e commerce

Traditional brick-and-mortar apparel retailers seems to be fighting a losing battle in light of the e-commerce onslaught. Horizon Consulting India conducted a nationwide research of brick-and-mortar retail and the strategies currently adopted and potentially planned, by these retailers. The research base...

Picking on a predictable characteristic displayed by the average women shopper -- closet overflow, yet nothing to wear -- and borrowing a page from the success stories of some international players, some online startups in India claim to have...

Big Data is all about turning extremely large quantities of data into useful information. When companies aggregate data and analyse them effectively, patterns emerge, ideas are born, and fashion companies become trend setters. The retail sector in India is emerging...

The Commerce Ministry on Thursday said that online transactions of goods adhering to the e-commerce norms will be entitled to duty benefits under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS). Defining "e-commerce" for the purpose of MEIS, the Director General...

India's e-commerce giant Flipkart has seen another success in its battle to remove entry taxes from online shipments. After the Uttarakhand High Court ordered a stray over this issue, Flipkart sued the West Bengal government, and managed to get...

In a recent conference on e-commerce organised by Dynamic CIO, there were more CIOs from brick and mortar retailers than from the world of e-retail. Everyone was concerned about understanding the impact of the rapidly evolving world of e-retail....

After Uttarakhand decided to impose a 10 per cent entry tax on goods purchased through e-commerce, Bihar and Assam have followed suit. The entry tax is imposed by states on goods purchased online, coming in from another state. Almost half-a-dozen other...

The e-commerce industry is likely to generate 2.5 lakh jobs in online retail this year, as hiring in the sector is expected to grow 60-65 per cent, according to a report by Assocham. According to the report, a majority of...

Taking a leaf out of Magicbricks' book, JLL India too has decided to market housing properties online. The company is already in talks with leading realty developers and is making arrangements to enter the India's thriving e-marketplace as soon as...

The fun of shopping doubles when you stumble across great deals or buy branded items at discounted rates. With the increase in the number of Internet users, e-commerce portals have become popular modes of shopping as buying products is...