Categories such as lifestyle, food and electronics accounted for over 1,350 sellers across the country last year.
A total of 25 companies raised Rs 28,220 crore during the financial year.
Last year, the trade could not take place, for the first time since 1992, due to protests in Tibet in the wake of the Beijing Olympics. This year China has not given its permission so far heightening suspense over resumption of the trade at Taklakot mart in Tibet.
An emergency arbitration hearing between Amazon and retail conglomerate Future Group took place last week and a verdict is expected in the next few days, according to sources.
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The proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, that are envisioned to protect consumer interests, may further compound the impact of multiplicity of regulations on the e-commerce sector, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) had told the ministry of consumer affairs. IACC, the apex bilateral chamber for Indo-US business, had told the government that the proposed amendments would increase compliance liabilities that risk severely impairing the growth of the sector.
Away from limelight, Jeevika Didis are silently fighting the coronavirus in rural Bihar.
In the main list, Wal-Mart (revenue of $378.8 billion) is followed by energy giant ExxonMobil (372.8 billion dollars), which had topped the retail major from its top slot in 2006.Others in top 10 include Chevron, GM, ConocoPhillips, GE, Ford, Citigroup, Bank of America and AT&T.
New participants included Chinese players such as Great Wall Motors and Haima Automobile along with Olectra.
Information technology and IT-enabled Services will continue to drive the employment generation in the country for the quarter July-September 2005, according to a Ma Foi Employment Survey.
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7-Eleven convenience stores across the US have been converted to Kwik-E-Marts, to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie.
Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, Public Health Foundation of India, V Ramana Dhara, said the unlock has resulted in a return to old habits of indiscipline in physical distancing and improper mask use.
Reliance Jio and Facebook will look to use WhatsApp for delivering goods from local neighbourhood kirana stores to consumers before expanding collaboration in education and healthcare sector, billionaire Mukesh Ambani said soon after announcing the mega Rs 43,574 -crore deal. "All of us at Reliance and Jio are delighted to welcome Facebook Inc," he said in a short video message posted on the group's social media handles.
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The extraordinary spurt in two-wheeler sales over the last year and a half seems to have set tyre companies rolling. JK Tyre, like Apollo and Ceat, is entering the two and three-wheeler tyre market.
The Modi mask is one item in the publicity materials market that is selling briskly this year. The mask has Modi smiling enigmatically, his close-cropped grey beard and trademark spectacles in place.
Bharti Retail, a subsidiary of the Delhi-based Mittal group, has tied up with Wal-Mart
This segment had an estimated market size of Rs 7,080 crore (Rs 70.80 billion) at the end of 2006-07 and is expected to grow at an average rate of 30 per cent in 2007-08. Among the various businesses, online travel segment leads the pack. It is expected to grow at the rate of 30 per cent and reach Rs 7,000 crore (Rs 70 billion) by the end of 2007-08.
Tata Motors inked an investment agreement to acquire Daewoo Commercial Vehicle. The acquisition marks the beginning of Tata Motors global expansion trail and is expected to help the company make a headway in a number of other markets.
A 24-year-old Norwegian woman, sentenced to prison after reporting that she was raped in Dubai, on Monday said that she had been given a pardon by the emirate's ruler.
Bharti Enterprises will kick off its retail venture early next year, opening half-a-dozen stores -- branding of which is still being worked out with its back-end partner Wal-Mart.
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Retailers and multiplex operators want mall owners to either forgo rent for the period of the shutdown or lower rent in the event the mall is open but footfalls are low.
Having made public its tie-up for a retail venture, the Bharti-Wal-Mart combine is roping in leading realty majors like DLF, Emaar MGF, and Ansals for handling the massive real estate requirements of the project.
The United States-based insurance major Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on Friday said it aimed to make India its second largest market for insurance products after the United States by 2010.
Reliance, Bharti's response to Ahmedabad's space crunch.
In its draft guidelines issued on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks and primary dealers to act as market makers of credit default swaps.
The development comes amid a growing clamour for the boycott of Chinese products in India, combined with the government's push for Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
This marks the second billion-dollar investment by Silver Lake in a Reliance subsidiary after the $1.35 billion investment in Jio Platforms.
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