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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...

Bengaluru, the Silicon Valley of India, is the most health conscious city second to Delhi, says Flipkart; after analysing the shopping figures on their portal. "With chart topping demand for air purifiers and fitness bands, Delhi has been identified as...

Flipkart has launched a mobile website using the UC Browser of China, so that the customers who use a 2G network can also make an easy access to their portal. "Our mobile-site on UC browser brings a wider base of...

Flipkart plans to open up its logistics services arm to third-party merchants and in this regard, has joined hands with Paytm to deliver goods through eKart, its logistics arm. This move is expected to establish eKart as an independent business while reducing...

As Mukesh Bansal, the former head of Flipkart's e-commerce platform and Myntra's co-founder, looks to track the theme of fitness, he has decided to invest an undisclosed amount in fitness startup Cult. Bengaluru-based Cult is focused on training programmes...

Counterpoint Research - the independent market research and consulting firm says that India has the second largest smartphone market in the world. With entry of e-commerce platforms like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, PayTM etc, the country has reduced the barriers...

Manish Maheshwari will be joining as chief executive officer of Web 18. He has recently resigned from his duties and responsibilities as head of seller marketplace and ecosystem at Flipkart. In his new role, Maheshwari will head Network18's digital and...

Traders from across the country have not welcomed the Government's decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in B2C online market and have decided to stage a protest against it. Around 10,000 trade organisations from across the country are...

The e-commerce site Flipkart has bought mobile payments venture PhonePe. However, the value of transaction is yet to be ascertained. PhonePe was started in December last by former Flipkart employees, Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari. At present, there are 15...

The new rules on foreign direct investment in online marketplaces could accelerate the entry of overseas firms such as China's Alibaba Group, both as investors and retailers, and potentially alter India's e-commerce landscape given their deep pockets. According to a...