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Weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices – dual challenge for the economy [Video]

admin — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000

The ET Now Swadesh panel discussion focussed on the dual challenge facing the Indian economy: a weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices, which together are driving “imported inflation” and straining household budgets. Devangshu Dutta (Founder, Third Eyesight) put forth the following key points during the discussion (the video link is under the text summary […]

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Quick fashion: Legacy brands race to match instant delivery demands

admin — Wed, 06 May 2026 03:27:00 +0000

Vaeshnavi Kasthuril, MINT Mumbai, 6 May 2026 Fashion retailers are speeding up deliveries to keep pace with instant-gratification shopping driven by quick-fashion startups, with established players and newer brands taking sharply different approaches. For example, brands such as Biba and The House of Rare have adopted a more calibrated, infrastructure-led strategy rather than a rapid […]

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Shiprocket Unveils Shunya AI: What The E-Commerce AI Shift Means for MSMEs

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:34:00 +0000

Prabhanu Kumar Das, Medianama 16 July 2025 E-commerce logistics platform Shiprocket announced the launch of Shunya.ai, a sovereign AI model developed in India to support the country’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), on July 11. The company claims that it is India’s first multimodal AI stack, built in partnership with US-based Ultrasafe Inc. This […]

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Amazon Arrives Late, But Can It Upset the Quick Commerce Apple Cart for Front-Runners?

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:12:00 +0000

Alka Jain, Outlook Business 10 July 2025 Just when Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto were slowing down in their quick commerce game, Amazon’s entry may spur them towards a more aggressive race. The ecommerce giant has begun offering deliveries in as little as ten minutes in Delhi after Bengaluru, under the name ‘Amazon Now’. “We are […]

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How Swiggy & Zomato Are Hitting The Brakes In The Race To Be Everything Everywhere All At Once

admin — Sun, 25 May 2025 15:56:00 +0000

Gargi Sarkar, Inc42 25 May 2025 SUMMARY: Swiggy and Zomato are scaling back non-core bets such as 10-minute food delivery, private labels, and event logistics to sharpen focus on core businesses and improve profitability. Both companies are betting on platform fees and selective verticals like quick commerce and ticketing, but analysts warn that financial discipline, […]

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India’s e-commerce battlefield gets ready for bloody wars

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:06:00 +0000

Economic Times 14 November 2024 The Swiggy IPO is making news for being the most successful in a decade in its category. The food and grocery delivery firm yesterday listed at a 5.6% premium to its IPO price of Rs 390, making it the first company with an issue size of over Rs 10,000 crore […]

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Q-comm goes beyond grocery; all set to challenge e-comm dominance?

admin — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:33:00 +0000

Q-comm players are turning category agnostic; are brands across categories leveraging this new channel?

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Margins remain a pain point for organised FMCG supply-chain companies

admin — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:03:00 +0000

Sharleen D’Souza & Shivani Shinde, Business Standard June 8, 2023 Why are companies finding it difficult to sustain the supply-chain business? Experts point out that gross margins in supplying fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) are very low. While it does look attractive because it is the largest part of the consumption market, the last-mile supply chain […]

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Meta partners with Reliance Jiomart to offer grocery shopping on WhatsApp

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:16:00 +0000

By Sharleen D’Souza & Sourabh Lele ‘First-ever end-to-end shopping experience’ on messaging platform, says Mark Zuckerberg Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of WhatsApp, will partner with Reliance JioMart for a service where WhatsApp users can buy groceries on the messaging platform from the Indian retail firm. Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer (CEO) of Meta […]

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The reality behind Reliance’s retail rush

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:05:00 +0000

Flush with funds, Reliance Retail has trained its sights on the Flipkart-Amazon duopoly. How will it fare?

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