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Amazon's $3-bn challenge to Flipkart

Amazon's $3-bn challenge to Flipkart

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Amazon has emerged a competition for posterboy of Indian e-commerce Flipkart.

Soon tech maybe the biggest input in your food delivery

Soon tech maybe the biggest input in your food delivery

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

From using Artificial Learning to Machine Learning to deploying drones food delivery platforms are going all out to reach the extra consumer, says Peerzada Abrar.

AB's autobiography set to make a splash in India

AB's autobiography set to make a splash in India

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

South Africa cricket team captain AB de Villiers is 'incredibly humbled' by the huge response his autobiography has been getting in India even before it's launch there next week.

Payments in e-commerce the next big thing

Payments in e-commerce the next big thing

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

SBI Cards on Tuesday launched a credit card especially meant for transactions on e-commerce websites.

How Amazon tries to woo customers in India

How Amazon tries to woo customers in India

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

Amazon's investors are counting on its international business and expansion to help drive growth and support its $165 billion market value, one of the highest among US firms.

Yutopia: A user friendly phone, but worth buying?

Yutopia: A user friendly phone, but worth buying?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The Yu Yutopia comes with a full-metal body, which is a step up from previous Yu phones.

Small towns drive India's e-commerce

Small towns drive India's e-commerce

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

According to eBay, the percentage of transactions during the festival season declined marginally in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.

Sheena Bora Case: So was it Sheena's skull?

Sheena Bora Case: So was it Sheena's skull?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

The software had, perhaps unknown to Dr Tripathi, tracked the changes he had made. The 'morph track' feature of the software provided a trail of what had been done and also indicated that the doctor had, it seemed, opted to morph Sheena's face with the provided skull, much in the same manner that Fantamorph can turn a woman into a cheetah.

Billion-dollar online sale ends, war of words begins

Billion-dollar online sale ends, war of words begins

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

While the first half of the year saw India's e-commerce market shrinking, the success of Diwali sales will boost the sector beyond last year's benchmark

FDI rules fail to dampen online discount spirit

FDI rules fail to dampen online discount spirit

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

Prominent e-commerce marketplace players include Amazon.in, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Paytm, Shopclues and Jabong

'Your body actually craves for sugar and food'

'Your body actually craves for sugar and food'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

Seasoned model Archana Akhil Kumar shares her experience at fashion weeks and how she keeps herself composed during this five-day-marathon.

RBI wants customers' financial data stored in India

RBI wants customers' financial data stored in India

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.

#Ashpiration! She's still got it

#Ashpiration! She's still got it

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

Former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai who made a comeback after five years walked the ramp as if she owned it.

Flipkart shows retail majors how to play the online game

Flipkart shows retail majors how to play the online game

Rediff.com13 May 2018

Did top Indian business groups miss the e-commerce opportunity by focusing on replicating the Walmart model instead of following the Amazon model of online shopping?

Snapdeal puts 200 employees on notice

Snapdeal puts 200 employees on notice

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

These workers have been asked to undergo a 30-day performance improvement plan.

Have Biyani and friends slowed e-retailers?

Have Biyani and friends slowed e-retailers?

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

'For how long can investors fund loss-making companies?'

Of saving tax and giving back to society

Of saving tax and giving back to society

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Do you know you can invest in funds to donate money for a good cause?

Philips partners Amazon to tap the e-commerce market

Philips partners Amazon to tap the e-commerce market

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

To tap the rapidly expanding online retailing market, Philips Lighting, a subsidiary of the Dutch consumer electronics giant Royal Philips, has partnered 'exclusively' with Amazon to sell its latest product range.

Keeping Cadbury relevant: 'Chocolate is not all about sugar'

Keeping Cadbury relevant: 'Chocolate is not all about sugar'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

The Mondelez portfolio in India also includes brands like Bournvita, 5-Star. Nikhat Hetavkar finds out how it stays relevant amid strong pushback from millennials over health effects of its products.

Ecommerce rivals put up joint fight over GST clause

Ecommerce rivals put up joint fight over GST clause

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Tax collection at source would lock in Rs 400 crore of seller money, say Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal.

