Unlike previous years, where consumers would visit stores to make purchases, there has been a significant shift towards online purchases on account of coronavirus pandemic

About 60 per cent of the respondents who adopted digital selling said it helped them weather the pandemic-induced stress, while the rest said it boosted sales

During the year under review, Snapdeal saw more people coming to its platform to shop, with the number growing from 19 million in FY19 to 27 million buyers in FY20

Currently, only goods and services providers are registered on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal, which was launched in 2016 for online purchase of goods and services by all central government ministries and departments

A three-judge bench of SC, which initially was of the view to send back the matter to NCLAT after setting aside March 4 order and decision on all aspects including the issue of dominant position being enjoyed by Flipkart, later stayed appellate tribunal's decision

Nokia used to sell laptops, PCs, and mini laptops back in the 90s before its business completely fell apart. It is bringing the laptops back now.

Among all leading retailers, Flipkart and Amazon contributed to 90% of sales between mid-October to November

Scheduled between November 26 and 30, Amazon's Global Selling program will have millions of Made in India products listed on the platform

Amazon had moved the high court seeking a stay on the investigation ordered by the CCI. Flipkart also filed a petition in the High Court seeking to quash the order passed by the CCI

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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

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

With festive season stoking demand for consumer items, logistics firms expect stellar growth in the remaining part of the fiscal and plan to substantially increase their headcount