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Flipkart, India’s leading e-commerce platform, continues to set new standards in customer satisfaction with its ultra-fast delivery services.…
Retail India News: Lifelong Online Launches Baby Care Products
Lifelong Online, a leading Indian e-commerce brand for consumer goods, has ventured into the flourishing baby care market with the launch of a new…
Meesho Cracks its Whip Against Fraudsters
In a determined response to protect its users from deceptive practices, Meesho, a homegrown e-commerce marketplace, recently uncovered a series of…
TAMANNA to Enhance Engagement with Customers
TAMANNA, a digital marketplace, and an e-commerce platform have partnered with MoEngage, an insights-led customer engagement platform to enhance…
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Tata Brings All E-Commerce Ventures under Digital Biz
Tata Digital will become the sole entity for all online shopping ventures of the Tata group such as Big Basket, Tata Neu, and Croma. The…
Meesho to Democratize Internet Commerce with ONDC
Meesho has announced its integration with the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to help connect buyers with hyperlocal sellers…
E-Commerce Player CoutLoot Joins Govt’s ONDC Platform to Democratize E-Retail
Coutloot, India’s largest non-grocery retail aggregator for non-branded products, has joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a…
DealShare Creates Over 1,000 Small-scale Businesses in Tier ll and lll Cities Across India
DealShare, a social e-commerce startup, has created over 1,000 small-scale businesses in tier ll and lll cities in the last 2 years with the help of…
Meesho Strengthens Regional Foothold, Adds 8 New Vernacular Languages to its Platform
Meesho, the internet commerce company, announced the addition of eight new vernacular languages to its platform in line with its mission to…
UP Govt Signs MoU with Flipkart?
The Uttar Pradesh government has signed an MoU with e-commerce site Flipkart to bring the state's handicraft products on the platform, an official…
Believe Pte Ltd Invests $8 mn in Bangladesh-Based Beauty & Skincare E-Commerce Startup OHSOGO
Singapore-based FMCG conglomerate Believe Pte Ltd has invested $8 million in Beauty and Skincare e-commerce startup, OHSOGO, which was launched in…
E-Commerce Firm UpScalio Registers 5X Increase in Sales
UpScalio, a roll-up e-commerce company, has reported stellar results at this year’s Prime Day, Amazon India’s flagship sale. The company operates…
[Funding Alert] The Nestery Bags Rs 6 cr in a Pre-Series A Led by Inflection Point Ventures
The contextual e-commerce platform, The Nestery has raised over Rs 6 crore in a Pre-Series A led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funds raised will…
GoKwik Appoints Amitt Sharma as its Chief Customer Officer
E-commerce enabler GoKwik has onboarded Amitt Sharma as its chief customer officer. With 12 years of experience in customer success and delivery.…
Honda India Power Products Forays into E-Commerce
Honda India Power Products Limited (HIPP), India's leading and best-in-class power product manufacturer and market leader in the Power Products…
10-minute Delivery Start-ups Continue to Ramp Up Inventory Despite Economic Slowdown
Startups like Swiggy Instamart, Zepto, Reliance-backed Dunzo, etc are trying to defy the current slowdown, as they add more goods and daily…
[Funding Alert] Frendy Increases Size of Series A Fundraise, Bags Rs 23 cr
Frendy, a community group buying platform increased the size of its Series A Fundraise, closing at Rs 23 crore. The company had raised a smaller…
India Unveils Pilot Phase of Open E-commerce Network
India launched the pilot phase of open network for digital commerce (ONDC), a UPI-type protocol, in five cities with an aim to democratize the fast-…
In a sudden move, Singapore's e-commerce Major Shopee Decides to Exit India
The e-tailer which competes with the likes of Meesho, Flipkart and Amazon, especially at the lower end of the market, will shutter its India…
Snapdeal to Offer Instant Refunds on CoD
E-commerce platform Snapdeal has announced its partnership with India’s leading payments and API banking solutions company, Cashfree Payments, to…
Meesho Launches an Integrated E-Commerce App for Buyers and Sellers
In a bid to further aid the digitization of small businesses in the country, Meesho, India’s fastest growing internet commerce company, announced the…
Snapdeal Focuses Sharply on India's Value-Conscious Shoppers
Value-conscious buyers from India’s smaller cities and towns will propel the growth of Indian e-commerce. According to a recent RedSeer report…
Evenflow Partners with E-commerce Enabler Eunimart for Global Expansion
E-commerce roll-up Evenflow has announced that it has tied up with Eunimart, a major e-commerce enabler, to help local brands launch and scale in…
Flipkart to Onboard Millions of New Shoppers & Sellers
Flipkart and Google Cloud have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to help fast-track Flipkart's innovation as well as cloud strategy.…
E-commerce Startup 'Gharobaar' Promotes 'Vocal for Local'
Gharobaar, an exclusive e-marketplace for small homegrown brands and home-based businesses announced its launch.  The e-commerce platform, with the…
BESTSELLER Forays into Social Commerce?
