E-commerce players betting big on offline presence

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2015, 17:51

In order to differentiate their brand from the clutter of online brands, some e-tailers are setting up shops offline.

Finance Ministry to give Rs 1,300 cr kerosene subsidy

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2015, 13:50

Of this, Rs 878.84 crore will be paid to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Rs 203.33 crore to Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Rs 218.25 crore to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL).

Finance Ministry to give Rs 1,300 cr kerosene subsidy

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2015, 13:50

Of this, Rs 878.84 crore will be paid to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Rs 203.33 crore to Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Rs 218.25 crore to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL).

Flipkart appoints Krishnendu Chaudhury as Image Sciences Head

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 19:31

E-commerce major Flipkart Thursday announced the appointment of Krishnendu Chaudhury as the Head of Image Sciences.

Retailers embracing big data to gauge consumer preferences

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 14:29

Fashion retailer Shoppers Stop also recently announced plans to go digital, changing its strategy for third time in five years.

Flipkart to shut its website by September, to go 'app' way

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 16:04

Flipkart has followed the footsteps of another fashion e-tailer Myntra which embraced an 'app only' model few months back.

Jewellery retailers may see 12% revenue growth in FY16: Ind-Ra

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 20:02

Gems and jewellery retailers are likely to outshine exporters by registering up to 12 percent growth in revenue on rising domestic demand this fiscal year, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) Thursday said.

'China to become largest cross-border e-commerce market by 2020'

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 21:31

China will become the world's largest market for buying and selling products online by 2020, with the total value of commodity sold by e-retailers to overseas consumers likely to reach a whopping USD 994 billion, according to a new report.

IndRa goes with 'negative-to-stable' outlook for retail sector

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 18:52

Ind-Ra expects the median revenue growth in the sector to taper down to a 'mid-single digit' for 2015-16 on lower volume growth and tepid same store sales growth.

EU opens anti-trust probe into Amazon e-book business

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 16:45

The European Commission, the EU executive`s arm, is probing clauses Amazon has with its publishers which may shield the company from competitors, including the right to be informed of more favourable terms.

BSE sees 34% jump in new retail traders in FY15

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 16:18

In the previous financial year, 2013-14, the number of retail investors who traded on BSE was nearly 20 lakh, according to the data provided by the bourse.