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Shoppers Stop is going online, reports Afaqs. The idea is not to create an alternative revenue-source to the offline stores, but to develop an extension to the present business.
On this, Vivek Mathur, customer care associate and vice-president, corporate planning and e-commerce, said,
“We are not looking at the site as a separate business. It is an [...]

Now because it is future bazaar, and because it is the most creative minds at work on a campaign that can alter retailing in India, this is a strong case in the making. What they do right, what they do wrong, and how whatever they do opens up a gamut of opportunities for others to open. Let us read on how this initiative has the scope to fundamentally change how India shops.

FutureBazaar.com which is the Future Group’s e-commerce venture has raised funding for which it has given 15% of equity to Sherpalo Ventures and KPCB (Kliener Perkins) which is headed by Ram Shriram. As this report suggests that the Future Group was looking at raising $20-30 Million For Futurebazaar.com and diluting 10-15 percent stake. So the [...]

 
Recently we had blogged about ShopImagine.in - A visually appealing lingerie portal! And also it is a very good market to exploit. I have noticed many lingerie portals being launched recently. I wonder what new do they have to offer to the consumer.
 
I came across this site called KnickerPicker.com
 
KnickerPicker is an online lingerie store which [...]

A new research has revealed that more books are sold on the Internet than any other product and the number is rising.
 
 
Neilsen Online conducted a survey of 26, 312 people in 48 countries, which found out that about 41% online users had purchased books.
 
 
2 years back – the figure was at 34%
 
 
The Figure is quite comprehensive [...]

Amma! Don’t worry I am not a south Indian guy who is calling out to his mom. Ammas.com a knowledge exchange portal has teamed up with Sify Mall. Sify Mall now offers thousands of people to buy real products with the currency (virtual currency) they earn by answering questions on ammas.com site.
 
 
It seems people [...]

So what if India has less number of internet users. It doesn’t seem to bother ebay India who have come up with their first ever TV ad campaign to promote their online shopping site ebay.in. The three 20 seconds ads communicate that online shopping is not only exciting and cool but also a smarter way [...]

Festivals have always been the catalyst for sale, be it online or offline. This year around Diwali has proven to be a major driver for online sales. Compared to last years Rs115 crore, this year Diwali sales are expected to reach Rs 250 crore this year (according to IAMAI)
 
So what’s selling??
As compared to [...]

According to Assocham Online sale of consumer goods such as electronics, jewellery and chocolates is likely to shoot up 130 per cent to Rs 575 crore this Diwali as about 30 lakh consumers are expected to place orders through internet!!
The same figure was around  Rs 250 crore last diwali in which nearly 18-20 lakh consumers [...]

E-commerce is seeing a steep rise according to Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India). Two metros (Delhi and Mumbai) are driving this growth with each contributing 24% and 20% of the E-sales log on share respectively! It’s very surprising that Bangalore being the IT Hub of the country contributes a very meager [...]

FutureBazaar the online shopping portal backed by Pantaloon was launched last year and had also been criticized for being very old school in its approach with its ecommerce site. Though a no nonsense approach to online shopping their site did nothing for the uncertain or confused shopper. One has to still visit sites like gsmarena or mouthshut for [...]

     Here is a next generation online shopping engine focussed on Lifestyle segment. Thefind the website has been on platform for sometime now, the latest news is that they have got a funding of 15 million $’s from Bain Capital Ventures. Based in Mountain View,California, the venture also has backing of Red Point Ventures & [...]

Online shopping which was earlier considered risky might soon be considered cool! Well why else would The AV Birla group join the online retailing arena by acquiring the Hyderabad-based supermarket chain Trinethra Super Retail, which includes its fast-growing online shopping outfit, Fabmall! And its seems its not only limited to the Birla’s seeing the future online.. Consumer [...]