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07 May 2024, 10:45

A guide on spotting fake reviews and being a savvy online consumer

Deceptive endorsements, crafted to manipulate and mislead, can wreak havoc on a business's reputation or send you down a path of buyer's remorse. In 2023 alone, Tripadvisor removed a staggering 1.3 million fraudulent reviews! Another research conducted by the UK government found that 11-15% of reviews in specific product categories were thought to be fraudulent. So, how can you, the savvy online consumer, navigate this minefield of opinions?

16 Jun 2023, 13:15

Magicpin clocks 50% monthly growth on ONDC with over 30,000 daily orders

Hyperlocal e-commerce firm magicpin has recorded 50 per cent month-on-month growth on the government-supported ONDC network as it crossed 30,000 daily order mark on the platform, the company said on Friday.

07 Jun 2022, 11:03

TataNeu could be worth $15 billion all thanks to BigBasket, Croma and Westside

Tata Digital’s superapp TataNeu could be worth $15 billion, as per a report by Indian financial services group JM Financial. This could be a natural transition for the steel-to-tech-to-auto conglomerate which also has various consumer interest businesses including retail stores like Westside, Croma, FMCG brands from tea to salt, and also owns the grocery delivery app, BigBasket.

18 Aug 2021, 08:57

Walmart to prioritise Flipkart’s Diwali sale ‘Big Billion Days’

Walmart would prioritize Flipkart’s Big Billion Day sale schedules to be held in November during the Indian festival of Diwali.

12 Aug 2021, 12:40

Pet care company Heads Up For Tails bags $37 million to expand its network

The Series A round was led by Verlinvest and Sequoia Capital India. The company will use this funding to expand its distribu...

17 Apr 2021, 18:34

Amazon, Alibaba, Flipkart, Snapdeal and others get an angry letter from India's telecom regulator

The Department of Telecommunications had repeatedly warned e-commerce companies in 2016 and 2019 for sale of unauthorised mo...

10 Dec 2020, 18:03

Walmart looks to triple its 'made-in-India' exports to $10 billion every year by 2027

Walmart on Thursday announced that it will triple its exports of goods from India to $10 billion each year by 2027.

08 Jun 2020, 13:27

Flipkart is putting the money where its mouth is⁠— and it’s not food and groceries yet

The e-commerce giant is not going to forget its priority or change its long term strategy.

18 May 2020, 11:21

Amazon and Walmart's newest competitor in Indian e-commerce is a yoga guru turned entrepreneur with a mass appeal

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart will have another 'desi' contender to face-off against after Mukesh Ambani's Jio Mart. This time it's Patanjali Ayurved's Order Me app led by yoga-guru Baba Ramdev set to launch in 15 days.

05 Sep 2019, 10:20

Big Billion Day sale is clashing with a severe slowdown but here's why Flipkart is confident

In an interview with Business Insider, Rajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Officer, Flipkart shares why this Big Billion Day sal...

30 Aug 2019, 18:55

US senators wrote a letter to Jeff Bezos expressing 'grave concerns' over 'illegal' and 'deceptive' products sold on Amazon

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Three United States senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff ...

21 Aug 2019, 21:29

ThredUp just raised another $175 million as it invades department stores

Courtesy of ThredUp ThredUp just raised an additional $175 million. ThredUp, the online resale marketplace, announced an add...

20 Aug 2019, 21:37

Ikea in Mumbai: The Swedish retailer is wooing online shoppers in India's financial capital

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has opened its online for the residents of Mumbai, India's financial capital. The company's ...

23 Jul 2019, 17:00

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is coming to the US in a major way

REUTERS/Aly Song The Alibaba Group headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Alibaba is cozying up to US business owners by rolling out expanded digital tools...

16 Jul 2019, 04:47

12 bizarre items you can buy on Amazon

Amazon This device is designed to let you eat cheese puffs without getting unsightly orange dust everywhere. Amazon is full of bizarre products you n...

02 Jul 2019, 18:08

4 ways Showfields is bringing experiential retail from 'the age of creators' to 'the age of curators'

Bethany Biron/Business Insider A store within Showfields in New York City. Showfields, a new four-story retail concept store...

02 Jul 2019, 00:27

Teens love shopping on Amazon, even when they're not buying anything

Getty/Ollie Millington Teens are falling in love with Amazon, just like millennials. Teens love to shop on Amazon, even when...

30 Jun 2019, 19:26

I visited Showfields and saw why it lives up to its self-proclaimed title of 'the most interesting store in the world'

Bethany Biron/Business Insider The Showfields store in Manhattan. Showfields is reimagining how shoppers inte...

11 May 2019, 18:42

Amazon's shift to one-day Prime shipping could prove a big challenge to 2 breeds of retailers

Reuters Amazon is upping the ante with one-day Prime shipping. Amazon announced in April that it would be shortening its two...

25 Apr 2019, 12:09

Myntra is luring its customers with additional discounts — but there’s a catch

Myntra is offering extra discounts on its products, if the customer opts for ‘no return.’ The move is to cut down on the lar...

18 Apr 2019, 21:54

Everlane is going after Adidas and Allbirds with a new brand to tap into the $20 billion sneaker market

Everlane Tread by Everlane focuses on sustainability. Everlane has announced a new sneaker brand called Tread by Everlane. I...

26 Mar 2019, 20:36

Here's what it's like to shop on Wish, the $8.7 billion site that sells Chinese goods at rock-bottom prices

Screenshot This is the first page shoppers see when logging on to Wish.com. Wish is a platform that nearly exclusively sells...

23 Mar 2019, 19:22

A new wave of online retailers is finding a niche by being what Amazon can't be

Facebook/Brandless Brandless sells a variety of own-brand products. A new wave of online retailers is cropping up. Brandless...

06 Mar 2019, 21:20

Sam's Club CEO reveals why it closed down 6 stores last year and turned them into 'E-clubs'

Getty/Scott Olson Sam's Club still operates nearly 600 stores, despite closing 10% of its footprint last year. Sam's Club cl...

05 Mar 2019, 16:31

Amazon's reported grocery plans could re-define what a 'store' is

Getty Images/Justin Sullivan Amazon is reportedly looking to expand its foothold in the grocery arena, according to The Wall Street Journal. Word of ...

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