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Amazon India extends work from home plan till Oct amid Covid-19 spread

Flipkart to reopen offices in graded manner

Global business bodies nudge FM Sitharaman to defer equalisation levy

The bodies have also approached the US Trade Representative to call for discussion on India's move to impose equalisation levy while the matter is still under discussion at international level.

What really is essential?

To make iron-fisted distinctions between essential and non-essential products is poor policy making

Walmart, Flipkart secure one million medical gowns in coronavirus fight

The companies have committed Rs 46 crore to support India's fight against the pandemic.

Covid-19: Walmart to hire 50000 more workers as people continue stockpiling

Walmart said it will now require its US staff to wear masks or other face coverings at work

21-day lockdown: E-commerce firms set to resume work after police assurance

The Delhi police issued a statement saying they were proactively engaging with e-commerce portals and were issuing passes to ensure agents were able to commute seamlessly

Sameer Aggarwal elevated to Walmart India CEO, takes charge on April 1

This is his third promotion in the two years since he joined the company in April 2018 as Exec Vice President; taking over from Krish Iyer

PhonePe extends 'work from home' to offline sales, customer service agents

All PhonePe employees, including over 8,500 offline sales agents and more than 1500 customer service agents including third-party contract workers, have been mandated to work from home

Flipkart aims to make life insurance more accessible to Indians

The Walmart-owned e-commerce firm has partnered with Aegon Life Insurance to offer paperless and quick-access life insurance policy

Google, Walmart join US effort to speed up coronavirus testing

Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drive-through testing in parking lots

Coronavirus: Bengaluru shuts down; firms ask employees to work from home

Google techie tests positive for Coronavirus; Amazon, Uber India, Microsoft ask all employees to work from home if they can

NCLAT sets aside CAIT plea against CCI nod to Walmart's Flipkart buy

A two-member bench of the appellate tribunal headed by Justice S J Mukhopadhaya said CAIT failed to establish its allegations against CCI granting approval for Walmart-Flipkart deal

Coronavirus: Ola, Uber, Flipkart, Swiggy, Zomato gear up for the challenge

These people are more vulnerable to such kind of infection and consumer internet companies are providing them with all the support ranging from health information to masks and sanitisers.

Tax thorns haunt Walmart-Flipkart deal, foreign shareholders want clarity

AAR is a legally constituted body whose ruling is binding on the applicant as well as government authorities

Pleased with Flipkart, PhonePe's performance: Walmart's Judith McKenna

Flipkart is building innovations tailored for the Indian market which is helping the company tap Tier-2 cities, says Walmart international CEO

Strong show in India, US increase Walmart's international sales by 2.8%

Walmart said the return on assets (RoA) was 6.7% and 3.4% for the financial years ended January 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively

Walmart sees slowing online sales growth after lackluster holiday quarter

Holiday sales for brick-and-mortar retailers were disappointing as 2019 saw a majority of shoppers switch to online buying, helping Amazon report "record" sales for the period

Is Walmart losing its business to Amazon? Fourth quarter results suggest so

The company's total revenue rose 2.1 per cent to $141.67 billion, missing the estimate of $142.49 billion

Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of proposed new tax on online sellers

The online retail industry is braced for a possible 1% tax on each sale made by sellers on their platforms from April if the proposal is approved by parliament next month