This Chinese e-tailer is giving giants Amazon and Flipkart a run for their money in India

While Indian platforms are driven by offers, Club Factory focuses on affordable products.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Feb 24, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Why India’s proposed e-commerce rules will hurt big players like Amazon and Flipkart the most

Ventures that have foreign ownership would need to make huge changes to their businesses to comply with the rules.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Feb 27, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Draft e-commerce policy says data is a national asset, compares it to mine of natural resources

The draft policy has proposed to regulate cross-border data flow and the setting up of a data authority.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 24, 2019 · 12:46 pm

E-commerce sites are working hard to wean Indian shoppers off their addiction to cash-on-delivery

For e-tailers, it’s an inefficient mode of payment.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

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Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 22, 2019 · 01:30 pm

India’s e-commerce platforms had a dream run in 2018. Will new government policies cut that short?

The Modi government last month announced several restrictive changes in its foreign direct investment policy for online retailers.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 08, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Centre bars e-commerce firms from selling products of companies in which they are stakeholders

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry also said that no e-commerce firm can oblige any seller to sell a particular product on its platform only.

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· Dec 26, 2018 · 08:52 pm

Flipkart is taking a second shot at selling used goods in India. Will it do any better this time?

The company shut down eBay India a month ago and has now launched 2GUD to sell refurbished products.

Sushma UN, qz.com

· Aug 26, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Aurangabad Police consider booking Flipkart for alleged weapon transactions after communal riots

The police said the e-commerce firm had categorised the weapons under ‘toy swords’ and ‘kitchen appliances’.

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· Jun 01, 2018 · 10:27 am

Why top Indian online beauty product retailer Nykaa is fast expanding its physical footprint

Customers increasingly want to experience products before buying them, says the company’s CEO Falguni Nayar.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

· May 20, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Flipkart is crushing Amazon in online smartphone sales in India

Over half the smartphones sold online in 2017 were via the homegrown e-commerce site.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Mar 05, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Amazon India claims its gross sales rose much faster than Flipkart’s – at 66% – in April-September

Neither company has disclosed the exact figures, though Flipkart said it grew ‘at least 80%’ in the first half of 2017-’18.

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· Dec 11, 2017 · 01:23 pm

Amazon invests another Rs 2,900 crore in its India unit, raises the stakes in battle with Flipkart

The e-commerce behemoth had lost out to its Indian rival Flipkart during the festive season.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 15, 2017 · 03:18 pm