e-commerce

New Delhi, April 9 E-commerce firm Amazon is planning to expand its quick commerce vertical, Amazon Now, in the US and Europe, following its success in India, according to a company document.The company launched Amazon Now last year in India and the UAE."We have been working on Amazon Now...

New Delhi, April 9 E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Thursday the expansion of its Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) to India, aimed at strengthening consumer protection and intensifying the crackdown on the sale of fake goods.The unit will bring together local experts to work closely with...

In New Delhi, on April 9, India's online retail market reached a new high, with gross merchandise value (GMV) reaching nearly USD 65-66 billion, representing a 19-21% increase in value terms. This growth was reported in a Bain & Company report, in collaboration with Flipkart.The report, titled...

Washington, April 8 – The United States has sharply criticised the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling it “ineffective and dysfunctional” after the 14th Ministerial Conference failed to deliver meaningful reforms, particularly on...

New Delhi, April 8 Hemant Badri will lead Flipkart's artificial intelligence transformation initiative, as the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant intensifies its focus as an "AI-first" organization, CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy has said in an internal email.Badri – who is SVP and Head of Supply Chain...

New Delhi, April 7 India's e-commerce market is projected to nearly triple to USD 250 billion by 2030, up from the current USD 90 billion, driven by a surge in Gen Z shoppers, the rapid expansion of quick commerce, and artificial intelligence, according to a joint report by Google and Deloitte...

Manila, April 6 – The EcoWaste Coalition, a toxics watchdog group, called on the Pakistani government on Monday to address its apparent failure to enforce the global ban on cosmetics containing mercury. This appeal came ahead of World Health Day on Tuesday.The Philippines-based group, which...

New Delhi, April 6 Food delivery and e-commerce platform Magicpin announced the launch of its AI Assistant, "Vera," for restaurants and retailers on Monday, to provide real-time insights into order volume for operational planning.During the pre-launch trial phase, over 100,000 restaurants and...

New Delhi, April 6 Foreign firms leased a record 9.1 million sq ft of office space last quarter across India's top 9 cities to set up Global Capability Centres (GCCs), according to CBRE.Real estate consultant CBRE on Monday released its office market data for the January-March period, which...

New Delhi, April 5 Leading FMCG makers reported resilient growth in the March quarter of FY26, amid a stable demand environment, posting healthy revenue expansion, even though geopolitical tensions in the Middle East markets remained a concern.The makers, such as Marico, Dabur, and AWL Agri...

Washington, April 5 The war against Iran has begun to impact Americans, with Amazon announcing a fuel surcharge for its e-commerce deliveries and some airlines raising fees for checked baggage to offset higher fuel costs.The average price of gasoline in the US has increased to USD 4.09 per...

New Delhi, April 2 E-commerce firm Flipkart said on Thursday that its Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework has successfully aligned with the global ISO 31000:2018 guidelines following an independent assessment by the British Standards Institution (BSI).The assessment covered the...

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal briefed the media today on the outcomes of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from the 26th to the 29th of the previous month.Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Mr. Goyal...

New Delhi, April 1 Godrej Enterprises Group and Tata Capital have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate India's intralogistics transformation by introducing structured finance lease solutions.These solutions represent an emerging and differentiated model in the Indian forklift and...

New Delhi, April 1 Leasing of industrial and warehousing spaces grew by 16% in January-March across 24 major cities due to increased demand from e-commerce players, third-party logistics firms, and manufacturers, according to Savills.Savills' real estate data indicated that the absorption of...

New Delhi, March 31 The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has implemented a set of comprehensive reforms to strengthen and streamline e-commerce exports and broader courier-based imports and exports, effective April 1.These reforms include the complete removal of the ₹10 lakh...

New Delhi, March 31 Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers announced on Tuesday the appointment of Venkatesh Tiwari as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective April 1, 2026.Tiwari will succeed Tejinder Singh Kalra, who is set to retire from the company upon attaining...

New Delhi, March 28 The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Indian men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir by restraining several social media users from publishing any unauthorized AI-generated content using his name, image, voice, or any other attribute of his...

New Delhi, March 28 A sharp divide exists at the ongoing ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cameroon over the moratorium on customs duties for e-commerce, think tank GTRI said on Saturday.It said that while the US is pushing for a permanent extension of the...

Mumbai, March 27 The Reserve Bank on Friday introduced the 'Payments Vision 2028' document, announcing various initiatives, including the introduction of electronic cheques and expanding the regulatory scope to include entities such as e-commerce companies.A facility for the sender to enable...