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Yerha launches Amazon Alexa-enabled smartwatch in India

New Delhi: Delhi-based e-commerce portal Yerha.com on Friday launched a new smartwatch which is powered by Alexa, an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon. Priced at Rs 13,900, iMCO Watch includes alarm, alternate timezone, calendar, music Bluetooth control, notifications, step counter, heart rate monitor, stopwatch, timer, weather and speed dial. “With iMCO, we continue to […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Flipkart, Amazon top LinkedIn's companies list

New Delhi: E-commerce companies Flipkart and Amazon, for the second year in a row topped LinkedIn India’s top companies list 2017, a statement said here on Thursday. The professional network site on the Internet said the list is fuelled by exclusive LinkedIn data, including job seeker reach, engagement and retention. LinkedIn has around 500 plus […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Amazon sale gets more customers in tier-2&3 cities

Bengaluru: Leading e-tailer Amazon claimed it acquired more new customers from tier-2 and tier-3 cities across the country during its four-day ‘Great Indian Sale’ that concluded on Sunday. “Our customers’ acquisition drive in 2017 saw 235 per cent annual growth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities during the four-day sale since May 11,” said the Indian […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google Maps, Amazon, eBay removes support for Apple Watch

San Francisco: Major apps including Google Maps, Amazon, eBay appear to have ditched their Apple Watch apps and have quietly removed support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store. “Google confirmed it had removed support from Google Maps but suggested that move might be temporary,” technology website cnet.com reported on Tuesday. The removal […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Australian retailers to 'wage war' against Amazon

Canberra: Australian retailers are preparing for the invasion of US giant Amazon, and have vowed to take the fight up to the online-based store when it comes to local shores. Amazon confirmed its rapid Australian expansion by announcing its search for a site to build its “fulfilment centre” – a large warehouse for storing and […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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'E-commerce term too wide in GST, may cover commodity exchanges'

New Delhi: Industry chamber Assocham on Sunday asked the government to clearly define the scope of e-commerce under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, as the current definition is wide enough to even cover commodity derivatives exchanges. “E-commerce definition, as given in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) dispensation, has been left so wide […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Amazon to soon refund $70 mn of in-app purchases

New York: Amazon has decided to refund up to $70 million to its users, a move that comes a year after the company was found guilty of illegally billing users for unauthorised in-app purchases. The in-app charges occurred from purchases made by kids when playing with freemium apps. A US federal court in 2016 ruled […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Amazon deal to help tap buyers in non-metros: Shoppers Stop

New Delhi: The partnership with e-commerce major Amazon would help Shoppers Stop tap customers from non- metro markets and scale up its financial performance, a top official of the Mumbai-based retailer said. The partnership would allow Shoppers Stop list its entire portfolio of over 400 brands on Amazon.in and vise-versa Amazon experience centres will be created […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
CAIT Vs Amazon, Flipkart: Traders Body Fully Geared Up To Fight E-Commerce Companies
CAIT Vs Amazon, Flipkart: Traders Body Fully Geared Up To Fight E-Commerce Companies

In view of such a situation, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has launched an "e-commerce purification week" from Monday to June 21, which is gaining massive support from thousands of trade associations across the Country.

  • Sunday, 13 June 2021
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Op-Ed: Big Brother Is Watching You

Let me, for a change, start with a joke – and a scary one at that. Given the speed and frequency at which WhatsApp forwards move these days, it is possible many of you have already read it. But still, I could not resist the temptation to share it because it succinctly sums up the […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Billionaire & Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos To Fly To Space On July 20

Jeff Bezos has announced that he will be flying to the edge of space in his company Blue Origin's first suborbital sightseeing flight on July 20.

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  • Tuesday, 08 June 2021
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After Google, Amazon In Eye Of Storm Over Bikini Sporting Karnataka Emblem

Less than 50 hours after a massive furore against Tech giant Google, e-commerce giant Amazon too got caught up in a controversy as its e-commerce arms in Canada, United Kingdom, Japan and Mexican sites were found selling a Kannada state flag (Yellow and Red) bikini along with the state emblem on Friday.

  • Sunday, 06 June 2021
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Amazon loses $45 bn market cap, Walmart sheds $5 bn on new FDI norms

New Delhi: As the shares of Amazon and Walmart lost 5 per cent and 2 per cent, respectively, on Friday, both the companies together lost a market capitalisation of $50 billion. The fall in stock prices can be attributed to disruption caused in their e-commerce operations in India after the new foreign direct investment (FDI) […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Amazon leads $700mn investment in electric truck startup

San Francisco: US online retail giant Amazon is leading a $700-million funding round for electric truck startup Rivian Automotive, Rivian has said. The latest funds will help produce its first all-electric vehicles — the R1T pickup truck and the seven-seat R1S SUV, which were revealed in the November Los Angeles Auto Show, Xinhua news agency […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for break up of Apple

San Francisco: Stressing that tech giants have too much influence over our lives, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said she wanted Apple to surrender control over the iOS App Store or cease selling its own apps within it. The Democratic Senator, who recently launched her 2020 presidential bid, is in favour of passing laws that prevent […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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