China News Shein’s India re-entry subject to data and operations control being handed over to Reliance Retail Shein’s comeback to the Indian market (with a partnership with Reliance Retail)… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 17, 20242 minute read
Business Internet News Flipkart reportedly eyes IPO in next 12-15 months E-commerce major Flipkart is now advancing toward a long-awaited initial public offering… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 9, 20242 minute read
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A.I. Internet News Amazon’s latest gen-AI quirk lets sellers create an entire product page from data on other sites Like the entire tech bandwagon thats hitching its future success to AI… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 14, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Thrasio, once a top Amazon sellers’ aggregator, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thrasio, which became popular for its then investor-craze model of aggregating and… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 28, 20242 minute read
Business E-commerce News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 20232 minute read
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Business News Startups Snapdeal, Unicommerce, and Stellaro consolidated under one, ‘AceVector’ group India’s multi-billion-dollar retail industry (slated to reach nearly $2 trillion by 2030)… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 20223 minute read
Business China Global News Chinese fast fashion ecommerce player Shein could be valued at $100B after raising $1B With e-commerce booming in the modern era and becoming a $1 trillion… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 5, 20222 minute read
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News Startups Softbank mints yet another unicorn in India, leads $115Mn round in ecommerce SaaS startup ‘CommerceIQ’ The startup sector churned out one unicorn after the other last year… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 21, 20222 minute read
Business E-commerce News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 18, 20222 minute read
Business Global News Amazon’s revenue climbs to $137.4 Bn in Q4 2021, EPS beats estimates The winter quarter was different for the behemoths of the tech and… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 4, 20222 minute read
Business E-commerce News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20222 minute read
Business E-commerce News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 21, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News Ecommerce sales skyrocket as festive season kickoffs in India: Report From Dussehra to Durga Puja, from Diwali to Christmas – the final… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 18, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Drop in in-store traffic on Black Friday as customers go digital; sales of $9 billion recorded Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day, which marks the beginning of… Swastik BhattacharjeeNovember 30, 20202 minute read
Google adds new features to search results for enhancing user shopping experience Google is adding a new section to all the search results related… Parampreet SinghJanuary 16, 20202 minute read
Amazon India Business Amazon pushes further investment in India, pumps in another ₹1,700 crore amid Bezos visit Amazon is continuing with its mega investment spree into India unit, as… Jeet SutharJanuary 15, 20201 minute read
Consumer Tech E-commerce Internet Amid rising frauds, Flipkart reduces return window for fashion products to 10 days A pertinent issue that most online retailers in India face right now,… Jeet SutharJanuary 14, 20202 minute read
