Business
Two Friends Turn TikTok Pickle Videos Into an $8.5 Million Food Startup
How two Gen Z founders turned viral TikTok pickle videos into Good Girl Snacks, raising a $3 million seed round…
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Swiggy Instamart Explores Wallet Strategy as Quick-Commerce Competition Intensifies
Swiggy Instamart is prioritizing wallet share and larger basket sizes with features like Maxxsaver to dominate India’s intensifying quick-commerce market.
Business
Pesticide Industry Seeks Tighter Rules for Online Sales and Traceability
CropLife India has urged the government to bring online pesticide sales under existing rules, citing gaps in traceability, licensing and…
Business
Zomato Introduces Cash-on-Delivery Fee: Customers May Pay Extra ₹5 to ₹20 on COD Orders
Zomato has begun charging a ₹5-₹20 "pay on delivery" fee on cash orders, separate from platform fees, though the company…
World
South Korea Turns E-Commerce Delivery Boxes Into a Tool to Find Missing People
Discover how South Korea’s Hope Tape campaign transforms everyday e-commerce delivery boxes into a powerful public safety network to find…
Business
India Amends E-Commerce Rules: New Checks on Fake Discounts, Sponsored Results and Dark Patterns
The Government of India has amended the Consumer Protection E-Commerce Rules to mandate 30-day prior pricing for discounts, dark pattern…
Business
Miogra Aims to Empower Local Businesses While Making Everyday Shopping Easier
Miogra, a hyperlocal delivery platform by Kipgra Ventures, is digitising neighbourhood commerce in Tamil Nadu by connecting local vendors directly…
Business
Flipkart to Create Over 250,000 Festive Jobs as India’s E-Commerce Demand Surges
Walmart-backed Flipkart has announced the creation of over 250,000 direct and indirect seasonal jobs ahead of its Big Billion Days…
Business
Amazon Now Crosses $1 Billion Annualised Sales in India's Quick-Commerce Race
Amazon's quick-commerce service in India, Amazon Now, has crossed $1 billion in gross annualised sales, marking the fastest-growing business unit…
Business
Flipkart Minutes Overtakes Swiggy Instamart in Dark Stores Across Top 10 Cities
Flipkart Minutes has surpassed Swiggy Instamart in dark-store count across India's top 10 cities, narrowing the gap in the highly…
Markets
SoftBank Unit Sells 1.73% Stake in Meesho for Rs 1,650.4 Crore via Block Deal
SVF II Meerkat (DE) LLC, a SoftBank Vision Fund entity, sold roughly 8 crore Meesho shares at an average Rs…
Business
Festive Hiring Push Accelerates as E-Commerce, Quick Commerce and Logistics Expand Beyond Metros
E-commerce, quick-commerce, and logistics companies are expanding their seasonal workforces as the festive shopping cycle becomes longer and increasingly dependent…
Business
Shein Shares Fall in Long-Awaited Hong Kong Stock Market Debut
Shein shares dropped as much as 10% on their Hong Kong debut, valuing the fast-fashion giant at about $26 billion,…
Business
Karnataka Cracks Down on Online Datura Sales, Suspends E-Commerce Food Licences
Karnataka has suspended food licences linked to Amazon, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket over listings of toxic Datura fruits and seeds.