'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'
The strategy these online marketplace companies follow in the next few months will determine whether Amazon gets to be the leader in 2017.
New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
Industry experts said the major pain point would be tax collection at source, which would create a rift between sellers and e-commerce companies.
Distress sales, market closures and anchoring of fishing fleets have been reported from West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Tesla began taking orders for its $35,000 Model 3 sedan from Indian customers in April last year.
Company to invest in 30 companies in the next three months and wants a portfolio of 70 firms by the end of FY17
At ATMs, as a step to avoid getting Rs 2,000 notes, people are withdrawing Rs 1,900 in Rs 100 notes and then putting another request for the balance Rs 600, so that they remain within the limit of Rs 2,500 per day of withdrawal.
For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.
Telecom operators stressed that differential pricing for data is necessary for growth.
These will be priced at Rs 5,999 and Rs 6,499 respectively
Business chambers now inviting start-ups for membership.
Experts contend that this setback, even if temporary, could put the company at a disadvantage to its competitors in acquiring new customers.
The user chats with a person in real-time and thus prevents the app from misunderstanding.
Mobile application vulnerability detection start-up, Appknox is in talks to raise funds from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, along with a slew of angel investors including Google India head Rajan Anandan.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
Fewer e-commerce companies hired candidates from B-schools this year.
'We are offering one year of free music and three months of free movies to a million users through MIUI8.'
It is still "discounts" that e-commerce players have to rely on to bring in customers, though they might claim otherwise.
Ratan Tata has acquired a stake in Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, the first investment by any Indian in the smartphone maker.
Not chasing IIM-A graduates whose joining dates have been deferred by rival Flipkart, says the company
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd may scrap plans to invest in online marketplace Snapdeal, technology website Recode has reported.
It is watching e-commerce policy fineprint before spelling out India plan
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
HMSI is likely to announce a tie-up with Snapdeal for online two-wheeler sales next month.
The move to allow payments through digital wallets could give a fillip to distribution and reach for these investment vehicles, say experts.
Despite having the third-largest internet user base in the world, India does not feature in the top ten e-commerce markets
Total exit value breached the $10 billion mark for the first time to touch $10.3 billion this calendar, from $9.4 billion in 2015
Reliance ADAG, Tech Mahindra among top recruiters at IIM-A
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
Facebook will now directly compete with Slack, HipChat, Yammer and a few others in this space.
Aadhaar architect becomes most visible face to oppose Facebook plan
Alibaba in talks to invest up to $700 million in Snapdeal
Readers tell us how they are managing without cash since November 8.
After IPL exit, beverage maker signs up as first BCCI on-ground sponsor
Amazon has built the largest store in India with 22 million products.
Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.
Venture capital investments in India's start-ups nearly halved to $1.5 billion in fourth-quarter 2015
Flipkart claims to have more than 90,000 sellers on its platform.
