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Amid govt. criticism, Amazon says it targets $5Bn in Indian small-ticket exports for 2024

According to media reports, e-commerce major Amazon is making significant strides in…

Manish Tiwary steps down as Amazon India country manager

Manish Tiwary, the head of Amazon’s operations in India, is stepping down…

Amazon India to host Prime Day next month on July 11th-12th

With a stagnation coming in to India’s still nascent ecommerce segment, Amazon…

Amazon to fire as many as 10,000 employees this week across corporate and tech sectors: Report

Firing employees to manage costs have been the norm of the year,…

Shopify lays off about 1000 employees as pandemic-driven e-commerce upsurge reverse

In what has become an unsettling trend for businesses over the past…

Amid quick commerce chaos, Flipkart reduces grocery delivery time for ‘Flipkart Quick’ to a sane, 45 minutes

The pandemic has seen quick commerce take off like a rocket as…

India’s sovereign wealth fund, NIIF, leads $240Mn round in baby products e-commerce unicorn FirstCry

With sovereign wealth funds from other countries making investments in startups, it…

With quick commerce gaining traction, Zepto gets $100 million in Series C to bank on it

Like the other sectors this year, the quick commerce sector has risen…
Amazon Pharmacy

Amazon launches prescription medicine delivery platform ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ in US

Amazon adds another string to its bow as it expands its e-commerce…
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Over 1 million Prime members shopped during its biggest ever India Prime day sale, says Amazon

In a long rundown of the milestones that Amazon achieved during its…
Flipkart

Flipkart takes yet another shot at Hyperlocal deliveries with ‘Flipkart Quick’

Flipkart has decided to take another shot at hyperlocal deliveries, and has…
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Amazon will now provide auto insurance in India, partners with Acko general insurance

Amazon India announced today that it has begun offering auto insurance in…

Reliance’s retail business worth $29 billion, says a new Morgan Stanley report

Financial services provider Morgan Stanley has estimated Reliance’s Retail business net asset…
Flipkart

Flipkart introduces Tamil, Telugu, Kannada language interfaces

As urban markets saturate, ecommerce companies are increasingly looking to further spread…

Ecommerce in India posts strong recovery, back to 90% of pre COVID-19 levels: Report

In early May 2020, the Indian government removed its lockdown restriction rules…

Amazon, BigBasket gain clearance to deliver alcohol in India’s West Bengal: Report

In an ecommerce trend that has gained widespread momentum both politically and…
Amazon Prime

Amazon Flex, the service that lets independent contracters deliver orders, is now available in more than 35 Indian cities

Amazon has scaled up Amazon Flex’s delivery reach to more than 35…
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After BigBasket, Uber will now help Flipkart in delivering essential items

Uber India has tied up with e-commerce giant Flipkart to help deliver…