Non-metro cities’ Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are surpassing their metro counterparts in Diwali sales this year, with an estimated ecommerce opportunity of a whopping USD 13 billion for Indian MSMEs during the festive season, according to a report by tech-enabled logistics platform and unicorn, Shiprocket. The report suggests that 10-15 per cent of […]
Indian ecommerce is expected to grow five fold reaching USD 300 billion by 2030, with third-party logistics providers anticipating a surge in shipments to 17 billion over the next seven years, according to a recent Redseer report. The report indicates that with third-party logistics (3PL) expansion, the cost per shipment is expected to decrease by […]
Meesho, the ecommerce marketplace has secured close to 1 crore orders over the course of 4 sale days. During these sale events, Meesho welcomed over 50 lakh new customers. The company saw nearly 75 per cent of the demand coming from tier 2+ markets like Amravati, Aurangabad, Dehradun, Nellore, Solapur, and Warangal. In the last […]
JioMart and Meta completed their one-year partnership through which they have enabled consumers to simply browse and shop for their household needs through WhatsApp chats and making shopping easier for Indian consumers. “Celebrating one year of enabling Indians to shop with ease, JioMart and WhatsApp’s collaboration has proven to be one of the most successful […]
Consumers across India are bullish, excited and more eager than ever to shop online during this festive season, as per a study conducted by Nielsen Media India, on behalf of Amazon India. 81 per cent indicated strong sentiment and intent; 78 per cent trust online shopping and 1 in 2 intend to increase online spending, […]
The boom in the subscriptions economy is causing ‘subscription fatigue’ in India, according to a new survey. Nine in ten (89 per cent) Indian subscribers believe there are now “too many” subscription services available. As a result, 92 per cent now demand a unified platform to administer all of their subscriptions. Despite many feeling overwhelmed, […]
Shein is taking steps to expedite shipping times for its customers in the United States by sending more low-priced apparel and home goods to its U.S. warehouses from China. This strategic move, revealed through data from the global trade analysis firm ImportGenius and exclusively shared with Reuters, aims to reduce the wait times that many […]
Ferns N Petals (FNP), the leading gifting brand in India, is considering the possibility of going public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) by 2025, while also evaluating the prospect of securing additional funding in 2024, Vikaas Gutgutia, Founder & MD of the company told BW Retail World. “We are expanding,” said Gutgutia, “We probably […]
Super Saravana Stores, a retail chain is all set to enter the ecommerce world with the launch of its new shopping application, Superssmart; on 18 September 2023. According to the company, the app is designed to offer shoppers the ‘ultimate online shopping experience’ and will be available for download on the App Store and Google […]
Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese ecommerce company has informed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of its intentions to invest USD 2 billion in Turkey. This announcement was made during a meeting between Erdogan and Michael Evans, President of Alibaba, according to the company’s Turkey Unit’s statement, however, the statement did not specify a timeline for the […]
