e commerce

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...

CONVERGENT POS The way customers prefer to pay is bound to change in 2016. Handheld point-of-sale (POS) systems with a cloud-based back-end have proven to be the device of choice by customers to make payments. They also result in more...

The e-commerce market in India is expected to touch the US $38 billion mark in 2016, a huge 67 per cent jump over the US $23 billion revenues for 2015, according to an ASSOCHAM report. "India's e-commerce market was worth...

In a year when technology was arguably the most powerful influencer of consumption in India, brick-and-mortar retailers became the new 'traditionals'. Monies and press coverage appeared to be dominated by the many adventures of the online virtuosos, who captured...