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这个物流Start-Up Raised $60 Million In Funding Round Led By Flipkart

Through this investment, Flipkart aims to unlock opportunities in grocery and fresh produce, powered by Kirana stores and leveraging Shadowfax' platform.

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Not Just E-Commerce Giants, CAIT Now Blames Brands, Banks of Unfair Practices

The traders' body has now extended its complaint to include banks and brands as well, with its latest letter asking for thorough investigation against what it called an "unholy cartel".

Business News

Challenges and Opportunities for Building a Profitable E-commerce Brand in India

Despite funding, a majority of e-retailers have only earned a chunk of customers and focused more on retaining repeat buyers rather than widening their base

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These Were The Most-Used E-Commerce Apps In Southeast Asia In Q3

A study recently showed that Shopee, Lazada and Tokopedia were the most-used e-commerce apps in Southeast Asia

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First-Time E-Commerce User? Flipkart Has Something To Help You Through

The feature, Flipkart Saathi, is currently available in English and Hindi and aims to bring an experience similar to what people expect at a physical store, wherein a salesperson assists them while buying a product.

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Everything You Need To Know About Flipkart's and Amazon's Tussle With Traders

The tussle between e-commerce companies and the traders associations has taken a new turn after it alleged that through deep discounting, Flipkart and Amazon were going against tax regulations

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Singapore's Carousell Takes A Step Closer to Becoming A Unicorn In Deal With Telenor

The company is now valued at $850 million

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Singles Day Spending in Singapore Rose 67% Versus 2017/18

Electronics were the hottest items during the sales day

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4 Reasons Which Make Express Delivery Worthy For Local Retailers

Grocery retail is undergoing an interesting revolution as more consumers are now used to getting their orders delivered to them within a few hours

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Infograph: Alibaba's Singles Day Sales Break Record At $31 Billion

Sales across Alibaba's platforms crossed last year's $30.45 billion (213.5 billion yuan) record

Lifestyle

Green Is The New Black: The Gravitational Move Towards Organic & Natural

Indian consumers have consistently been gravitating towards organic and natural ingredients in products and here's why Green is the next big thing

Technology

ShopX To Introduce Voice Assistance As It Eyes Bigger Chunk of E-Retail

The e-commerce start-up that connects small Indian retailers to both suppliers and customers expects the total value of transactions on its platform to multiply to $20 billion annually in the next five-six years

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Alibaba Expects More Than Half a Billion Consumers to Shop on its Singles Day

That's a 100 million more consumers than its Singles Day in 2017!

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How This Indian E-commerce Giant Is Looking To Fight Its Global Rival In Food Retail Market

Flipkart has registered a new entity named Flipkart Farmermart Pvt and is preparing to apply for food retailing licence

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What Makes This Jaipur-based E-commerce Start-up Different?

Having raised funding of $11 million, the company expects to expand to 100 cities across 10 states and reach the underserved strata in the e-retail space.