Equipping yourself for international ecommerce – a quick guide
Now that you have a good ecommerce business in India, why not think of taking it a step further? If you have ever thought of international ecommerce, keep reading. Taking your business to an international audience has several benefits apart from the monetary ones. It helps you grow as a business person. It exposes you […]
Year in Review: How was 2016 for the Indian Ecommerce industry?
The Indian ecommerce industry has been looked at as one of the most exciting and fastest growing industries operating in the Indian economy. In the year 2016, the Indian ecommerce market was projected to reach $38 billion – a stunning 67% rise from 2015’s $23 billion figure. Assocham projects that at this rate, the market […]
Top Tips New Online Sellers Need for Smooth Online Retail
Online selling can be an overwhelming business for a newcomer. The online retail industry is in full bloom, with millions of sellers already operating across thousands of platforms, both big and small. India is one of the fastest growing markets for online sales, and the eyes of some of the top players in ecommerce are […]
What is in Store for the Future of Indian Online Marketplaces
As we have mentioned a few times before, the current state of Indian online marketplaces is like that of a three way game of chicken, with Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal vying for the top market share. But that is not the complete picture. Indian online retail has come a long way from its meagre beginnings, […]
Ecommerce Discounts – An Epidemic without a Cure?
If there is one trend that can be recognized as a game changer in the recent years when it comes to online retail in India. It has been more than three years that the three giants of Indian online retail – Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal have been engaged in a gridlock with each other. Massive […]
Foreign Ecommerce Players in Indian Online Retail
Foreign enterprises have always looked at India as a potential mega-market, especially since the adoption of the globalization policies in 1991. The opening up of the Indian market saw a massive influx of foreign capital, which brought along with it newer brands, more choice for the consumer and a fresh wave of competition for the […]
Internet Usage in India and Its Impact on Online Retail
The internet is perhaps the most ambitious project ever undertaken by humans in history. Developed first as a covert project by the American military, the internet broke out into the mainstream world at breakneck speed. The consumers saw many faces of the internet – from the dial up connections of the 90s, whose startup sound […]
Can Sellers Trust Online Marketplaces?
Lately it seems like everyone wants in on Indian ecommerce. Big corporations like the Aditya Birla Group, business tycoons like Ratan Tata and even international players like Amazon and Alibaba want to see how far Indian ecommerce can take them. The ecommerce scenario in the country is run by online marketplaces. There are hundreds of […]
2015’s Ecommerce Exploits!
The research firm Gartner recently stated, the Asian digital commerce market is growing at more than 40% each year. According to an SBI research report India’s e-retailing sector, comprising of online stores and online marketplaces, is the fastest growing segment. The report stated that in 2015, e-retail was worth $6 billion, which may be an […]
Can Assisted Ecommerce Solve the Problem of Insufficient Reach?
Maybe it is because I don’t generally watch TV, but the other day I was quite surprised to see that most of the advertisements aired on television were endorsing some or the other online retail channel. Koovs for fashion, Limeroad for ethnic wear, Pepperfry for furniture, Flipkart for everything else – the list is endless. […]
