Facebook-owned Instagram on Tuesday made a move into potentially lucrative e-commerce by adding an option to buy products shown off in posts by selected brands. A new “checkout” button for instant purchasing was launched in the beta version of the app in the US with a limited number of businesses, according to the popular image-centric … Read More →
HIGHLIGHTS Regulation amendments were made in June 2017 Companies were given a six-month deadline to comply The new rules came into effect from January 1 To protect online consumers, the Centre has made it mandatory from today for e-commerce firms to print not only the maximum retail price (MRP) on goods but also information like expiry date … Read More →
As the retail industry churns in the Amazon era, American shopping malls are turning to a new generation of stores, food, and entertainment offerings to make up for an exodus of department stores. E-commerce websites like Amazon have threatened the mall culture. Reuters. Prime mall real estate is increasingly going to players who began online … Read More →
Wal-Mart Stores, the 800-pound gorilla of retail, is running hard to catch up in an increasingly crucial segment where it is neither the biggest nor the best: e-commerce. The company, founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, has been gobbling up smaller and niche players in e-commerce in an effort to reach online shopping market leader … Read More →
Wal-Mart Stores, the 800-pound gorilla of retail, is running hard to catch up in an increasingly crucial segment where it is neither the biggest nor the best: e-commerce. The company, founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, has been gobbling up smaller and niche players in e-commerce in an effort to reach online shopping market leader … Read More →
Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Ltd of Hong Kong said it is counting on a growing market in mainland China and the continued expansion of its e-commerce business to propel the company to further growth. The jeweller remained optimistic despite reporting a sluggish first-half performance ending in August 31, 2016. TSL’s sales turnover decreased by 11.6 … Read More →
In the Hindu Kush mountains craftswomen painstakingly stitch flowing scarves, skilled artisans who were unable to sell their products beyond the remote region until mobile internet came to Pakistan and dropped the market into the palms of millions of previously marginalised people. The women of northern Chitral are among the unlikely profiteers of an e-commerce … Read More →