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  • You have a gift: E-commerce companies to benefit as govt resets rules for courier industry

    You have a gift: E-commerce companies to benefit as govt resets rules for courier industry

    High-value shipments can now move via courier mode; returns and reverse logistics rules eased. Direct-to-consumer brands, apparel, lifestyle products, electronics, engineering goods and jewellery likely gainers

  • E-commerce startups await clarity before cheering India-US trade deal

    E-commerce startups await clarity before cheering India-US trade deal

    While the larger e-commerce industry awaits details, certain sectors like seafood exports, within the realm of e-commerce, said the India-US trade deal would provide better infrastructure that will in turn formalise fragmented markets.

  • Meesho: Q3 growth intact, but profitability still a question

    Meesho: Q3 growth intact, but profitability still a question

    Order momentum, cash generation remain strong as logistics investments temper margins

  • Budget removes Rs 10-lakh cap on courier exports to improve global access for SMEs, startups

    Budget removes Rs 10-lakh cap on courier exports to improve global access for SMEs, startups

    The announcement removes a key restriction under the Foreign Trade Policy and is accompanied by proposed technology-led changes to improve identification and handling of rejected and returned courier consignments

  • AI-enabled dark patterns manipulating consumers: Consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare

    AI-enabled dark patterns manipulating consumers: Consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare

    Khare termed the usage of dark patterns by e-commerce platforms as a "market sales strategy"

  • Ghost Malls: An opportunity hiding in plain sight

    Ghost Malls: An opportunity hiding in plain sight

    From the United States to China and India, once-thriving shopping centres now stand empty—but these "ghost malls" may represent billions in untapped redevelopment potential

  • Amazon to invest $35 billion more in India by 2030 as it scales jobs, exports, AI capabilities

    Amazon to invest $35 billion more in India by 2030 as it scales jobs, exports, AI capabilities

    This investment will focus on business expansion as well as three strategic pillars: AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job creation.

  • Walmart-owned Myntra to expand to Malaysia, UAE and Australia months after Singapore foray

    Walmart-owned Myntra to expand to Malaysia, UAE and Australia months after Singapore foray

    Myntra’s chief Nandita Sinha had earlier told reporters the company sees over 30,000 customers visit its platform from Singapore each month

  • GST complaints ‘nearly negligible’; faster case redressal recovers Rs 14 crore, says Consumer Affairs Secy Khare

    GST complaints ‘nearly negligible’; faster case redressal recovers Rs 14 crore, says Consumer Affairs Secy Khare

    In an exclusive interview with Moneycontrol, Khare detailed the government’s push to curb manipulative online practices, strengthen enforcement bodies and speed up consumer complaint resolution.

  • Govt may weigh action as Amazon delays dark-pattern declaration

    Govt may weigh action as Amazon delays dark-pattern declaration

    Authorities will continue monitoring grievance channels such as the national consumer helpline. If complaints pour in, punitive action could follow.

  • Karnataka panel backs two-wheelers for e-commerce, rejects bike taxis as unsafe and illegal

    Karnataka panel backs two-wheelers for e-commerce, rejects bike taxis as unsafe and illegal

    An expert panel headed by Karnataka transport secretary NV Prasad cites law, safety, congestion to justify ban on bike taxis, links the issue to Bengaluru’s severe traffic and proposes BMTC and Metro as alternatives.

  • Top e-commerce platforms, quick commerce startups and others tell CCPA they have eliminated dark patterns

    Top e-commerce platforms, quick commerce startups and others tell CCPA they have eliminated dark patterns

    Companies that have submitted filings include Flipkart, Myntra, Ajio, JioMart, BigBasket, Zepto, Swiggy, Blinkit, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, Ixigo, Tata 1mg, PharmEasy, Netmeds, Meesho, several Reliance Retail entities, Page Industries, Duroflex, William Penn, Hamleys and others.

