The Centre has notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which will take effect from 1 January 2027. Platforms must display the lowest price of the preceding 30 days when announcing…
State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is piloting delivery of groceries, FMCG products, and consumer durables alongside LPG cylinders in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Select LPG dealerships are being converted into dark…
Nitro Commerce has publicly launched Nitro Apps, an AI platform that lets Shopify merchants build private applications by describing what they need in natural language prompts. The tool, unveiled at Inc42's D2C…
India's e-commerce rules now require platforms to display the country of origin (COO) for imported goods, but do not mandate that the platform or any regulator verify the information before it reaches…
D4 Commerce, a new cross-border e-commerce initiative, has brought together over 100 Indian founders to crack international markets for domestic brands. The network aims to share strategies on logistics, local compliance, and…
Amazon and Flipkart have introduced new penalties for sellers who cancel orders or miss dispatch deadlines, effective August 17 and August 23 respectively, weeks ahead of the festive shopping season. Amazon’s graded…
Shanker Singham, President of the Competere Foundation, has said that India's partial opening of foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce may be more harmful than a complete ban. In July 2025, the…
Amazon Seller Services, the e-commerce arm of Amazon, narrowed its net loss to Rs 389.9 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, from Rs 408.2 crore in FY25. Revenue from…
Shiprocket's Rs 1,617.5 crore IPO was subscribed 25.8 times on the final day of bidding (14 August 2026), with bids for 243.83 crore shares against 9.44 crore on offer. Demand surged across…
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has lost a UK court case against rival Temu, which it had accused of widespread copyright infringement. Shein alleged at trial earlier this year that Temu committed 'astonishing' levels…
