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Big-box retailers turn to small stores amid soaring rentals, red tape

Ikea is not the only one moving away from large-format stores

Digital on-boarding key to retail growth, says Pine Labs' Kush Mehra

Fintech companies will need to design solutions with merchants in focus to encourage faster adoption, he says

The former Infosys engineer who is helping offline retailers go digital

ShopX co-founder Amit Sharma has built an app that's offered on an invite-only basis. His firm already has 50,000 customers, and aims to take that number up to 12 million

Alibaba backs logistics startup XpressBees again, plans to invest $10 mn

XpressBees is allotting 9,317 Series D1 compulsorily convertible preference shares at a price equivalent to $1,073.306 each, to Alibaba

UK's CDC Group invests $36 mn in Warburg Pincus-backed Ecom Express

Ecom Express offers express delivery to the e-commerce industry; claims its network reaches 90% of India's population

Warehousing sector gets Rs 25K-cr in investment since 2017; inflows to grow

The industrial and warehousing sector in India has attracted significant investor interest since 2017 led by robust demand from e-commerce and other consumer-led occupiers

At least half billion new users to log in internet by 2022: Omidyar report

Omidyar Network India report sees structural changes for future e-commerce

Some e-commerce companies are indulging in predatory pricing: Piyush Goyal

Global economic outlook is facing grave challenges amidst growing protectionism and rising trade tensions, said Piyush Goyal

Govt may create a regulator to settle e-commerce disputes: Report

Modi govt is under pressure from small traders, a traditional support base for the ruling BJP, to act against the big online retailers

CCI to give e-commerce firms advisory on discounts as trader protests grow

This comes at a time when Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has gone public on foreign majors

Former truck driver becomes a billionaire with some help from Amazon

Masaru Wasami made the most of an opportunity in forging a partnership with Amazon for same-day delivery in Japan.

Predatory pricing: Goyal summons Amazon, Flipkart to discuss CAIT complaint

CAIT says there must be a govt audit of how e-commerce portals function, including the business done by sellers and their authenticity

SpiceJet targets cargo unit IPO within 12 months amid e-commerce boom

The no-frills carrier is expanding its nascent cargo-hauling arm to fill the growing need for overnight shipping services, fueled by online retailers such as Amazon.com. and Walmart Inc.'s Flipkart

Don't kill e-commerce

Regulating new economy requires new thinking

E-comm can boost consumption, bring about good economic activity: Flipkart

Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy expressed confidence in clocking strong sales this year with demand being driven by Tier II and III markets

Viability woes cloud sustainable packaging initiative of e-commerce firms

This comes at a time when the government and individual retailers look for options to curb the use of single-use plastic

Ads with a cause: Brands work their way on Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan

From consumer goods to fashion and lifestyle as well as aircraft manufacturers, cause-led advertising rules the day

Paytm Mall eyes international sellers in a bid to take on competition

The e-commerce platform of Vijay Shekhar-founded One97 Communications believes it could serve as a gateway for international brands and sellers to do business in India

Govt e-commerce platform has more than twice the number of Flipkart sellers

2.1 million orders worth Rs 28,000 crore have been placed on GeM

How Google quietly became India's third-biggest e-commerce player

Google taps online market for ad revenue: joins hands with top brands, helps over 100,000 new sellers to set up online shops, while Flipkart and Amazon fought new FDI norms