European Fashion Brands under the BESTSELLER group JACK&JONES, VERO MODA and ONLY has forayed into social commerce.  The brands are now launched…
Makeup Brand Make-Up Studio Launches its Web Shop in India
Makeup brand Make-Up Studio has launched Web shop for make-up enthusiasts. The newly launched website of the brand is vivid and easy to access, the…
E-commerce Platform LoveLocal on a Hiring Spree, Plans to Hire 300 Employees by the End of FY 2022-23
LoveLocal, a hyperlocal e-commerce platform empowering local retailers, has announced that the company is planning to create 300 job opportunities by…
Government says E-commerce rules to Safeguard Consumer Rights
The e-commerce rules under the Consumer Protection Act, being drafted by the ministry of consumer affair, are aimed at safeguarding consumer rights…
50 pc of Online Shoppers are Unable to Find MRP Details on Newer E-commerce sites, Apps
At least 50 percent of consumers are unable to find the marked retail price as well as the best before date information for human consumption on…
Tokenization May Hit E-commerce Ops on Jan 1, Five mn Customers Could Be Impacted
E-commerce and online service providers are bracing for disruption on January 1 when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) diktat on tokenization takes…
Snapdeal Files Papers for IPO, Plans to Raise Rs 1,250 cr
E-commerce firm Snapdeal, backed by SoftBank Group Corp, has filed preliminary documents for an initial public offering (IPO). The New Delhi-…
Amazon Fashion Announces 9th Edition of Wardrobe Refresh Sale Dec18-22
Amazon Fashion’s 9th edition of the Wardrobe Refresh Sale (WRS) unveiled great deals and offers for customers across a wide selection from top…
Chicco India Launches Its E-commerce Website
Baby care brand Chicco has launched its e-commerce website aiming for a pan-India reach. The new Chicco website offers a wider range of exclusive…
Amazon Crosses 10 Lakh Sellers Mark in India
Amazon India has over 10 lakh sellers on its platform with more than 4.5 lakh new merchants joining the platform in the past two years. More than 90…
Flipkart's Shopsy Enters Grocery Business to Take on DealShare, Meesho
Flipkart is taking the social commerce route for online grocery at a time when DealShare is a prominent player in the space, and Meesho and Udaan are…
Purplle sees 70 pc Growth in Active Users while Nykaa Stands at 50 pc
Nykaa, which had a blockbuster listing recently saw a 50 percent growth in active users as opposed to Purplle which had a 70 percent growth of…
Homegrown Clothing Brand Boi Bae Launches Its Online Operation To Bring Luxury Urban Outfits At Value Prices
Homegrown apparel brand Boi Bae has launched its clothing website after its overnight transformation.    The brand has set a target to make clothing…
Walmart CFO Says Open to Flipkart IPO, But Sets No Specific Timeline
Walmart Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brett Biggs said Flipkart's initial public offering is on the cards though there is no specific timeline to it…
Alibaba Revamps E-commerce Businesses; Designates New CFO
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd lately informed that it was reorganizing its international and domestic e-commerce businesses and would appoint a new Chief…
Meesho Gets Nine Million Women Entrepreneurs On Its platform
Social e-commerce company Meesho has recorded nine million women entrepreneurs on the platform. Women entrepreneurs on the platform also saw a 2.5X…
23 E-commerce Sites Engaged To Promote Handloom Products Clock Rs 134.35 cr Sales
The 23 e-commerce sites that were engaged to promote e-marketing of handloom products including India Handloom Brand (IHB) have clocked a total sales…
Ramagya Mart Launches B2B E-commerce Ramagya Vishwas for Indian Manufacturers ? ?
