One industry after the next has been steamrolled by Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN) economies of scale as the e-commerce behemoth continues to eat up market share and drive long-standing companies out of business. Now, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA), the giant U.S. pharmacy chain that is twelve times smaller than Amazon by market value, is mounting […]
Blog: Asia’s Richest Man Outlines His Plan to Take on Amazon in India – Bloomberg
Asia’s Richest Man Outlines His Plan to Take on Amazon in India Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd. will roll out its online shopping platform to 1.2 million retailers and store-owners in western India, sketching out an ambitious plan to take … Source: “Amazon Products” – Google News
Blog: Amazon Showroom Debuts and Hiring Spree in India – RetailTechNews
RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon roundup brings you up-to-date news from the online behemoth. In this week’s edition: Hiring Spree in India; Showroom Debuts; and Free Samples to Boost Loyalty. Hiring Spree in India Amazon is on a hiring spree in India, even as new restrictions on foreign sellers loom, which will hit its private-label products hard. Amazon currently has […]
Blog: Amazon to Cause Distribution Disruption? – UC Today
At UC Today we hear a lot of industry rumours. Often outlandish and unsubstantiated there is little scope to expand on anything coming out of the rumour mill. However there has been one reoccurring idea that seems to have some legs. That’s Amazon disrupting the channel! Amazon now dominate the global consumer e-commerce market with […]
Blog: Coconut shell sold on Amazon website for Rs 1,365; netizens not amused – Times of India
Online shopping has changed the way people buy products as just with a click you can get deliveries from local to international markets. Icing on the cake are those ‘heavy’ discounts that the e-commerce platforms offer. But, is this really the case for everyone? Recently, a customer tried ordering natural coconut shell cups from e-commerce […]
Blog: StoreKing lures Amazon by connecting the dots of rural India – Nikkei Asian Review
MUMBAI — They call it the “red bike village.” In Sridhar Gundaiah’s hometown in the south of India, all 150 households own a red Hero Splendor motorbike. This is not just a matter of keeping up with the neighbors. For Gundaiah, the red bikes hold deeper lessons that he took to heart in 2012 when […]