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D2C Brand Pilgrim Appoints Anirudh Likhite As VP Supply Chai and Nilesh Kambli As SVP Customer Experience

Pilgrim, a direct-to-customer (D2C) personal care brand, has announced the expansion of leadership with the appointment of two new team members to accelerate omnichannel strategy and footprint in the brick-and-mortar model. Anirudh Likhite has been appointed as Vice President-Supply Chain and Procurement and Nilesh Kambli as the Senior Vice President-Customer Experience. In their new role, […]

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Amazon’s Partners With India Post And Indian Railways Aim To Boost Ecommerce Growth In India

Amazon on Thursday announced a series of strategic initiatives at the fourth edition of the Amazon Smbhav Summit in New Delhi. The event brought together policy makers, industry leaders, startups, and Amazon executives to discuss ways to unlock the potential of a Digital India. Amazon’s initiatives are in line with its commitment to India’s growth […]

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MSMEs Contributes 30% To India’s GDP

Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute around 30 per cent to India’s gross domestic product (GDP), constitute nearly 40 per cent of total exports and provide employment to about 11 crore people; more than half of them are located in rural India. Despite challenges, the sector is the backbone of the nation’s economy. […]

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Bata India Shares Rise On Speculations of Partnership With Adidas

On a recent Friday, Bata India issued a statement addressing speculations about their “strategic alliances and partnerships,” which arose following reports suggesting discussions with Adidas regarding a potential partnership for the Indian market. Yesterday, a media house cited insider sources indicating ongoing talks between Bata India and Adidas for a partnership deal. These discussions seem […]

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Flipkart Partners With Gujarat Govt To Boost Handloom Industry

Flipkart, the ecommerce marketplace, joins hands with the government of Gujarat on National Handloom Day through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Commissioner of Cottage & Rural Industries, Government of Gujarat, under the Flipkart Samarth program. The MoU aims to digitize local businesses that focus on the development of the crafts in every district […]

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Govt To Release Draft Ecommerce Policy In Coming Weeks

The Central government is expected to come out with the much-awaited draft of the e-commerce policy. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held the final round of consultations with industry representatives from Amazon, Flipkart, Tata Digital and more. Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh and Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade […]

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Sangeetha Mobiles Joins ONDC To Expand Customer Base

Sangeetha Mobiles, a multi-brand retail chain of mobiles and electronics, has joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). They have joined as a seller through SellerApp, which is a Marketplace Seller Network Participant on the ONDC Network. With the help of SellerApp, Sangeetha Mobiles’ catalogue including mobiles, laptops, accessories etc. is now discoverable by […]

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Walmart Acquires Tiger Global’s Stake In Flipkart For $1.4 Bn

Multinational retail giant Walmart has recently completed a significant financial transaction, purchasing hedge fund Tiger Global’s investment in the renowned Indian e-commerce firm, Flipkart, for a staggering USD 1.4 billion. This acquisition, reported by The Wall Street Journal based on information from Tiger Global’s letter to investors, places a valuation of USD 35 billion on […]

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D2C Brands Tap Into Growing Purchasing Power In Smaller Cities

From brick-and-mortar to digital stores, the retail industry has changed over the years and is still evolving. During the pandemic, with half of the retail stores shut, many people believed that even after the end of Covid-19 the retail stores would not have as much value as they held before because people started shopping online. […]

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Shiprocket and Sayl.ai To Help Brands Engage With Customers On WhatsApp

Shiprocket, an ecommerce enablement platform and Sayl.ai, an AI-driven WhatsApp commerce company, have joined forces in a strategic partnership that aims to transform the way ecommerce brands engage with their customers on WhatsApp. According to the media release, this collaboration brings together Shiprocket’s AI/ML-based product, Shiprocket and Sayl.ai’s proprietary AI capabilities to empower brands with […]

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