COVID-19

Clothing supply chains are unravelling fast as the fallout from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak hits retailers and manufacturers across the world, writes GlobalData. From initial concerns over the disruption to deliveries of clothing from China, where the outbreak began,...

Paytm Mall (owned by Paytm E-commerce Private Limited), which has been redefining the e-commerce space in India with its unique O2O (offline to online) model, announced that it is going to prioritize on fulfilling the most urgent needs of...

After temporarily suspending operations earlier in the day, Walmart-owned Flipkart will resume its grocery and essentials services after assurance of safe passage of its supply chain and delivery executives by local law enforcement authorities. According to a PTI report: Amazon...

Biscuits major Parle Products on Wednesday said it will donate three crore packs of biscuits in the next three weeks, specially to the needy people through government agencies with the country going for a 21-day lockdown due to coronavirus...

Ironic as it may sound but digital India saw its biggest challenge on Wednesday when smartphone-based leading food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy found themselves in no man's land as restaurants, including cloud kitchens, went out of service and...

In an unprecedented crisis despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi assuring the continuation of essential services like food and groceries, online marketplaces like Flipkart and Amazon along with delivery platforms like Bigbasket, Grofers and FreshToHomes hit a major blockade on...

As the online delivery space shrunk with Flipkart, Amazon, Bigbasket and Grofers suspending or curtailing operations amid the 21-day lockdown, supermarket chain Big Bazaar has entered the fray, with launching doorstep delivery services in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai,...

Big retailers, which are presently dispensing only essential items amid the lockdown, are taking precautionary measures like restricted entry and marked lines to maintain social distancing to avoid coronavirus infection at their stores. According to a PTI report: Some stores...

FMCG companies such as ITC, Nestle and Dabur on Tuesday said they are producing only the essential items at their manufacturing units amid the lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus. According to a PTI report: The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)...

E-commerce giant Amazon India on Tuesday said it has temporarily stopped taking orders and disabled shipment of low-priority products as it focuses on delivery of essential items like household staples, hygiene and other high-priority products amid the country-wide lockdown...