth of…
49 pc Consumers Preferred E-commerce Sites for Shopping
49 percent Indian consumers say online sites and apps became the preferred mode of shopping for them in the last 12 months.  Safety from Covid-19…
Top Online Buys for 2021
Snapdeal, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, released top people’s choices to kick-start their new year habits. To keep with the trend of…
How COVID-19 has forced beauty brands to think online to cope up with these unprecedented times
Just like all the other industries, the global beauty industry consisting of skincare, cosmetics, haircare, fragrances, and personal care have been…
Superdry Launches A Dedicated Website For Indian Consumers
The British clothing brand, known for its unique combination of American vintage with Japanese style graphics, is giving one more reason to its…
How to Win Digital Commerce?
According to a survey, around 76% of the customers expect companies to understand their needs and expectations. Pleasing customers has become the…
How Companies like ShopX can Leverage the Unorganised Retail Sector to take E-commerce beyond Urban India?
  The unorganised retail in India is touted to be the most popular purchase destination, catering to thecountry’s  1.3 billion population.As per an…
How retail brands can win Millennial consumer?
Representing a majority of the world's population, the millennial is the most demanding generation in today’s  time.  They are a new breed of quality…
E-Retail Market and Trends to watch out in 2020
The E-Retail market in India is vibrant and will remain so for years to come. An important reason behind the vibrancy of E-retail is relatively the…
How VR is a third Dimension between online and offline?
As we inch towards the year 2019, we realise that while everything else – including product prices and number of players in the market – is seeing…
Driving growth in retail through Organised Logistics
Modern retail today is a global marketplace which streamlines transactions between manufacturers, producers (farmers), creators (Designers etc.),…
Top 10 innovative online retail concepts which went offline
With the growing influence of online retail; expanding through offline retail seems to be a tough call. However, if we look at industry data online…
Alternate commerce the new retail reality?
Even with all the brouhaha, the e-commerce accounts for only about 2 per cent of the retail sector. But how are online players reaching the 67 per…
5 fool-proof tips to deal with negative digital reviews!
Online reviews influence sales Digital media has come a long way from personal to professional changes. These days the presence of the brand and…
India to have over 120 million consumers shopping online by 2018. D2C will see Big growth
Indian e-commerce industry is flourishing. According to a study by Forrester Research, approximately 1/5th of total retail sales will take place…
Top five insights for retailers from the Meeker report
Venture capitalist Mary Meeker has come up with her iconic annual Internet Trends report which is overflowing with useful insights for retailers.…
Promod, French boutique brand to launch its online retail store in India
PROMOD, the leading French brandis all set to tap the online retail in India this week. Promod online store will offer the full range of items that…
What machine learning can bring to the e-commerce sector
By: Ishan Gupta, MD India - Udacity Rising smartphone and high-speed internet penetration have indelibly changed the way Indians transact. With…
Tips to learn how to grow ecommerce business in India
The e-commerce businesses are blooming in India due to the advent of latest innovations and technologies that are making an online venture easier.…
Kids wear logs in profit online
By: Sharad Venkta, CEO & MD, Toonz Retail   A lot of brands have shifted their focus towards e-commerce platforms as kids get access to…
Is Walmart-Flipkart Deal Really A Threat To Indian Retail??
A day after US retail giant Walmart struck its largest deal with Indian e-commerce company Flipkart, there has been prevailing fear among small…
How Retail Malls Are Gearing Up To Compete against E-commerce?
Shopping centres are undergoing a major evolution at the moment because there is a strong shift how the people are shopping. E-commerce is…
5 Tips To Create A Perfect Retail Experiential Store In India
The new modus operandi of the retail brands is to let the products speak for themselves. This might sound a little awkward but it is the most…
How Puma India grew online sales by 6X over one year?
PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For over 65 years…
How Online And Offline Retail Can Work Together?
Today the world is moving towards online. In such scenario, traditional retail seems to have started struggling in order to stay relevant to tech…
How Arrow India grew Its Marketplace Business By 3.5X?
Arrow is an authentic American lifestyle brand with an assortment of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and apparel-related products. So far,…
How retailers and brands can target new age Omnishoppers in India?
India's e-commerce sector was worth about $3.9 billion in 2009. Now, this sector is expected to grow by 17% in gross merchandise value (GMV) at $38…
How to ensure right investment in retail?