Ramagya Mart, the new flagship enterprise of Ramagya Group, has unveiled its B2B home appliances e-commerce vertical in September 2021.   Utkarsh…
10Club Acquires Aurion; Fortifies its Portfolio into Sports and Fitness Category
10club, which is an e-commerce aggregator, has rolled up Aurion, a sports and fitness equipment business. Founded by Harkirat Singh and Satvinder…
Victoria's Secret Releases Its First-ever Beauty E-Commerce Store in India
Victoria’s Secret, which is the California-based leading intimates specialty retail brand, has expanded its global presence with the launch of its…
Mensa Brands Becomes a Fastest Unicorn After Securing $135 Million Funding
Mensa Brands, which is established by Ananth Narayanan, has raised $135 million in fresh funding that is now pegged at over $1 billion. This makes it…
Yash Pakka Introduces High-strength Paper; Aims to Revolutionize E-commerce Packaging
Yash Pakka, which is a sustainable packaging solutions provider, has introduced a high-strength paper that will be utilized to make sustainable bags…
Purplle Plans to Enter Bourses Market in About 4 Years from Now
E-commerce firm Purplle, which deals in beauty and personal care products, is planning to go for an initial public offering (IPO) in 3-4 years after…
Dilli Bazaar Offers Delhi Traders a Global Platform for Their Products
Delhi will soon have its e-marketplace that can be used by every small or big entrepreneur for selling its products. The platform has been named ‘…
Social Media Platforms Lead Social Commerce In India
India’s social commerce market, pegged at $800 million, is largely driven by social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Trell, and…
Paytm To Raise Rs 8,250 Crore From Anchor Investors
IPO bound Paytm is all set to raise $ 1.1 billion from anchor investors including Blackrock, CPPIB and GIC, reportedly. The round will close on…
Snapdeal Appoints Ullas Kamath and Anisha Motwani As Directors On Board
E-commerce platform Snapdeal has brought Ullas Kamath, a seasoned pro in the FMCG segment, and Anisha Motwani, a renowned brand expert, on board as…
E-commerce Company Nykaa Secures Rs 2,396 cr from Anchor Investors Ahead of IPO
Nykaa, which is administered by FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd, has secured Rs 2,396 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial share sale, which…
D2C Brand R for Rabbit Raises Rs 400 mn from Xponentia Capital
R for Rabbit, which deals in baby products brands, raised Rs 400 million from private equity firm, Xponentia Capital Partners. The fresh capital will…
E-commerce Platform, Sexy Beast Unleashes Itself in the Indian Innerwear Market
Fashion has seen an interesting pivot in the last year with collections catering to the new work from home order. The loungewear and sleepwear…
IPO-Bound Nykaa Records ~50 pc Growth at ~$545 mn GMV
FSN E-commerce Ventures (Nykaa) has clocked $547 million GMV at a 55.6 percent growth over the previous years for both fashion and beauty verticals.…
E-commerce: A Great Leveler Between Large and Small Sellers
The Indian e-commerce market is one of the fastest-growing in the world with an estimated growth to reach US$ 200 billion by 2026. It has transformed…
{From Bricks to Clicks] Trident Introduces D2C Portal
After a successful penetration across Indian markets with its exclusive showrooms, Trident Group, a business-to-business manufacturing giant based in…
[From Clicks to Bricks] Amazon Opens First General Store in the UK
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has opened its first general store in Bluewater Shopping Center in Kent, southeast of London, selling the online…
Woodland Eyes Return to Pre-Pandemic Sales Performance this Fiscal
Leading footwear and performance apparel brand Woodland is expecting to return to its pre-pandemic sales turnover on the back of the upcoming festive…
Kidswear Brand Popees on a Major Expansion Drive, to Open 100 Stores this Year
Leading kidswear brand Popees Baby are Products has decided to expand its offline retail presence across South Indian states by opening 100 stores…
Ramagya Group Launches B2B E-commerce Platform Ramagya Mart
Ramagya Group is a well-recognized entity with over 36 years of business excellence in India. With 20 brands in different verticals under the parent…
Amazon Launches Next Evolution of Delivery Service Partner Program in India
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, launched the next evolution of the Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program in India that enables aspiring entrepreneurs…
Amazon Revamps Delivery Service Partner Program Ahead of the Festive Season
Amazon is revamping its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program in India, wherein the e-commerce major will provide enhanced support to its partners…
Ramagya Mart Appoints Randeep Hooda as Brand Ambassador?
B2B e-commerce platform Ramagya Mart has announced its association with Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda as the brand ambassador.  Randeep Hooda, a…
CavinKare Eyes Rs 5,000 cr Revenue Post Restructuring of Business
CavinKare Ltd announced restructuring of its business under its 2.0 initiative to garner a revenue of Rs 5,000 crore in the next three years. "We'd…
Voltas Launches its Exclusive Online Web Store
Joining the bandwagon of brands going digital as also omnichannel, Voltas Limited, from the house of Tata’s, has announced the launch of its…
Archiesbeauty.com Joins Hands with 75+ Indian Budding Cosmetic Brands?
