ECommerce Association of India

19/08/2016

Here's How Walmart Is Reigniting Its E-Commerce Growth
http://fortune.com/2016/08/18/walmart-ecommerce-2/

A bigger online assortment and a mobile app are giving the retailer a big boost

13/06/2016

Startups receive guidelines from Indian Patent office

13/06/2016

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Microsoft-to-buy-LinkedIn-for-26-2-billion-in-cash/articleshow/52730725.cms

Microsoft today announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. The deal is expected to close this calendar year, subject to approval by LinkedIn’s shareholders.

23/05/2016

Transforming health care emergency
The medical services aggregator was launched in February. MUrgency is currently operating in Punjab's tricity region of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, and aims at a pan-India presence by 2018. Delhi and Mumbai are next on their list. Based on the idea of cab aggregators such as Ola and Uber, MUrgency aims at providing medical assistance in less than 10 minutes (current average time is 30 minutes).

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/transforming-health-care-emergency-116052200790_1.html

10/04/2016

Ecommerce Association of India (ECAI) welcomes the government’s decision for allowing 100% FDI in marketplace eCommerce. This is certainly a way forward in fuelling the growth of eCommerce in India.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/539480/100-fdi-fuel-next-phase.html

Ecommerce Association of India (ECAI) welcomes the government's decision for allowing 100% FDI in marketplace eCommerce. This is certainly a way forward in fuelling the growth of eCommerce in India.

29/03/2016

29/03/2016

Government allows 100% FDI in e-commerce marketplace mode
Retailhttp://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/e-commerce/e-tailing/government-allows-100-fdi-in-e-commerce-marketplace-model/51600817

FDI has been allowed only for the marketplace model of e-commerce giants, but not for the inventory-based model. The government has also come out with..

29/03/2016

SoftBank unit invests in Korean expat’s mobile-balance checking app True Balance


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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/51597717.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

This is SoftBanks first investment in an Indian company this year. Gurgaon-based True Balance will use the money from its series-A fundraise to accelerate its expansion.

04/03/2016

Amazon ranked India's most trusted e-commerce brand

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Amazon-ranked-Indias-most-trusted-e-commerce-brand/articleshow/51257304.cms

The survey was conducted among 2,500 respondents, aged 21-50, across 16 cities and its findings have been compiled in The Brand Trust Report, India Study 2016.

04/03/2016

India's E-Commerce Revenue To Touch $75 Bn By 2020

http://www.cxotoday.com/story/indias-e-commerce-revenue-to-touch-75-bn-by-2020/

29/02/2016

29/02/2016

"Customs and excise duty structure plays an important role in incentivizing domestic value addition towards Make in India campaign of our Government."