May 19, 2013

“It is the right time for any international brand to enter India”, Sajjad Haider, MD, Saltnpepper.com

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Salt ‘n’ Pepper, an Italian designed multi-product brand entered India in 2012, which was their first attempt at e-commerce as a brand. Iamwire interacted with Sajjad Haider to learn more from his experiences and ideas. Sajjad, in his interview has talked about the opportunities that Indian market provides to a single brand etailer like Salt ’n’ Pepper. In addition to the current market position and operations of Salt ’n’ Pepper, he gave his insights on what opportunities and threats … [Read more...]

Can online be bigger than offline? A Power Panel

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Online vs Offline Power Panel at Internet Retail Expo 2013 Considering the momentum with which online retail is growing, it is a matter of curiosity to understand where is this channel heading in future. Also with growing consumer adoption and retail participation it is important to know how this medium would pan out in comparison to other existing channels of retailing. This Panel discussion at Internet Retail Expo 2013 tried to answer big question of Offline Vs Online Retailing. Panel … [Read more...]

E-commerce in India – Present and Future

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Today, the market place is flooded with several e-commerce options for shoppers to choose from. A variety of innovative products and services are being offered spoiling customers for choice. Online shopping is no more a privilege enjoyed by your friends and family living in the US or UK. Today, it is a reality in India. In the last couple of years, the growth of e-commerce industry in India has been phenomenal as more shoppers have started discovering the benefits of using this platform. There … [Read more...]

Reliance Brands gets serious about ecommerce, appoints Cleartrip COO for the technology

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Reliance Brands Limited, a wholly-owned arm of Reliance Industries, seems getting serious about its plans of getting into the e-commerce Business and is expected to foray into e-commerce space soon. Recently Reliance Brands Limited has appointed Cleartrip’s COO P K X Thomas as its CIO - ecommerce. Founded in 2007, Reliance brand has completed its 5 years in September. Reliance Brands Limited is dedicated to bringing iconic international brands to India and elevates the world of fashion & … [Read more...]

India among the fastest growing ecommerce market – A Report

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According to the latest report generated by industry body ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) and ComScore, India has now entered into a list of fastest growing Internet markets ranking third among the fastest growing markets worldwide. Presently, internet user base in India is approximately 125 million, among the BRIC Nations, India has been the fastest growing market adding over 18 million internet users and growing at an annual rate of 41%. “Internet is … [Read more...]

The evolution of Indian ecommerce

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India being a diverse country, displays a wide scale of features, where the single common need of 1.2 Bn (World Bank: Census 2011) India’s population can be consumption/goods; the country offers a strong market grounds for any producer or a manufacturer. What we have seen in past 3-4 years is a brisk risk of a market facilitator for any producer-consumer market i.e. ecommerce, more specifically Online Retail. Recently Forrester published a new report on ‘The Evolution of Global ecommerce … [Read more...]

Statistics & insights to help marketers get more personal & local in Digital: ADMA report

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Now with more than a billion of Internet users in Asia Pacific which is nearly 46% of worlds total, Asia Digital Marketing Association (ADMA), a non-profit organization with a mission to grow the use of digital for effective marketing investment released its ‘Asia Pacific Digital Marketing Yearbook 2012’ with collective data and trends across the Asia Pacific Markets. The statistic & insights are provided to help marketers get more personal, local and effective in their digital marketing … [Read more...]

India ranks 5th in Global Retail Development Index but where in Global Ecommerce Index? : A report by ATKearney

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A recent report on Global Retail Expansion by AT Kearney, a Management Consulting firm presents a comparative analysis for potential markets for retail & online retail and their respective challenges. The findings have put India on 5th position in its Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) and second in Asia after China. The report highlights how Online Retail is changing International Retailers Global expansion strategies and presents an ecommerce index about which of the developing … [Read more...]

Are investors smiling at the Smile Group?

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Online space in India is warming up and gaining traction since past few years with ecommerce as a key growth business vertical. Considering the series of investments in the year 2007 thru year 2011, ecommerce attracted many aspiring entrepreneurs who are now in startup, early or growth stage of their business and trying to raise funds from Indian Angles and VCs. However many of them are still unaware of the fact that, they might need few more additional skills over and above passion, intellect, … [Read more...]