E-Commerce
- Technology
Hackers hit over 4K e-commerce portals during festive sales
London: Hackers have hit more than 4,151 online retailers during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, stealing payment information and other personal information from customers, the National Cyber Security Centre in the…
- Technology
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK
London: Due to high credit card transaction fees, tech giant Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK from 19th January. According to the BBC, it said the move was…
- Technology
Meesho becomes most downloaded e-commerce app globally
Bengaluru: Homegrown social commerce platform Meesho on Wednesday announced that it has become the most downloaded e-commerce app globally in October 2021. Meesho saw over 57 million downloads across the App Store…
- Technology
Apple users in India buying more on e-com apps after iOS 14 changes
New Delhi: With the iOS 14 update giving users more control over who can access their data, the share of paying users among Apple consumers in India has gone marginally higher that…
- Technology
eBay’s billionaire founder helping whistleblower take on Facebook
San Francisco: Billionaire tech critic Pierre Omidyar who founded e-commerce platform eBay is financially supporting Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to take on the social media giant. According to a report in Politico,…
- Technology
E-com players gear up for record festive sales as India reopens
New Delhi:Â Amid the pandemic last year, Indian shoppers helped e-commerce platforms clock $7.4 billion (about Rs 52,000 crore) in total gross merchandise value (GMV) during the festive months (October-December). This year, as…
- Business
Amazon shares fall even after posting over $100bn sales in Q2
San Francisco: Despite posting a $100 billion-plus quarter third time in a row, e-commerce giant Amazon saw its stock sliding more than 7 per cent as it missed revenue expectations and provided…
- Business
E-commerce rules: CAIT calls for strict monitoring, says draft norms to end acrony capitalism
New Delhi:Â Describing the draft e-commerce rules as a perfect set of guidelines for conducting structured and transparent e-commerce business in India, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has said that the…
- Technology
Amazon may soon allow digital currency as payment mode
San Francisco: Amazon may allow users to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin soon as the e-commerce giant is hiring a digital currency and blockchain product lead for its payments team. According to…
- Technology
AR-based ‘Flipkart Camera’ to make shopping easy
Bengaluru:Â Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Wednesday introduced an immersive e-commerce experience with Flipkart Camera — an Augmented Reality (AR) capability on the Flipkart App. This new offering will enable shoppers to leap…
- Technology
Amazon suffers massive outage globally, including India
New Delhi: Amazon online store suffered a global outage on Monday, including in India, as users tried to place orders but could not access the product detail page. According to website outage…
- Business
PhonePe, Flipkart partner to digitise cash-on-delivery payments
Bengaluru: Digital payments platform PhonePe said on Monday it has partnered with e-commerce marketplace Flipkart to launch contactless scan and pay for pay-on-delivery orders. PhonePe’s QR code solution will enable customers who…
- Business
Flipkart to launch app to boost local entrepreneurship
Online shopping website Flipkart announced the launch of Shopsy, today, an app that will enable Indians to start their online businesses without any investment. With Shopsy, Flipkart aims to enable over 25 million…
- Technology
Netflix to sell official merchandise via new online store
Washington: Netflix, a major player in the video streaming space has now decided to get into e-commerce with its own store that will sell merchandise from each of its originals like ‘Stranger…
- Education and Career
Amazon India introduces machine learning summer school
Bengaluru: Amazon India on Sunday announced the launch of ML Summer School which will provide an integrated learning experience for students to gain applied Machine Learning (ML) skills. A batch of students…
- Hyderabad
Flipkart partners with Telangana for ‘Medicines from Sky’ project
Hyderabad: Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, on Friday announced its partnership with the Telangana government to lead a consortium tasked with the development and execution of the drone deliveries of medical supplies…
- Technology
AWS makes secure, cost-effective Amazon Location Service available
San Francisco: Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of ecommerce giant Amazon, has announced the general availability of a new service that makes it easier and cost-effective for customers to add…
- Mumbai
Mumbaikar orders mouthwash, Amazon sends a RedmiNote 10 phone!
Mumbai:Â A Mumbai resident, who recently ordered a Colgate mouthwash from Amazon.com, was shockd and surprised to receive a sleek new RedmiNote 10 phone instead. Lokesh Daga shared his mouthwatering ‘gift’ pictures on…
- Business
Flipkart to ramp grocery ops for contactless doorstep delivery
Bengaluru: Domestic e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Tuesday announced strengthening of its grocery supply chain infrastructure to provide its customers safe and seamless access to ordering daily essentials through quick and contactless doorstep delivery.…
- India
Amazon to airlift 100 ICU ventilator units from US to India
New Delhi :Â E-commerce major Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has procured 100 ventilators and will import these to India, in its bid to help the country fight the devastating second wave…
- India
Amazon to airlift 100 ventilators from US to India
New Delhi: E-commerce major Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has procured 100 ventilators and will import these to India, in its bid to help the country fight the devastating second wave of…
- Business
Flipkart to acquire online travel tech firm Cleartrip
Bengaluru:Â E-commerce major Flipkart will acquire online travel technology company Cleartrip. A statement from Flipkart on Thursday said that it will acquire 100 per cent of Cleartrip’s shareholding, as the company further enhances…
- Business
T-Hub launches fifth batch of its Flagship Program; selects 30 start-ups
Hyderabad: T-Hub, today announced the launch of the fifth edition of its flagship pre-acceleration program, Lab32 by taking 30 startups on board. The startups will receive consultation from leading experts on business goals…
- World
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash
Hong Kong: H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight over complaints of…
- Technology
‘Local shops on Amazon’ gets over 50K retailers onboard
New Delhi: E-commerce major Amazon’s programme to get onboard small retailers and neighborhood stores, ‘Local shops on Amazon’, has expanded its network to over 50,000 retailers, said a company statement. The statement said…
- Technology
Amazon to team up with Hon Hai on Indian manufacturing operation
Taipei: E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. plans to work with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. as part of the American company’s first manufacturing operation in India. According to Focus Taiwan citing a…
- Delhi
Delhi CM’s daughter duped of Rs 34,000 on e-commerce platform: Police
New Delhi:Â Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter Harshita has allegedly been duped of Rs 34,000 by a man, who approached her as a buyer on an e-commerce platform, where she had put…
- Technology
Flipkart gets BCMS certification from British Standard Institute
Bengaluru: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has got a business continuity management system (BCMS) certification after having met requirements set by British Standard Institute (BSI), an accredited business standards company. The certification mirrors Flipkart’s…
- Hyderabad
GHMC to provide e-commerce platform to street vendors under ‘Mai Bhi Digital’ campaign
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to conduct ‘Main Bhi Digital (me too digital) drive in the city, which is designed by the Centre. Starting New Year, street vendors across…
- Crime
Delhi police cyber cell busts fake call centre, five arrested
New Delhi: The cyber cell of the northwest district of Delhi Police on Sunday busted a fake call centre and arrested five persons who allegedly duped people impersonating as executives of e-commerce…
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