Tony Hsieh’s Unrelenting Pursuit of Amazon’s Billion-Dollar Idea
By 2019, a decade had passed since Amazon purchased Zappos, and its executives had been patient. As Jeff Bezos had promised, the company had largely left Zappos, and its then…
Online Shopping Is Reshaping Cities
Dark stores—sprouting up in former butcher shops, convenience stores, gyms, and mattress retailers—are taking up spaces once designed to be open to the public. That shift from far-flung warehouses to…
Traders’ Body Invites Amazon, Flipkart to Discuss E-Commerce Issues
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday invited Amazon and Flipkart, among other players to have a joint discussion on the ongoing issues around online trade in the…
Amazon, Flipkart’s Operational Permission Must Be Withdrawn: SJM
The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has demanded that the government should immediately withdraw permissions given to e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart to operate in India as they are “blatantly…
Alibaba Plans to Grow Southeast Asia E-Commerce Arm Lazada to $100 Billion
Alibaba this week revealed an ambitious vision to grow its Southeast Asian e-commerce business to $100 billion (roughly Rs. 7,60,140 crore) in transacted sales as well as a pledge to…
Amazon’s Black Friday Greeted by Climate Activists, Strikes in Europe
Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on “Black Friday” and the world’s biggest e-commerce company also faced protests by workers and delivery drivers in Germany, France, and Italy.…
Amazon Faces Fresh Marijuana Case in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam Police has recovered 48 kilograms of marijuana from Amazon workers in a fresh investigation following the initial recovery of the prohibited drug in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. Upon getting a…
Flipkart Now Lets Individuals Join as Delivery Executives on Part-Time Basis
Flipkart on September 22 announced the launch of a service marketplace called Flipkart Xtra that is aimed to bring part-time earning opportunities for individuals, service agencies, and technicians. Initially, the…
Flipkart Co-Founder Challenges ED Probe in FDI Case
Sachin Bansal, co-founder of e-commerce giant Flipkart, has mounted a court challenge against India’s financial crime-fighting agency, which has accused him and others of violation of foreign investment laws, court…
Zomato to Start Delivering Groceries (Again) Through Its App
Zomato is planning to launch an online grocery delivery service on its app soon, the company revealed in a press briefing on Thursday. The new attempt by the Gurugram-based restaurant…