Online sales

How this spam call can empty your bank account | Fraud call | Scam call

India is now the 4th most-affected country by spam calls. Just one phone number made over 202 million spam calls in India, as per the Truecaller report. Roughly, 6.64 lakh calls were made every day by the spam number in India; 27,000 calls/hour. As per a 2017 survey, 6 out of 10 people in India received spam calls when they were busy.

Dec 22, 2021, 20:52 PM IST

CAIT writes to Piyush Goyal, says online festival sales violation of FDI policy

CAIT in its letter said that these online portals are indulging into predatory pricing and deep discounting and are openly flouting FDI norms.

Sep 13, 2019, 17:21 PM IST

Alibaba's Singles' Day: Jack Ma's company rakes $1 billion in first five minutes

Gross merchandise volume, Alibaba's key measure of online sales, had overtaken last year’s total of 91.2 billion yuan ($13.4 billion) by 3:20 pm (0720 GMT), the firm said -- with more than $1 billion spent in the first five minutes.

Nov 11, 2016, 16:24 PM IST

Wal-Mart buying Jet.com to lift online sales, battle Amazon

Wal-Mart Stores Inc , vying to better challenge Amazon.com Inc , will pay about $3 billion for internet retailer Jet.com and its innovative pricing software in the largest-ever deal for an e-commerce startup.

Aug 09, 2016, 09:45 AM IST

Good News! Now Flipkart engineers to rectify technical issues of your smartphone

In case, you are facing any technical glitches with the phone, Flipkart engineer will make a visit to your house and sort out the problem.

Jul 09, 2016, 12:46 PM IST

Amazon India sees 250% annual growth in sellers

US-based Amazon on Friday said it has witnessed a 250 per cent year-on-year growth in bringing new sellers on board as it looks to tap into the booming ecommerce market in India.

Jun 17, 2016, 19:12 PM IST

Amazon takes on Flipkart by slashing sellers' commissions

In a bid to take on local e-commerce player Flipkart, American market leader in the same sector Amazon has slashed its seller fees on smartphones and software. 

Jun 17, 2016, 17:44 PM IST

Amazon 72-hour 'Great Indian Sale' begins, heavy discounts on lakhs of products

The sale has already begun at midnight January 21 and will continue till 12am on January 23.

 

Jan 21, 2016, 09:06 AM IST

Cyber Monday sales top $3 billion as discounts spur buyers

Shopping through mobile devices soared on Cyber Monday.

Dec 02, 2015, 10:17 AM IST

Chinese online sales breaks record on Singles Day

Alibaba recorded sales of 10 billion yuan (USD 1.57 billion) within 12 minutes and 28 seconds of midnight.

 

Nov 11, 2015, 14:04 PM IST

Delhi records 88.5% surge in festive online sales

With e-commerce companies launching their big sale to woo shoppers, Delhi has recorded an 88.5 percent rise in online shopping during this festive season against regular online shopping that rose 56 percent, as per a report.

 

Oct 17, 2015, 00:11 AM IST

Flipkart sells 150 mn products online till August

Leading e-retail major Flipkart on Monday said it has sold 150 million products till date this calendar year, registering a whopping 150 percent growth over last year.

Aug 10, 2015, 14:34 PM IST

EU antitrust regulators to investigate ecommerce

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said she decided to launch the year-long inquiry because such hurdles were hampering the growth of online sales. 

Mar 26, 2015, 22:59 PM IST

Amazon glitch leads to 1p ''bargains''

The glitch occurred between 7 p.m and 8 p.m. Friday, and affected firms that use the tool RepricerExpress, The Telegraph reported.

Dec 15, 2014, 17:07 PM IST

Online sales spike on a less chaotic Black Friday

The top US shopping "holiday" saw a surge this year in online sales with smaller crowds in stores -- but Black Friday still brought some of its trademark shopping mall pandemonium.

Nov 30, 2014, 06:47 AM IST

Flipkart 'Big Billion' sale: Govt will examine complaints, says Sitharaman

"We have received many inputs. Lot of concern has been expressed. We will look into it," Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters on Flipkart`s `Big Billion Day` sale.

Oct 08, 2014, 18:25 PM IST