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Online marketplace majors, e-grocers, Internet of Things firms, app-based companies and transport service aggregators are among those that have had to shut shop or scale down operations. Now, survival skills like upskilling and retraining will determine who makes it.

Attack on the MNC Titans

Attack on the MNC Titans

Rediff.com5 May 2017

It's a post-truth world for multinational brands and businesses too.

'I am here for a long time. I'm here to give them grief!'

'I am here for a long time. I'm here to give them grief!'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

Piyush Pandey retiring? I'm not going anywhere, says O&M's South Asia executive chairman.

Meet delivery 'boy' Sreekumari S

Meet delivery 'boy' Sreekumari S

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

She is one of the first women to ride into the male-dominated world of e-commerce delivery agents -- or 'delivery associates' as they are called at Amazon.

'A model's life is not easy'

'A model's life is not easy'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

London-based Indian model Bhavna Suri tells us why models deserve equal respect as any other profession.

Payment wallets make the most of Modi move

Payment wallets make the most of Modi move

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

With a surge in users and transactions in two weeks, payment wallets step up cashbacks to get more users online.

FMCG firms fear retailer backlash could impact sales

FMCG firms fear retailer backlash could impact sales

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

While the government's demonetisation move is aimed at curbing under-invoicing, the worry was that retailers would de-stock in the short term, impacting sales.

Note ban forces online retailers to restrict COD orders

Note ban forces online retailers to restrict COD orders

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Snapdeal said it will give its users the option to defer the delivery by a few days till new currency notes become easily available.

Amazon narrows gap with Flipkart, tops Snapdeal

Amazon narrows gap with Flipkart, tops Snapdeal

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

Amazon signed up Motorola as an exclusive brand partner for its new devices, which in turn helped it grow

Different by design

Different by design

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Tejas Mangeshkar tells us how he is creating waves in the realm of design.

'I wouldn't date Virat Kohli'

'I wouldn't date Virat Kohli'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

"Virat is fabulous," says 27-year old model Ritu Chauhan from New Delhi... but that doesn't make her think of dating her favourite cricketer. Speaking to Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com, Ritu throws light on her journey into modelling and how she thinks couples should work hand-in-hand.

Counterfeit tales. Don't buy a fake online!

Counterfeit tales. Don't buy a fake online!

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

Fighting fake brand peddlers. How the complex web of counterfeit goods threatens to trip e-commerce giants in the country.

Retailers rattled by I-Day online sales, plan to petition government

Retailers rattled by I-Day online sales, plan to petition government

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.

Flipkart confirms valuation at $15.2 billion

Flipkart confirms valuation at $15.2 billion

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Flipkart's valuation of $15.2 bn arrived at during latest round of $700-mn fund raise.

Prior to Jeff Bezos' visit, e-commerce war intensifies

Prior to Jeff Bezos' visit, e-commerce war intensifies

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

It all started with Flipkart and Amazon trying to outdo each other - after Flipkart announced $1-billion fund-raising in July.

Britannia bites digital pie to push cookie

Britannia bites digital pie to push cookie

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

Britannia Industries, the bakery and dairy major, has tied up with e-tailer Amazon India for a pilot launch of Good Day Chunkies, a new chocolate chip cookie, for 15 days. The offer is currently on and closes on December 5, after which the product goes to offline (normal retail) stores.

Flipkart arms pledge assets for Rs 1,400-cr credit

Flipkart arms pledge assets for Rs 1,400-cr credit

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

A combination of bank guarantees, letters of credit, buyer's credit for computer servers have been provided to the two local operational arms by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Deutsche Bank.

Indians still flock to e-tailers despite several glitches

Indians still flock to e-tailers despite several glitches

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

On Tuesday, while several consumers took to social media to share their grievances about the Snapdeal site crash, many others said they visited the website to either compare prices or for window shopping.

To take on Amazon, Flipkart and Myntra to merge this week

To take on Amazon, Flipkart and Myntra to merge this week

Rediff.com21 May 2014

The two companies have been negotiating to remain separate entities after a merger.

Companies can't refuse service for goods bought online

Companies can't refuse service for goods bought online

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

If the product is genuine, denial is violation of consumer laws.