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NEW DELHI: More than one in two (58 per cent) consumers complain that their negative product ratings and reviews are not being published by e-commerce platforms, a new report showed on Tuesday. Only 23 per cent consumers said that their…

NEW DELHI: Flagging the limitations of the FDI policy in addressing anti-competitive practices in the e-marketplace such as self-preferencing, lack of platform neutrality, deep discounting, exclusive agreements and preferential treatment to…

Bengaluru: Mumbai-based Shweta Patole started work as a delivery agent in 2020 when she needed to support her family after her father’s demise. Working with on the morning shift—the only woman on the team—she delivered between 50 and 70…

New Delhi: RetainIQ, an ecommerce marketing company, on Monday said that it has raised $2.3 million (Rs 17.2 crore) in a funding round led by venture capital firm Accel Partners. RetainIQ, founded in June 2021 by Sitakanta Ray, Arpit Gupta…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha on Monday. To whet your appetite for her Budget speech today, we bring you everything the survey had to say about India’s tech and startup ecosystem –…

Besides growing tech and digital enhancements, the firms are ramping up the hiring of more delivery partners and reinforcing existing Covid protocols. With cases of the new Omicron variant rising sharply and India could face an intense…

New Delhi: The Centre has issued 202 notices to e-commerce players for incorrect declaration of “country of origin” on products on their platforms in the past one year. The maximum…

Last year, online platforms accounted for 55% of smartphones sold in the first two weeks of October. This year, that number is estimated to be 60%. And it isn't just smartphones. From refrigerators to clothes, ecommerce firms accounted for…

The consumer affairs ministry’s proposed changes to India’s ecommerce rules have met with criticism from companies since they were announced in June. Now, it turns out they face stiff resistance from within the government itself, according…

Amazon, which won a huge victory against Future Retail in the Supreme Court in early August, is doing everything in its power to thwart its takeover by Reliance. It has now written to Sebi, asking the regulator to withdraw the conditional…