In a move to get vocal about their Indian roots and provide an indispensable platform to promote the brands, emerging e-commerce beauty website…
Flipkart Wholesale to Triple its Geographical Footprint in India?
Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of India's homegrown Flipkart Group, announced its plans to more than triple its geographical…
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail's 'ABOF' to Now be Available on Flipkart and Myntra
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited has announced a further strengthening of its relationship with the launch of its fashion brand 'ABOF' (all…
Sarojini Nagar Market Goes Online
Since COVID struck, the extended lockdowns mandated by the authorities have forced the capital’s popular shopping hubs like Sarojini Nagar Market to…
Flipkart to Create 4K Jobs by Opening 4 New Facilities in Maharashtra
Walmart-run e-commerce major Flipkart is creating 4,000 jobs in Maharashtra by opening four new facilities. These fulfilment and sortation centres…
Duroflex to Accelerate E-Commerce Push
Sleep solutions provider Duroflex has been working on developing in-house capability on logistics and last-mile delivery to overcome the supply chain…
Estee Lauder Companies' Products to be Now Available on Boddess
Boddess, a fast emerging multi-brand beauty tech retailer by House of Beauty, has added five international beauty brands from The Estée Lauder…
Flipkart Strengthens Warehouse Network in Gujarat
Flipkart has strengthened its supply chain network in Gujarat. The e-commerce marketplace has added 4 new facilities in the state to support local…
Amazon India Announces Expansion of Fulfilment Centre Network in Telangana
Amazon India has expanded its fulfilment centre network in Telangana with the launch of a new specialized centre and spreading out of an existing one…
Britannia Eyes Greater Revenue Share from E-Commerce Business
Britannia Industries is eyeing a greater revenue share from e-commerce, which currently contributes 2 percent. Food major also said that it will…
Virender Sehwag's Athleisure Brand Enters E-Commerce Space; Aims Rs 100 cr Revenue in 3 yrs
VS by Sehwag, cricketer Virender Sehwag’s athleisure line, has announced its online foray eyeing 5 million customers by 2026. The brand is aiming for…
Flipkart's Shopsy Eyes 20X Growth Ahead of Festive Season
With an eye on the forthcoming festive season, Flipkart's Shopsy has launched a zero-commission marketplace, through which the e-commerce platform …
Health and Wellness Brand Gaia Launches D2C Platform
Taking a step towards digitalization, Gaia, one of the leading health and wellness brands, has entered the direct-to-consumer (D2C) club in the…
Flipkart Unveils first 'Ekartians with Disabilities' Delivery Hub in Delhi
Walmart-owned Flipkart has added a new delivery hub in Delhi to its supply chain network that will be managed end-to-end by 50 employees with…
Verishop Enters Social Commerce Space with Snapchat
Verishop and Snap Inc. have launched Verishop Mini, a curated shopping experience that lives exclusively within Snapchat, allowing users to discover…
Snapdeal's Fashion Sales Up 210 pc in 2021
Snapdeal, the value-focused online e-commerce company, has announced that sales in its fashion category have grown by 210 percent in the first six…
Flipkart Pay Later Offering Eyes 2X Growth in Six Months
Pay Later, a micro-credit offering of Flipkart, has garnered a lot of attention from buyers. The e-commerce giant is planning to expand its credit…
Amazon to Address Financial Constraints of Indian E-tailers
Amazon India has announced a strategic partnership with InCred to offer collateral-free, working capital loans of up to Rs 50 lakh to Amazon …
Shein Returns to India on Amazon
Shein is all set to foray into the Indian market once again on Amazon’s flagship event, Prime Day. Headquartered in Guangzhou, China, Shein is one…
B.L. Agro Enters E-Commerce Space with 'NourishStore'
FMCG company B.L. Agro Industries Ltd has unveiled its brand’s e-commerce website 'NourishStore', enabling direct access to its nutrition-rich…
Amazon India Introduces Multi-Seller Flex
Ahead of Prime Day, Amazon India has launched ‘MultiSeller Flex’ (MSF) to enable sellers from tier II and below towns to earn a Prime badge for their…
Grundfos Launches Brand Store on Amazon India
Grundfos India, one of the global leaders in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technologies, has launched its domestic range of…
Flipkart Introduces an Immersive AR E-commerce Experience with Flipkart Camera
Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has introduced an immersive e-commerce experience with Flipkart Camera, an  Augmented Reality…
Godrej & Boyce's Script Expands Delivery to 20 cities via E-Commerce Platform
Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced that its brand Script now delivers via its e-commerce platform to 20…
