As micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) continue to ride the ecommerce wave, the Forum for Internet Retailers, Sellers and Traders (First) India, a division of India SME Forum (ISF) in a survey report has highlighted the challenges in the space and the need for policy reforms for a conducive ecosystem and collaboration between policymakers […]
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in association with META, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is conducting a national drive to train the business community of the country to make optimum usage of social media for business purposes thereby promoting social commerce in India. The current yearly turnover of social commerce is 8 […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that the recently introduced WhatsApp ‘Channels’ feature has surpassed a monthly user base of 500 million. “500 million monthly activities on WhatsApp channels in the first 7 weeks! Great to see the WA community so engaged,” said Mark Zuckerberg, while announcing the news on his WhatsApp Channel. WhatsApp […]
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 […]
redBus, an online bus ticketing platform, announced a new and convenient way for travelers to book bus tickets through the redBus chatbot on WhatsApp. redBus worked with Gupshup.io, a conversational engagement platform and WhatsApp to bring this new feature to its customers. The newly launched feature enables customers to effortlessly book their bus tickets by […]
Shiprocket, an ecommerce enablement platform, launched a detailed trends report titled “eCommerce in the New Bharat and it’s Future” on Friday at its flagship event Shiprocket SHIVIR 2023 in New Delhi. The report was launched by Shiprocket’s CEO & Co-Founder, Saahil Goel, along with T Koshy, MD, & CEO of ONDC, and Bhaveh Pitroda, CEO, […]
WhatsApp Business app, which has over 200 million user base, will soon be able to create Facebook and Instagram ads to find and connect with new customers, without needing a Facebook account, Founder and CEO at Meta Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday. “We’re also announcing new paid messaging features so small businesses can reach customers […]
Reliance Retail’s e-commerce affiliate JioMart has increased its active client base on Whatsapp by 37 per cent month on month. It further stated that the number of orders on JioMart on Whatsapp has surged ninefold since its inception, according to the company’s quarterly report, Jiomart and Whatsapp announced the integration of the online shopping platform […]
