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How to Plug Into India’s Dynamic E-Commerce Market

30 July 2020 • By Phyllida Jay

BoF Professional Exclusive

How to Plug Into India’s Dynamic E-Commerce Market

During lockdown Indian e-commerce platforms attracted a bonanza of international investment from the likes of Facebook and a fund backed by LVMH. What can fashion brands do now to tap into this complicated but colossal $43 billion opportunity?

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India's Top Trader Body Seeks Ban on Amazon, Flipkart Festive Sales

13 September 2019 • By Reuters

13 September 2019 • By Reuters

The two e-commerce firms typically hold annual festive season sales ahead of key Hindu festivals Dussehra and Diwali, when many Indian customers make big-ticket purchases such as cars and gold jewellery.

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India's Top Trader Body Seeks Ban on Amazon, Flipkart Festive Sales

The two e-commerce firms typically hold annual festive season sales ahead of key Hindu festivals Dussehra and Diwali, when many Indian customers make big-ticket purchases such as cars and gold jewellery.

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Amazon in Talks to Buy Stake in India's Reliance Retail

1 August 2019 • By Reuters

1 August 2019 • By Reuters

The e-commerce giant is in exploratory talks with India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer to buy an up to 26 percent stake in India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer.

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Amazon in Talks to Buy Stake in India's Reliance Retail

The e-commerce giant is in exploratory talks with India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer to buy an up to 26 percent stake in India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Faces Legal Spat With Start-Up

4 June 2019 • By Reuters

4 June 2019 • By Reuters

India's answer to Amazon finds itself in a legal tussle over alleged predatory discounting of GOQii wearable tech pieces.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Faces Legal Spat With Start-Up

India's answer to Amazon finds itself in a legal tussle over alleged predatory discounting of GOQii wearable tech pieces.

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Trump Plans to End India's Preferential Trade Treatment

5 March 2019 • By Reuters

5 March 2019 • By Reuters

The US president intends to end India's preferential trade treatment which, under the GSP program, allows $5.6 billion worth of Indian exports to enter the US duty free.

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Trump Plans to End India's Preferential Trade Treatment

The US president intends to end India's preferential trade treatment which, under the GSP program, allows $5.6 billion worth of Indian exports to enter the US duty free.

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India's New E-Commerce Restrictions Could Hit Online Sales

16 January 2019 • By Reuters

16 January 2019 • By Reuters

Changes in the way e-commerce firms in India can sell products could reduce online sales by $46 billion by 2022, according to a PwC draft analysis.

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India's New E-Commerce Restrictions Could Hit Online Sales

Changes in the way e-commerce firms in India can sell products could reduce online sales by $46 billion by 2022, according to a PwC draft analysis.

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Flipkart Billionaire's Exit Puts Corporate India on Notice

15 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

15 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

Companies like Walmart, which bought a majority stake in Flipkart earlier this year, face increasing pressure to make decisions in light of #MeToo and its worldwide relevance.

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Flipkart Billionaire's Exit Puts Corporate India on Notice

Companies like Walmart, which bought a majority stake in Flipkart earlier this year, face increasing pressure to make decisions in light of #MeToo and its worldwide relevance.

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Flipkart Confident of Festive Season Sales

11 October 2018 • By Reuters

11 October 2018 • By Reuters

The Indian online retailer, owned by Walmart, expects bumper sales during the annual festive season, as it boasts that US rival Amazon Inc is losing relevance in India.

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Flipkart Confident of Festive Season Sales

The Indian online retailer, owned by Walmart, expects bumper sales during the annual festive season, as it boasts that US rival Amazon Inc is losing relevance in India.

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India Reviews E-Commerce Policy Draft After Criticism

14 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

14 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

The draft underscored India’s intent to examine every aspect of e-commerce regulation from data localisation to antitrust rules, tightening restrictions on global giants like Amazon and Google.

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India Reviews E-Commerce Policy Draft After Criticism

The draft underscored India’s intent to examine every aspect of e-commerce regulation from data localisation to antitrust rules, tightening restrictions on global giants like Amazon and Google.

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Indian Regulator Clears Walmart's $16 Billion Acquisition of Flipkart

8 August 2018 • By Reuters

8 August 2018 • By Reuters

The acquisition will give the US retail giant a stronger foothold in Asia's third-largest economy, where it has struggled to expand in the last decade.

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Indian Regulator Clears Walmart's $16 Billion Acquisition of Flipkart

The acquisition will give the US retail giant a stronger foothold in Asia's third-largest economy, where it has struggled to expand in the last decade.