Tag: Amazon

Bengaluru: Amazon Business on Monday introduced its “COVID-19 Supplies Store” to provide easy access for businesses to buy COVID related supplies on the e-commerce platform in the country. The initiative is designed to help institutional buyers like nursing homes, hospitals, healthcare NGOs, government agencies and other businesses purchase COVID-19 related items in bulk with GST […]

New Delhi: In a strong signal to leading players Zomato and Swiggy who have been severely hit by Covid-19, e-commerce giant Amazon with deep pockets on Thursday announced it has entered the vast online food delivery market in India, with introducing Amazon Food at select pin codes in Bengaluru. Amazon Food is currently allowing customers […]

Bengaluru: E-commerce major Amazon on Thursday announced that its sellers will now be able to register on Amazon.in marketplace and manage their online business in Hindi. This will include everything from registering as an Amazon seller for the first time to managing orders, inventory management and accessing performance metrics, all of it in the language […]

New Delhi: Amazon on Friday announced its collaboration with Jio to provide JioFiber subscribers access to content on Amazon Prime Video app over its set-top box. JioFiber customers can now access the Amazon Prime Video app on their TV and enjoy Amazon’s latest and exclusive Hollywood, Bollywood and Indian regional movies, top TV shows, stand-up […]

New Delhi: E-commerce major Amazon on Thursday announced a $250 million fund — Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund — to invest in startups and entrepreneurs focusing on technology innovations in SMB…

San Francisco: With the Covid-19 pandemic hardly showing any sign of slowing down, Google on Monday said it would allow employees to work from home till the middle of next year if their roles permit. “To give employees the ability to plan ahead, we are extending our global voluntary work from home option through June […]

San Francisco: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has sold over $3.1 billion worth of the company’s shares this week, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Following tax deductions, the world’s richest man will take home an estimated $2.4 billion, Forbes reported on Wednesday. While the reason behind the […]

Bengaluru: E-Marketing giant Amazon has introduced online pharmacy services in India that would allow consumers order both prescription-based and over-the-counter medicines. The service will be beta tested in Bengaluru on a pilot basis and then will reportedly move towards other cities. The move came after the drug business especially online drug business saw a major […]

Mumbai: Amazon has partnered with Megastar Amitabh Bachchan to power the company’s digital assistant, Alexa, as its first celebrity voice experience for its users in India. “Amitabh Bachchan will partner with Amazon to deliver a unique voice experience. To get a flavour, just say ‘Alexa, Say Hello to Mr Amitabh Bachchan’ on any Alexa-enabled device,” […]

New York: A 16-page survey by Bank of America (BofA) identifies Amazon, Jio, Paytm and Byju’s as the stars that Indian consumers prefer in these times of Covid-19. Seventy-one per cent of users preferred Amazon over rival Flipkart which stood at 22 per cent. Only 5 per cent of those surveyed preferred to go basis […]

New Delhi: Amazon on Thursday introduced ‘Live TV’ feature for Fire TV devices in India, making it easier for customers to discover live channels from their favourite content providers. The new feature introduces a ‘Live’ tab on the navigation pane and an ‘On Now’ row on the Fire TV home screen, making it easier to […]

New Delhi: The Centre has issued notices to e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart for non-declaration of mandatory disclosure, including the ‘Country of Origin’ on specific products. In its notices to both the companies, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said that on examining the concerned advertisements, it was found that the mandatory declarations were not mentioned […]

New Delhi: Amazon.com Inc on Sunday won an interim award against its partner Future Group selling retail business to Reliance Industries Ltd for Rs 24,713 crore after a Singapore-based single judge arbitration panel put the deal on hold. Amazon, which had agreed to purchase 49 per cent of one of Future’s unlisted firms last year […]

Mumbai: After a Singapore arbitration court ordered a temporary stay on Reliance Retail’s acquisition of the debt laden Future Group’s retail business, the latter has said that the deal with Reliance Retail is in consonance with Indian laws. It further said that it is not a party to the agreement under which Amazon has invoked […]

Mumbai: Equity indices spiralled lower on Monday following heavy losses in Reliance Industries after Amazon won an interim arbitration award to stall the Mukesh Ambani-led firm’s acquisition of Future Group’s retail assets. A sharp fall in the rupee and a negative trend in global markets further unnerved investors, traders said. After tanking 737 points during […]