Even though introduced in India only in October 2017, hundreds of thousands of customers across the country have purchased Echo devices

Plum has grown 50 per cent over the last year, despite losing out on two months of business this year. Coimbatore-based organic skin and hair care brand Juicy Chemistry claims to have grown 5 times over the pre-COVID period

As Flipkart concluded its Big Billion Days sale, it saw number of transacting sellers rise 1.5 times compared to last year; over half of the visits for the sale coming from Tier III cities

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Festive season sale: There is an increase in purchase of storage solutions and serveware followed by home linen such as bed sheets, bed covers, bath linen, comforters, cushion covers

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Fashion e-tailer Myntra, which is a part of Flipkart Group, said 50 per cent of shoppers on its platform on the first day (October 16) of its sale were from tier-2 and 3 cities

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Amazon's 'Great Indian Festival' started on October 17 and will go on for about a month to coincide with the festive season. Amazon Prime members were provided early access to the sale from October 16

According to the notices sent to Flipkart and Amazon, they are e-commerce entities and therefore, have to ensure that all mandatory declarations should be displayed on the digital and electronic network used for ecommerce transactions

The DAC process for LPG cylinders' home delivery will be implemented first in 100 smart cities and will be expanded further if the transition is smooth for customers

India may get COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021 provided the regulators signal with the processes fast as multiple manufacturers are working on it, and already two are in phase-3 trial and one in the phase-2 trial

For the first nine months of 2020, M&A activity rose 17.2 per cent to $68.15 billion across 269 transactions, even though the deal count slipped 24.22 per cent over the same period last year

With the festive season all set to begin, e-commerce companies are offering customers attractive offers on credit cards of different banks and financial institutions

The letter referred to several media articles that have reported these action by the e-commerce giant

Flipkart has given its customers the option to pre-book the products at only Rs 1, while the balance amount can be paid on October 16, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant's official sale date