  • Nykaa stock rises nearly 3% after robust Q2 results show; brokerages bullish on growth momentum

    Nykaa stock rises nearly 3% after robust Q2 results show; brokerages bullish on growth momentum

    Nykaa share price today: Brokerages maintain bullish view as Nykaa’s consolidated net profit jumps 244 percent year-on-year to Rs 34.4 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 10 crore a year ago, driven by strong traction in its beauty and fashion businesses.

  • Amazon surpasses $20 billion in exports from India ahead of 2025 goal; targets $80 billion by 2030

    Amazon surpasses $20 billion in exports from India ahead of 2025 goal; targets $80 billion by 2030

    Indian exports through Amazon have surged across key categories — led by health and personal care (45 percent), beauty (45 percent) and toys (44 percent)

  • 5% GST for budget hotels, no input tax credit

    5% GST for budget hotels, no input tax credit

    The mandatory rate removes the earlier option for these hotels to charge 18 percent with ITC

  • Trent mirrors Westside’s store model online, says no to flash sales

    Trent mirrors Westside’s store model online, says no to flash sales

    Around 5–6% of Westside’s sales now come from digital channels, which the company says is significant. The online store matches physical outlets in both pricing and product selection, making e-commerce an extension of the brand

  • Amazon completes acquisition of Axio, to follow measured growth in lending

    Amazon completes acquisition of Axio, to follow measured growth in lending

    Even as the credit cards in the country explode, the ecommerce firm continues to see a good demand for the BNPL product from customers with a lower income level, and helps them build a good credit history

  • Tata Sons plans $400-mn fund infusion into struggling e-commerce biz Tata Digital

    Tata Sons plans $400-mn fund infusion into struggling e-commerce biz Tata Digital

    Tata Sons will leverage its dividend income from TCS for the investment in Tata Digital and is unlikely to dilute any stake in TCS, sources said. 

  • Meesho to pay $288 million in taxes to flip back to India ahead of IPO

    Meesho to pay $288 million in taxes to flip back to India ahead of IPO

    Meesho’s tax bill is among the largest for a startup in recent times, after PhonePe’s hefty $1 billion outgo

  • IPO-bound Meesho to finalise India flip back in coming days

    IPO-bound Meesho to finalise India flip back in coming days

    Flipping its headquarters back to India is the last step for IPO-bound Meesho before it proceeds to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

  • IPO-bound Shiprocket betting on cross-border commerce, financial & marketing services for growth: Saahil Goel, Founder

    IPO-bound Shiprocket betting on cross-border commerce, financial & marketing services for growth: Saahil Goel, Founder

    A key focus of Shiprocket’s business is to serve India’s long tail — millions of small and midsize sellers who are not served by large marketplaces or enterprise tech providers.

  • Flipkart asks all employees to work from office five days a week

    Flipkart asks all employees to work from office five days a week

    Flipkart is among the last new-age firms, especially in the e-commerce space, to end its WFH policy. Most of the employees at rival firms such as Meesho, Amazon, Blinkit and Zepto have been working from the office for five days a week.

  • Myntra’s chief product and technology officer Raghu Krishnananda quits Walmart-owned firm

    Myntra’s chief product and technology officer Raghu Krishnananda quits Walmart-owned firm

    Krishnananda is the second CPTO to depart from the Flipkart group in a span of about two months. On February 5, Moneycontrol had reported that Jeyandran Venugopal, CPTO at Flipkart, was leaving after an eight-year-long tenure.

  • Flipkart’s parent infuses Rs 3,250 crore into India entity

    Flipkart’s parent infuses Rs 3,250 crore into India entity

    The fresh funds will help Flipkart fight rivals in a red-hot quick commerce industry and also prepare it to compete against new-age players like IPO-bound Meesho.

  • Fireside Ventures backs Kusha Kapila’s shapewear brand UnderNeat, Mamaearth’s Ghazal Alagh joins in

    Fireside Ventures backs Kusha Kapila’s shapewear brand UnderNeat, Mamaearth’s Ghazal Alagh joins in

    The seed round is expected to be in the range of Rs 8-10 crore, though exact figures have not been undisclosed. UnderNeat, which went live on March 30, has already amassed 1,76,000 Instagram followers

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