Online Shopping
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The internet is filled with fake product reviews. Here’s what you can do to detect them
Consumers should be more alert rather than following these rankings religiously.
Vasilis Katos, The Conversation
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Amazon and Flipkart will need to adapt to Indians’ changed shopping habits during this festive sale
Coronavirus has forced shoppers to tighten their purse strings and buy more utilitarian things.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Most Indians don’t believe the reviews and ratings on e-commerce websites
Shoppers feel that reviews exhibit a positive bias and are either bought or rigged.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Donald Trump, the American Pied Piper
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Why even those who don’t believe in deities love bhakti poetry
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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Are online shopping algorithms colluding to keep prices high?
The Artificial Intelligence behind retail websites has learnt that the best strategy is to copy each other’s prices.
Graeme McLean, The Conversation
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Discount wars: What goes into planning the mega festival sales of Amazon and Flipkart
For months before the festive season, Flipkart and Amazon go all out in scaling up storage capacity, packaging capabilities and manpower.
Durba Ghosh, qz.com
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Buying Flipkart was the easy part – the real test for Walmart starts now
Flipkart’s bleeding business still has no escape from battling the issues that are particular to its homeground.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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India’s online shoppers no longer trust user reviews on e-commerce websites
More than seven in 10 consumers believe fake product reviews have become a norm in e-commerce, shows a survey.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Shop away: This festive season, e-tailers are spending more to offer you big discounts
It’s India’s biggest festive season and, as usual, e-commerce players are splurging.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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Amazon sets up studio in Gurugram to support its fashion business
Brands with exclusive deals with the company can use the 44,000-sqft area to create better digital catalogues.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor in cricket-themed romance
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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To revive itself, Snapdeal must take lessons from the smaller e-tailer Infibeam, not Amazon
Snapdeal’s troubles began with Amazon’s entry into India. How will they end?
Kartik Hosanagar, qz.com
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Centre allows Amazon to stock and sell food and groceries in India
The international e-commerce giant did not provide any more details on the matter.
Scroll Staff
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Indians have a staggering amount of trust in online shopping and payments
India’s online success story is rooted in its trusting internet users.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
The Field
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IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings stay alive in playoffs hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Aman clinches quota; Sujeet, Jaideep active in repechage rounds
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IPL 2024: Kolkata defeat Mumbai in rain-affected match to become first team to qualify for play-offs
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Cricket: England pacer James Anderson to retire after Lord’s Test against West Indies
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai