Consumer Helpline Facilitates Rs 52 Cr Refunds In Ecommerce, Travel
India’s National Consumer Helpline resolved over 79,000 complaints, highlighting rising disputes in ecommerce and quick commerce sectors.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Karnataka Imposes 1% Welfare Fee On Gig Platform Payouts
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 18, 2026
Karnataka notifies 1 per cent welfare fee on gig platform transactions to fund social security for workers, with caps across sectors and services.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Flipkart #FlipTrends: Valentine’s Week Drives 1.42X Surge
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 16, 2026
Flipkart’s #FlipTrends report shows a 1.42X growth in demand during Valentine’s Week 2026, with fashion, home décor and beauty leading sales
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Flipkart Eyes Food Delivery Entry With Pilot Plan In Bengaluru: Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2026
Flipkart is exploring entry into India’s USD 9 billion food delivery market with a Bengaluru pilot and possible ONDC route, challenging Zomato and Swiggy
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Elixiir Foods Raises USD 9 Mn In Seed Round
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2026
Elixiir Foods raises USD 9 million in a seed round led by 3one4 Capital to launch a tech-driven grocery platform focused on fresh and gourmet products in urban India.
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E-commerce & Marketplaces
Category Mix, Competition Defining Quick Commerce’s Evolution, Shows Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2026
While the top three platforms continue to scale at roughly around 75 per cent YoY GMV growth, challenger platforms are growing four times faster
E-commerce & Marketplaces
SC Urges FSSAI On Front-of-pack Health Warnings
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 11, 2026
Supreme Court urges FSSAI to consider front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods, citing health risks from high sugar, salt and fat levels.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Flipkart Minutes Unveils ‘RelationShop’ For Gen Z Love
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 10, 2026
New in-app experience curates gifts by relationship stages, from situationships to talking phases Flipkart Minutes, the quick commerce arm of India’s homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart, has launched ‘RelationShop’, a refreshed in-app shopping experience aimed at redefining Valentine’s Day gifting for modern consumers. Inspired by Gen Z’s evolving approach to romance, RelationShop enables users to […]
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Velocity Expands AI Logistics With Rs 100 Crore
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 10, 2026
Velocity will invest Rs 100 crore to expand Velocity Shipping, boosting AI-led logistics, hiring, and capacity as it targets 5x shipment growth by CY26.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Myntra Appoints Former Google Executive Pramod Adiddam As CTO
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 9, 2026
Reporting to CEO Nandita Sinha, Adiddam will oversee Myntra’s overall technology strategy, with a focus on innovation, long-term platform elasticity and technical capability