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  • Amazon to open in Australia; shipping to start by the end-of-year holiday season
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    Amazon.com Inc is “really close” to opening in Australia, its country manager said on Monday, as the US e-commerce juggernaut prepares to shake up an already-fragile brick-and-mortar retail sector in the world’s No. 12 economy. Image: Reuters While Amazon did not give an exact start date, the remarks from Rocco Braeuniger suggest the company will ship […]

  • From 2018, MRP labels on products sold online mandatory
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    According to government’s new labelling rules, it will be mandatory for products sold on e-commerce platforms and medical devices declared as drugs like stents from next year onwards to carry retail prices and other essential information, news agency PTI reported. Amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, was approved by Union Food and […]

  • Amazon May Disrupt Prescription Drug Space Next
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    The rumor that Amazon has set its sights on disrupting the pharmaceutical industry has gained greater currency recently, just months after the company set the grocery business on fire with its acquisition of Whole Foods, and in the midst of its widely publicized search for a second U.S. headquarters location. Amazon reportedly has taken major […]

  • Flipkart to offer local-made mobile under Billion label
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    Flipkart‘s co-founder Sachin Bansal, who made a comeback to the day-to-day operations at the e-commerce company with the launch of the ‘Billion’ brand earlier this year, is now introducing a smartphone under the private label. Priced in the Rs 11,000-13,000 range, Billion Capture+ will be manufactured by home-grown device maker Smartrone and will look to cater to the […]

  • Six key challenges facing modern e-commerce
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    According to recent data, eCommerce spending has risen to $2.1 trillion in the past few years and will reach $5 trillion by 2020. Such rapid growth promises a great future for the Indian e-commerce industry signifying a strong market and increased customer demand. Despite these growth trends, many e-commerce businesses fail to take off within […]

  • Flush with funds, Flipkart, Paytm and Amazon rush to enter food delivery business
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    After grocery, food delivery is emerging as the next big frontier for India’s largest ecommerce companies. Flipkart, Paytm and Amazon India are all actively exploring investments, acquisitions or expansions into the food-delivery business, a once-hot segment that soured quickly before a wave of consolidations brought about some stability. According to more than half a dozen entrepreneurs and venture capital investors […]

  • Amazon’s audio biz Audible to soon launch in India
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    Soon you can listen to your favourite book on the go. Amazon is set to bring its audio-book and entertainment service–Audible– to India early next year and has started beta testing it here, people aware of the matter said. Amazon, which has launched global products like Prime and Alexa, is piloting the service among its employees internally at […]

  • Flipkart eyes Pepperfry for strategic investment
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    Flipkart has initiated talks with India’s top online furniture marketplace Pepperfry for a strategic investment, said four people familiar with the matter, as the ecommerce giant explores ways to diversify its business through acquisitions and investments. The discussions, held last month, are preliminary and there is no guarantee a transaction will take place, these people […]

  • Flipkart Buys IT and Mobile Repair Services Firm
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    Leading e-tailer Flipkart on Tuesday announced acquiring F1 Info Solutions, a mobile and IT products repair services firm, for an unspecified amount. “F1, which has pan-India presence of owned and franchisees, will be part of our third-party service provider Jeeves, which caters to home appliances and furniture,” said the city-based e-commerce major in a statement in Bengaluru. […]

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