Managing return on investment is critical to a healthy business. Many factors go into investment decisions, ranging from what merchandise to stock…
How e-commerce is helping local artists in building their own brand?
For the longest time, art found a home only in the galleries and museums of the world. That, and the private collections of connoisseurs. But with…
How Digital Assurance is key to E-comm Success?
During the last one decade, e-commerce has emerged as a strong sales channel for all consumer-targeted brands. According to eMarketer, global…
How Social Media Sites Such as Pinterest, Facebook Help Retailers?
These days percentage of shoppers shopping online and offline are equally devided. When we talk about online, it does not necessarily means e-…
“Why Omni channel Retailing and Digital Payments are the Here to Stay”
The retail sector and the payments industry are witnessing huge transformations due to changing consumer habits driven by new technologies and the…
Online Milk delivery: A new milkman has arrived!
Do you remember the time when milkman used to deliver dairy fresh milk right to your doorstep? Well, those were days when most of the milk…
Latest trends from the Indian digital economy!
Indian government is striving hard to push Indian digital economy to $1 trillion in the next 5-7 years. As per industry data India has emerged as the…
E-commerce market may cross $50 bn mark in 2018,D2C shows big promise
The online commerce in India is poised to cross USD 50 billion mark by the end of 2018 from the current level of USD 38.5 billion. As per the report…
How dryfruits can be next Big thing in online space?
Dryfruit is one growing segment due to growing demand of health conscious and nutritious food. As per the industry report, this segment is currently…
How shopping malls are gearing up to usher wedding season?
The rise in per capita income has transformed the Indian wedding into a lavish affair. It is a perfect opportunity for retailers as well as…
How Flock is assisting Voonik in delivering fashion to the doorsteps of customers?
Voonik is one of the most successful online fashion marketplaces catered to women segment. Voonik offers a range of options in every fashion…
India will be a new H&M online market in 2018!
International fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is mulling aggressive growth strategies for Indian market, after successfully…
How to Build a Successful Ecommerce App?
With consumers getting spoilt for choices to explore on their mobile screens, the brands have a tough task at hand to keep them engaged through…
Artificial Intelligence – The need of the hour for retailers
The online retail industry continues to grow in India. According to analyst firm Forrester, the value of online sales in the country is predicted…
How local vendors will rule e-commerce giants!
India has for decades relied on the un-organised sector to meet its daily necessities for things like groceries, medicines, daily essentials etc. …
GST will boost the growth of brick and mortar retailers!
  Operating margins of organized brick & mortar(B&M) retailers are expected to improve by 100 basis points (bps) from about 6% over next…
How offline is complementing online sales?
The term retail apocalypse was coined by a US journalist referring to mass closure brick and mortar stores in the country. Since then global media…
E-commerce: A threat or opportunity for a retail mall?
Indian Malls: Then and now.. The Indian mall story began the 1990s with Spencer Plaza in Chennai, Ansal Plaza in Delhi and Crossroads in Mumbai…
$30 billion of fashion market to be digitally influenced by 2020: Facebook-BCG study
The Indian fashion market size contributes $70 billion in 2016. Among the overall fashion market $7bn to $8bn is already digitally influenced. As…
How Indian online jewellery is shaping up?
The jewellery industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Indian economy. It is hugely export oriented and labour intensive, thus…
Pepperfry unveils its first concept
For most Indian consumers have their daily lives intertwined with digital like. A report titled ‘Decoding the Digital Opportunity in Retail’ by BCG…
Why people shopping online more than offline!
Retailers are going through the biggest transformation ever in the industry. Here are five major trends I believeare reshaping the retail industry…
End of season sale witnesses e-commerce players upping their game in offline retail
It is that time of the year when customers eagerly wait to fulfill all their sartorial desires. From buying that expensive designer suit to a…
The Line Between Etailers and Retailers is Blurrier than Ever
Both virtual and physical retailers are adopting an omni-channel approach by merging offline, online, and mobile capabilities—all with the aim of…
We have closed a deal worth Rs. 1.62 Cr. on Whatsapp: Kapil Hetamsaria, CEO and Co- Founder, VelvetCase.com
Current Indian Jewellery retail market stands at around USD 38 billion annually, which is largely traditional and is poised to grow at CAGR of…
Reverse O2O to fuel next gen business visionaries
In a recent turn of events, O2O has turned into a bankable phenomenon for web based business industry. Organisations like Myntra, Jazzmyride and…
How the CDIT industry is making a comeback with eCommerce?
