online shopping in India

Online shoppers expected to cross 100 million mark in 2017

With the rise of digital natives, better logistics, broadband and internet-ready devices, the number of consumers shopping online is going to cross 100 million this year from 69 million in 2016, a joint study said here on Monday.

Jan 09, 2017, 17:05 PM IST

Karnataka may soon raise tax burden on e-commerce companies, other states may follow

Karnataka government may ask e-commerce companies to pay a one percent levy on the payments made by buyers to sellers. The step not only will make online shopping costlier, other states may follow suit.

Oct 08, 2015, 09:10 AM IST

Online retail category expands by 65%

With increasing number of people preferring to shop online, the retail category penetration has increased to 65 percent and has grown to 53.4 million visitors a month, an overall growth of 15 percent annually, according to a report.

Aug 17, 2014, 12:49 PM IST