What Zomato’s acquisition of Blinkit says about 10-minute grocery delivery in India

Instant delivery is largely viewed as a marketing gimmick – an expensive one that makes riders drive dangerously to avoid being penalised.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Mar 22, 2022 · 07:30 pm

As Mukesh Ambani expands e-commerce plans, Walmart and Amazon should sit up and take notice

The retail giants don’t know India as well as the home-grown businessman does.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 31, 2019 · 01:30 pm

E-commerce wars: Indians are shopping more on Amazon, but Flipkart earns more revenue

In the last financial year, Flipkart had a revenue of $3.8 billion compared with Amazon’s $3.2 billion, according to a report by Barclays.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Dec 03, 2018 · 01:30 pm

From the Andamans, the story of how Amazon is going all out to dominate India’s online retail market

For good reason: India is one of the world’s fastest growing online commerce markets, slated to expand to $150 billion by 2022.

Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com

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Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com

· Nov 25, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Snapdeal 2.0: How the e-commerce company turned its sinking ship around

Co-founder and CEO Kunal Bahl recently shared a LinkedIn post detailing what went into resuscitating the startup.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Oct 13, 2018 · 01:30 pm

What Indians want most from the Amazon, Flipkart festival season sales: Smartphones

Phones cumulatively worth over $1 billion are likely to be sold in the six days of the sale.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Oct 12, 2018 · 01:30 pm

One in three Indians has received fake products from e-commerce websites, finds a survey

Mobile phones and computers were the most exploited category, followed by fashion products.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· May 02, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Why do Indian online shoppers trust Flipkart more than Amazon? This survey has the answers

This is despite having a better buying experience on the American e-commerce company’s website.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Dec 10, 2017 · 07:30 pm

India’s e-commerce giants are queuing up to enter the online groceries space

Amazon and Flipkart are looking to enter online grocery retail even though it’s a tough nut to crack.

Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com

· Nov 09, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Paytm wants to become India’s ‘app for everything’ and could soon even give competition to WhatsApp

The digital payments platform has announced the launch of a chat app even as WhatsApp is looking to enter the person-to-person payments space.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Nov 06, 2017 · 10:30 pm

How online retailer Nykaa became the byword for top-end beauty products in India

It was started in 2012 by former investment banker Falguni Nayar.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

· Oct 16, 2017 · 08:30 pm

India’s e-commerce firms and kirana stores are helping each other out

Kirana stores are delivering products for e-tailers, solving their last-mile delivery problems, and getting a commission in return.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

· May 02, 2017 · 07:30 pm