After a lull of about 2 year, the consumer durable market is back with its robust growth trajectory with the help of increasing disposable income,…
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4 factors that will make Indian retail a $1 trillion market by 2020
A lot has been written about the transforming retail sector of the country. This is the only continuum of business that reverberates with a very…
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Foodpanda's desperate pitch for existence in India
With a price tag ranging as low as $10-15 million, Rocket Internet-backed Foodpanda is desperately searching for a buyer for its troubled India…
Online-to-Offline (O2O), a step toward Omni-channel
Many Indian eCommerce companies are building their presence outside of pure play online retail and franchising through a variety of models, to build…
Internet user base in India reached 302mn in 2014: Study
As the number of Internet users in India rose 32% last year, to reach 302 million, according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, which…
Blurring lines between Online and Offline payments
The conventional way of shopping has been treated as the most credible and widely preferred way of buying by a lot of consumers in India which holds…
The MobileStore's 4-hour delivery brings ?store experience' to online shoppers
The MobileStore with its network of 700 stores across India is the first to launch a unique service that brings online shopping with instant…
Online retailer ShopClues raises $100 million funding
New Delhi: Online marketplace Shopclues has raised $100 million in fresh round of funding led by US based PE firm Tiger Global, says an Economic…
Pricing conflict forces handset makers to launch exclusive online brands
KOLKATA: Pricing conflict for offline and online sales forcing Indian hanset makers to opt for the concept of having exclusive brand just for…
Online sales in India to reach $7.69 bn in 2015: eMarketer
New Delhi: Online retail sales in India is predicted to grow by 45 per cent to $7.69 billion this year, says a PTI report citing a research by firm…
2014: A revolutionary year for online retail in India
KOLKATA: This year has witnessed a great transformation taking place in retail sector in India which changed the way Indians shop for forever. This…
Online jiggles brick and mortar retail space in India
With around Rs 1 trillion sales, online retail format has managed to jiggle the established brick and mortar retail in India. The Rs 38 trillion…
Online food industry attracts tier II and III cities: Survey
The online food industry is now expanding to tier-II and tier-III cities, says a survey conducted by online food ordering service Tastykhana.in.…
Indian retail sector:The 'online v/s offline' debate
Article by :Anand Sundaram, CEO, Pioneer Property Zone There is a lot of talk about on-line retail dominating the traditional retail in India.  Some…
SearchNode forays in India with Ecommerce24
Global cloud based search solution provider, SearchNode revealed its plans to venture in India with Ecommerce24, which will be an end-to-end…
In pics: Exclusively.in unveils a luxury e-marketplace
As the online retail segment is progressing rapidly, Exclusively.in has launched an online destination for premium Indian fashion named as the…
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Online retailer Snapdeal to raise $600-$650 mn investment
MUMBAI: Online retailer Snapdeal is close to raising $600 million to $650 million from existing investors, led by Japan's SoftBank Corp, to expand…
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We are not looking for financing, says Online marketplace Snapdeal
NEW DELHI: Online marketplace Snapdeal on Tuesday said it is well-funded and is not looking at financing to grow its business even as the…
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Online marketplace Flipkart launches e-learning category
BANGALORE: Homegrown online marketplace Flipkart on Wednesday announced the launch of its E-learning category.  With over 1900 products and titles…
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Online marketplace Snapdeal inks exclusive deal with Shilpa Shetty-led Satyug Gold
New Delhi: Online marketplace Snapdeal has entered into an exclusive partnership with Satyug Gold to launch a range of jewellery collection,…
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Myntra.Com partners Wills Lifestyle for signature line
New Delhi: Online fashion retailer Myntra.Com on Wednesday said it has partnered ITC's premium fashion brand, Wills Lifestyle to retail the latter's…
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In Pics: A store design that touches the soul
Rejuvenating the senses, is what Room Therapy store is all about. Nestled in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, the store is spread across an area of 3000 sq…
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Online shopping to more than double by 2016: Study
Mumbai: Online shopping by urban consumers will more than double over the next two years in the country to 14% from 6% last year, says a Boston…
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