E-commerce Trends
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
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IPL 2022: For Jos Buttler, a strong foundation is leading to sky high success
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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IPL 2022, Qualifier 2, RR v RCB as it happened: RR reach final, fourth ton of the season for Buttler
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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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 & Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits Uvalde, Texas to honour school shooting victims
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‘She was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong’: Father of student killed in Texas shooting
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Watch: Akila the temple elephant celebrates her twentieth birthday with a feast of fruits
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Watch: Nine-year-old boy discovers a puma in one of the toilet stalls at his school in Brazil
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Watch: Shikhar Dhawan mock-knocked out by father for not qualifying for IPL playoffs
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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
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: Flights of nostalgia
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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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
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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
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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
The Field
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IPL 2022, Qualifier 2, RR v RCB as it happened: RR reach final, fourth ton of the season for Buttler
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Champions League final: The economic tactics that drive Liverpool and Real Madrid off the field
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Athletics: ‘Great feeling,’ says Sreeshankar after 8.31m jump for first international gold of season
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Watch: When grandson took his 84-year-old grandfather with dementia to Man City’s title-winning game
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Football: Gokulam Kerala defend Indian Women’s League title after beating Sethu FC 3-1 on final day