Godrej Consumer Products to Strengthen E-Commerce Biz
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is strengthening its e-commerce vertical as an independent business unit in India, in the wake of COVID-19…
Snapdeal, FICCI Ladies Organisation Launch Online Program to Digitize Women-Owned Businesses
Snapdeal, the value e-commerce company, has signed an MoU with FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) to enable India’s women-led small and medium…
Flipkart Secures $3.6 bn Funding; to Expand Online Shopping in India
Flipkart has secured $3.6 billion in a new round of funding from a clutch of global investors, sovereign funds, private equity, in addition to…
Clothing Brand 'The Ukkiyo Life' Launches Online Operations
'The Ukkiyo Life', an urban clothing line for women, has launched its online-only brand’s website. The website is set to revolutionize the boring…
Flipkart Eliminates Single-Use Plastic Packaging from Supply Chain
Walmart-owned Flipkart has eliminated all single-use plastic packaging used across its fulfillment centres in India. With this, the e-commerce major…
Snapdeal Ropes in Senior Walmart Executive Saurabh Bansal as Chief Merchandising Officer
Snapdeal, the value e-commerce company, has appointed Saurabh Bansal as its Chief Merchandising Officer.  As a highly experienced retail professional…
Glamly Uplifts the Shopping Trend with First Ever 'The Glam Sale'
An exclusive online clothing shopping website Glamly has announced the first-ever sale, featuring bespoke brands and their collections, namely,…
Amazon Business Introduces 'Bill to Ship to' Feature
Amazon Business has announced the launch of the 'Bill to Ship to' feature that gives an opportunity to business customers with GST registration in…
Amazon to Offer Support to Sellers with IP Accelerator Programme
Amazon has launched the Intellectual Property (IP) Accelerator programme in India, offering sellers who are also brand owners easy access to services…
Flipkart's New App Shopsy to Boost Local Entrepreneurship
Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday announced the launch of an app 'Shopsy' that will allow individuals to become resellers of goods in their network…
Amazon Launches 'Amazon Day' Delivery for Prime Members
Amazon India has launched ‘Amazon Day Delivery’ for all Prime members, a more predictable and convenient delivery benefit, giving Prime members the…
Snapdeal's Home Category Sees 70 pc Growth in Sales Amid Covid
Snapdeal, the value online e-commerce company, has shared that its home category sales have grown by 70 percent since March 2020, a time marked as…
Carl Pei's Nothing Ventures into India with Flipkart
Nothing, a new London-based consumer-tech company founded by former OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei, has ventured into India in partnership with India’s…
Amazon India to Help Small Sellers Bounce Back from Economic Disruption
E-commerce major Amazon will host 'Small Business Days 2021' from July 2-4, 2021, as part of efforts to enable sellers to bounce back from the…
Captain Harvest Product Range Now Available Exclusively on udaan
udaan, one of India’s largest business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platforms, has announced a major initiative in the unorganised bulk staples…
E-Commerce Rules to Get More Strict in India
The government plans to revise the e-commerce regulations in the country and bring about stricter norms, wherein the much-talked-about flash sales…
DIZO Products to be Available on Flipkart for Online Consumers
DIZO, the first brand under realme TechLife ecosystem, has announced its partnership with Flipkart, the country’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace,…
Eyewear Platform EyeMyEye Pull Off Pan India Launch amid Covid-19
Anvidha Technologies Private Limited has raised over $1.5 mn in seed funding from its founders and select HNIs to launch its highly anticipated…
IKEA Enters Bengaluru with E-Commerce and Mobile Shopping App
IKEA, the world’s leading Swedish home furnishing retailer, has launched its e-commerce services and mobile shopping app in Bengaluru. The people of…
Netflix Forays into E-Commerce Space with New Online Store
Netflix has ventured into the e-commerce domain with its own store that will be selling merchandise related to its original shows such as 'Stranger…
Keventers to Enter D2C Space by Launching its E-Commerce Platform
India’s iconic dairy brand, Keventers is planning to foray into the D2C space by starting its own e-commerce platform. Agastya Dalmia, Founder…
Flipkart, Ace Turtle to Introduce Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us to Online Indian Consumers
Flipkart Group's wholesale entity in India has entered into a joint venture with omnichannel enablement platform Ace Turtle to launch Toys“R”Us and…