Snapdeal is conducting due diligence on ShopClues, a move that may lead to a potential acquisition of the latter, which may bring in a fresh infusion of funds for the new entity.
To collaborate with Flipkart and Amazon for online sales.
According to the job portal TimesJobs.com's job index Recruittex, the top hiring industries are healthcare, petrochemicals/oil and gas, consumer durables/FMCG and automobiles/auto ancillaries.
The market is abuzz with the talk of Snapdeal raising up to $600 million (Rs 3,600 crore) with new investors such as Japan's Softbank and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten.
Goyal wondered why an e-commerce market place model, where a firm provides an IT platform for buyers and sellers, was incurring such huge losses adding that it needs to be looked into.
Paytm e-commerce plans to add close to a billion products from across the globe to its platform before the festive season this year.
Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial background but is said to be strong in finance skills
Among key guidelines, the e-commerce companies will also be required to ensure that personally identifiable information of customers are protected.
The FAQ also clarified that companies, including Titan, which supplies watches and jewels through their own websites will not be considered as e-commerce operators
At the heart of the issue is the way e-commerce is defined in the current draft policy.
Sellers, especially the smaller ones, are planning to go to court as well as move CCI as they fear that Walmart could bring multiple private labels in India and flood the e-commerce platform with its own products.
Video isn't just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a world where stories are consumed on the go.
From Samsung to Apple iPhone XR, smartphone firms are showering discounts in April.
For now Walmart has said it remains optimistic about India. But that could change without prior notice, says Nivedita Mookerji.
He said action was akin to holding highway builders responsible for lane violations
The market, however, reacted negatively to SpiceJet's announcement and the company's stock dropped by 0.87 per cent as analysts became wary of diversion into a new business during a high fuel price environment.
Its share among top three e-commerce players grew to 57% in March 2017 from 45% in June 2016
US major lost its first mover advantage, now wants to secure its investments in the country.
Mjunction plans ventures for chartering ships and selling tea to businesses.
On the investor side, we realised most of the funds have foreign capital, thus closing down the opportunity to the Indian investor.
Portal to be launched in three months, says Future Group's Kishore Biyani
These workers have been asked to undergo a 30-day performance improvement plan.
The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.
Walmart is rumoured to be looking to listing Flipkart in a few years. At that stage, we'll get a better sense of what's going on in retail, says Devangshu Datta.
It all started with Flipkart and Amazon trying to outdo each other - after Flipkart announced $1-billion fund-raising in July.
Uber India has readied itself for another $500 million (Rs 3,300 crore) investment in the next three months.
Ratan Tata has invested his own money into 3 high-growth online retail firms, which are yet to make a profit.
In the past eight months, Flipkart has seen the exits of Mukesh Bansal, considered the right hand man of Sachin and Binny Bansal; Ankit Nagori, chief business officer; Punit Soni, Flipkart's million-dollar hire from Silicon Valley who headed product and strategy; and Manish Maheshwari, head of the seller business
Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market
Each dept could handle a designated area.
Service companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Airtel, among others, would be particularly hit.
The e-commerce story in India has begun to look up.
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?
Entirely new businesses have been built using data to disrupt traditional companies.
After raising $2.5 billion from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and his Vision Fund, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are back in the driving seat at Flipkart, the company they founded over a decade ago.
India's first true e-commerce marketplace is struggling for its survival and in it lies valuable lessons for pure play aggregators, say experts.
Three years after launching Big Bazaar Direct, Future group CEO Kishore Biyani's enthusiasm for online ventures has been tempered by growth concerns
According to a 2013 CLSA report , online retail in India was worth $3.1 billion, or about 10% of the country's organised retail market
The company has tied up with five distributors this year.
Every competitor is eyeing the top slot that Flipkart holds.
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