LatestOne.com tries the wholesale model to compete against Flipkart & Amazon

Palred Online Technology said its wholesale ecommerce platform under the LatestOne.com platform has got off to a successful start. The platform — which aims to supply equipment sourced from China and other countries directly to shops, distributors and retailers — is processing 4,000 orders per day, the company said. The wholesale operation was started about a […]

Flipkart beats Amazon in a user survey

India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, Flipkart has emerged as India’s most preferred e-commerce platform, the company said quoting “E-tailing Leadership Index” of research firm RedSeer Consulting. “With an overall score of 95, Flipkart has been ranked ahead of players like Amazon (87), Snapdeal (66), Paytm (65) and Shopclues (59), in the second edition of the survey […]

Samsung’s latest fitness band, ‘smart’ headphone up for preorder on Flipkart @ Rs.13490

Samsung’s fitness devices — Gear Fit2 fitness band and Gear IconX smart headphone — are now available for pre-order on Flipkart. The devices were unveiled in India earlier this month and are priced in the Rs 13,490-13,990 range. The Gear Fit2 band is priced at Rs 13,990 and comes in black, blue and pink colours […]

Future Retail adds 3 lakh sq ft retail space, shuts down ecommerce site

Future Retail, one of the leading retail chains in India, has increased its retail floor space by 3 lakh square feet to 1.3 cr square feet during the April-June quarter this year, said the company. The company has increased its floor spaces in nine cities which includes Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Indore, Nellore, Gaya and Keonjhar. […]

Myntra distances itself from controversial Krishna poster

Online shopping site Myntra.com distanced itself from a controversial poster of Lord Krishna showing him ordering clothes from the retailer as Draupadi was being disrobed. Taking off from the Mahabharata epic, the poster depcits Krishna searching for ‘extra long sarees’ as Dushasana peels off Draupadi’s clothes. According to the epic, Draupadi was pawned by her husbands […]

TCS launches new retailer-customer bonding software in the US

Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT company from India, today announced a new software that enables retailers to gauge customer behaviour data from sensors placed in retail stores that can measure and analyse their movements and buying behaviour, said the company. This can help the retailers understand and deliver a personalised experience to their customers […]

NSE seeks details on reported Aditya Birla and Future Group merger talks

The NSE today has sought clarification from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABRL) on whether any negotiations for merger has taken place with Kishore Biyani’s Future Group. The exhange’s request for clarification has come after a report in the Economic Times. The report said that Biyani’s Future Group was in early discussion with ABRL to […]

Tata ecommerce firm CLiQ offers TVs for Rs 70 on Independence day sale

Tata group’s multi-brand phygital ecommerce platform, Tata CLiQ announced a seven-day independence sales, offering items such as LED TVs and smartphones for as little as Rs 70. Consumers will get 70 great deals spread over a period of 7 days for everyone with special offers on electronics from 8th to 10th August and handsome discounts […]

Flipkart acquires mobile payments firm PhonePe

Flipkart today announced the acquisition of PhonePe, a Bangalore based mobile payments company. Co-founded by ex-Flipkart employees Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari, PhonePe is building India’s first Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based product. UPI, planned to go live in the April, will allow users to transact using their unique identification and mobile phone number or […]

India online shoppers to jump to 8 cr this year from 5.5 cr – Assocham-PwC study

The number of people shopping online is expected to rise to 8 cr (80 mln) this year from 5.5 cr in 2015 with better infrastructure in terms of logistics, broadband and Internet-ready devices, according to an ASSOCHAM-PwC study. The overall e-commerce industry, valued at $25 billion at present has been growing at a compounded annual […]