Amazon faces lawsuits in the US over this practice that India has 'banned'
Amazon faces lawsuits from Arizona AG Kris Mayes and FTC over 'dark patterns.' The CCPA of India banned these patterns on e-commerce sites.
Amazon faces lawsuits from Arizona AG Kris Mayes and FTC over 'dark patterns.' The CCPA of India banned these patterns on e-commerce sites.
Flipkart is seeing another set of top-deck changes, as it ropes in Anuj Rathi as the new CEO of its travel booking unit Cleartrip, while top executives Prabh Simran Singh and Sankalp Mehrotra are exiting the firm.
Ecommerce companies use AI models for virtual try-on, personalized recommendations, language understanding, browsing history tracking, profile details analysis, vernacular language support, spell error correction, transliterated usages support, query classification, facial analysis for cosmetics suggestions, outfit suggestions based on skin tone, virtual assistant features, and product assistance to enhance the customer experience.
"We are working to see whether a 'shared workplace' or 'coworking space' concept can be implemented for the warehouses maintained by e-commerce companies to store goods of multiple suppliers," the official told PTI. Under Goods and Services Tax (GST) law, suppliers to an e-commerce platform can store their goods at a common warehouse. However, the suppliers in their GST registration are required to show the warehouse as an additional place of business.
Quick commerce platforms like Zepto, Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart are venturing into ecommerce categories such as fashion, electronics, home appliances and luggage, and go beyond just daily essentials and groceries.
Asked if big startups would overshadow smaller players, DPIIT secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said it will increasingly get traction for all types of players that comes to the ecommerce marketplace.
During Walmart's quarterly analyst call, chief financial officer John David Rainey said that Flipkart grew by double digits for the first quarter ended April 30.
As 10-minute delivery expands to include higher-value products, companies will soon realise that with big orders come big hurdles, say executives.
Walmart reported higher profits Thursday behind solid gains at US stores as the retail giant pointed to increased purchases by wealthier shoppers and an uptick in e-commerce sales. Comparable sales in US stores rose 3.8 percent in the quarter, down from 7.4 percent in the 2023 period but still a solid level.
A Mumbai man's post on paying for coriander at Blinkit prompts CEO Albinder Dhindsa to offer free coriander with vegetable orders. Ankit Sawant suggests bundling herbs free with veggie purchases. Netizens were amazed by the speed of implementation by Blinkit
Within the upcoming two months, the government is set to unveil a mobile application aimed at notifying consumers about deceptive techniques, commonly referred to as dark patterns, employed by online platforms. This initiative, disclosed by a senior official from the department of consumer affairs, forms a crucial component of the department's agenda within the initial 100 days following the formation of the forthcoming government.