Tier-3 Cities lead India Women’s Day Ecommerce Orders
Tier-3 cities drove Women’s Day e-commerce growth in India as women powered beauty and fashion spending, GoKwik data shows.
Beauty
Fashion & Lifestyle
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Meesho Gets Rs 1,499 Cr Tax Demand For FY23-24
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 7, 2026
Meesho receives a Rs 1,499.73 crore tax demand from the Income Tax Department for AY 2023–24. The company says it will challenge the order and sees no major impact on operations.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
FMCG
Tier-3 Cities Drive 40% Of Republic Day Sale Volumes
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 23, 2026
Tier 3 cities accounted for nearly 40 per cent of order volumes during Republic Day Sales 2026, with demand rising 19 per cent year-on-year, according to Unicommerce data.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Black Friday Beats Diwali As Top Sale Day In 2025: GoKwik
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 31, 2025
Black Friday overtook Diwali as India’s biggest online sale day in 2025, GoKwik data shows, with November leading annual consumption.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Amazon Extends Zero Fee On Sub-Rs 1,000 Items Till Dec 2025
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 29, 2025
Amazon extends zero referral fee on products under ₹1,000 until Dec 31, stepping up competition with Flipkart’s zero-commission push.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Govt Confirms 26 Online Marketplaces Free Of Dark Patterns
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 21, 2025
Twenty-six leading e-commerce companies, including Zepto, Zomato, Flipkart and JioMart, have declared their platforms free of dark patterns under 2023 regulations.
FMCG
FMCG Growth Hits 12.9% In Q3 As Rural Outperforms
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 17, 2025
Rural demand drives 12.9% FMCG growth in Q3, with 7.7% rural volumes and rising e-commerce share supporting sector momentum.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Tier 3 Surge, Stores Drive Festive Ecommerce Shift, Says Fynd
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 17, 2025
Fynd’s Festive Report 2025 shows Tier 3 demand and store-led fulfilment reshaping India’s festive e-commerce landscape.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Flipkart Rolls Out Zero Fee For Sub-Rs 1000 Items
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 15, 2025
Flipkart introduces zero commission for products under ₹1,000 and expands the model on Shopsy to cut seller costs and improve affordability.
Companies
Grocery
VilCart Unviels B2C App For Rural Shoppers
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 4, 2025
Rural commerce platform VilCart launches a B2C marketplace app connecting village consumers with local Kirana stores, expanding its digital retail network beyond B2B.