Ecommerce Business and Investments

The many moods of Ganesha He's playful. He's strong. He's protective. He's the most popular deity in the pantheon of Hindu gods. With the Ganpati celebrations raging in the...

Using tech to make e-tail as real as retail Technology is the backbone of e-tailing (that is, retail via the electronic medium of the internet, mobile phones and other...

‘The Rs.1,925 cr storage mart is ripe for a 3rd brand’ Illinois, US-based World Kitchen, owner of premium kitchenware and cutlery brands like Corelle, Corningware and Pyrex,...

  Chetan Indap, Founder of Oncontract.com What is Oncontract.com all about?We provide an Online Internet based marketplace for hiring people on Contract basis (for short...

With the growing internet penetration in the country the Indian e-commerce industry is beginning to enter a new phase. More and more start ups are looking at ways of biting into...

The guy zone Picking a gift for your brother, guy friend or your boyfriend more often than not seems like a herculean task. We bring you 10 gifting ideas that guys will thank...

Retail FDI note raises more questions than it answers The government’s media release announcing up to 51% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail raises...

Animation means many things to many people Within India, experts have envisaged that even though growth for animation industry will be exponential in the short-term, the industry...

A cash and carry joint venture between Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.N) and Bharti Enterprises plans to add three-five stores by end of the year, a spokeswoman for the world's largest retailer...

Entrepreneurship: Taking the first step     Ritu Kant Ojha After his engineering from IIT Delhi, Yahish...

Year 2000 versus year 2012: It’s hard to believe how much the world has transformed in the past decade! Consumers today connect with brands in fundamentally new ways, often through...

Naspers Group, Iconiq Capital join online retailer’s funding list Online retailer Flipkart.com on Friday said that it has raised funding from two new investors — MIH, part of the...

The finance ministry is examining a proposal to permit unlisted Indian companies to raise money from overseas stock exchanges. The move would help companies in new-age segments...

With 400 stores, Digiworld, the retail initiative from the Videocon Group, has a pan-India presence. It now plans to increase the number of stores to 1000 by the end of 2013 with...

Implementation of FDI in multi-brand retail will be a welcome step as it would provide much-needed capital for the sector, Future Group founder and chief executive officer Kishore...

Whether you are looking to buy a power tool or neon jeans online, chances are you start your search on Google or Amazon.com. But which one? Behind the scenes, the two companies...

For Mukesh Bansal (36), founder and CEO of Myntra.com, becoming an entrepreneur was not an accident. Since his early days in IIT-Kanpur, Bansal was clear that he wanted to start...

Snapdeal expects the recently launched 'brand stores' concept, which allows retailers to create their own store on the e-commerce major's website, to contribute 50 per cent to its...

Think of online shopping, and eBay would be one of the top names that pops up. The world’s renowned online marketplace came to India in 2005 after acquiring Bazee.com. This was...

The upcoming festive season is likely to push the sales of e-commerce portals by about 140 per cent, industry body Assocham has said. During key festivals like Karva Chauth, Dhanteras,...

It is never too late to fall for entrepreneurship. And the Indian e-commerce scenario epitomises this situation. Leaving a comfortable and cushy job in a big brand and starting...