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  E-commerce sites should display manufacturing and expiry dates on packaged foods, consumers say

  Lifestyle | March 19, 2017 10:08 IST

  Ordering packaged food from e-commerce sites has increased many folds in the recent years but the absence of manufacturing and expiry dates on such products often leads to the product not being fully utilised.

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  Dark web facilitating delivery of drugs and guns right to your doorsteps. Read how

  July 27, 2016 18:59 IST

  Buying a gun and a gram of cocaine could never have been easier. E-commerce websites operating in the dark web have made their availability convenient and secure. According to a report by ET, marketplaces in

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  Myntra’s Ananth Narayanan to take over as Jabong CEO, Flipkart’s Binny Bansal writes in his letter to employees

  July 27, 2016 12:32 IST

  Flipkart-owned Myntra has acquired one of its biggest rivals Jabong in an all-cash deal for $70 million (Rs. 470 cr approx.) making it the biggest mergers in Indian e-commerce industry. After this deal, Flipkart now

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  Amazon India launches Prime service in India, now get faster deliveries at Rs 499 per year

  July 26, 2016 13:33 IST

  Amazon has launched its Prime subscription service in India, a service which allows customers to opt for free shipping for any product with ‘no minimum order size’. Customers can sign in to Amazon Prime via

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  Flipkart acquires Jabong in Rs 470 cr all-cash deal, is now India's biggest fashion e-tailer

  July 26, 2016 13:22 IST

  In a bid to further consolidate its position as the undisputed e-commerce market leader in India, Flipkart Ltd has acquired online fashion portal Jabong through its online fashion marketplace Myntra. Jabong was believed to have

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  106 websites including Snapdeal, Amazon, Quikr running illegal wildlife trade, says govt

  July 18, 2016 18:11 IST

  New Delhi: The government today has announced that e-commerce majors like quikr, olx, eBay, amazon among other popular websites are running illegal wildlife trade of rare animals and their body parts. Environment Minister Anil Madhav

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  Snapdeal tweaks seller policies, junks ‘no questions asked’ returns

  July 13, 2016 15:01 IST

  New Delhi: E-commerce giant Snapdeal has tweaked its return policies for electronic items, which will now make it difficult for customers to return them. As per the new policy introduced by Snapdeal, buyers will now

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  Myntra buys mobile app startup Cubeit to strengthen its technology team

  July 13, 2016 13:16 IST

  New Delhi: Myntra, one of the leading fashion e-tailer has acquired mobile app developer startup Cubeit to strengthen its technology team. Myntra said in a statement said, “As part of the acquisition, Cubeit team has

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  'Buy now, pay later’: Flipkart eyes sweeping changes for crucial 'Big Billion Day' sale in October

  July 05, 2016 12:41 IST

  New Delhi: Gearing up for its third annual flagship sales event in October this year, Flipkart, India's largest online marketplace, is in plans to bring about several changes to its deliveries and customer service. The

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  Flipkart delivery boy held for replacing 12 iPhones with lookalikes worth Rs 5 lakh

  July 04, 2016 17:15 IST

  New Delhi: A Chennai-based 21-year-old delivery boy working for Flipkart has been arrested on charges of replacing 12 iPhones from his delivery packages with fake handsets. According to reports by The New India Express,

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  Grofers cancels joining letters of 67 students, lays off 10 per cent of its employees

  June 30, 2016 15:40 IST

  New Delhi: Weeks after ecommerce giant Flipkart delayed joining dates of students, grocery delivery start-up Grofers has gone one step further and has cancelled the joining letters of 67 students. The company, funded by Softbank

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  Security of mobile wallets under threat by online shopping and social network: Norton report

  June 28, 2016 17:13 IST

  New Delhi: There are over 1.08 crores apps in over 200 app stores to improve our productivity but one third of them come with malware. These malware hamper the security of majority of mobile wallet

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  Amazon unveils Inspire, an online education service for teachers

  June 28, 2016 11:38 IST

  New Delhi: Amazon has its foot on everything, be it cloud-computing, device manufacturing, voice-driven AI or drone-delivery. In another step forward, the e-commerce giant has now set its eyes on the education technology market for

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  Flipkart shuts down image search and chat-based Ping in less than a year

  June 21, 2016 10:33 IST

  New Delhi: India’s largest e-commerce major Flipkart has pulled the plug on Ping feature. This social shopping feature allowed buyers to chat with sellers and other users. The decision to roll back Ping comes

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  Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal ranked as the top 3 seller sites: Report

  June 13, 2016 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: Amazon was ranked as the most preferred e-commerce websites among sellers, which is followed by Flipkart and Snapdeal. According to a study by Nielsen for the January-March quarter, almost 1,184 online sellers were

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  Indian e-commerce players to witness tough competition in next 2-3 years: Mohandas Pai

  June 08, 2016 18:59 IST

  New Delhi: India's e-commerce players will witness tough competition in the next one to two years, and a section of them includes biggies may shut shop unless they create a sustainable business model, says tech

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  SoftBank to sell part of stake in China's Alibaba for 500 billion rupees

  June 01, 2016 10:51 IST

  Tokyo: Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank today said it will sell at least USD 7.9 billion (Rs. 500 billion approx.) of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, as it looks to pay down a whopping

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  India's e-commerce industry to become a Rs. 3,300 cr business in 10 years

  May 30, 2016 11:31 IST

  Tokyo: Son, who had previously predicted that India's e-commerce industry would become a USD 500 billion (3,300 cr approx) business in the next 10 years, is confident that it will grow exponentially. "And it

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  More trouble for Flipkart, Morgan Stanley marks down co’s valuation by 15.5 pc

  May 27, 2016 17:23 IST

  New Delhi: In the latest in what appears to be a series of troubles for India’s biggest e-commerce giant, Morgan Stanley, a mutual fund investor in Flipkart, has marked down the company shares by 15.5

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  Flipkart Big Shopping Days: 10 deals you should not miss

  May 26, 2016 10:16 IST

  New Delhi: Popular e-commerce giant Flipkart today kicked off its Big Shopping Days sale today, offering discounts on several categories starting from smartphones, tablets, televisions, audio solutions, gaming, laptops, and other electronics. There i