When two huge conglomerates come together, the news is usually mixed — good and bad. The recent partnership between Reliance Jio and Facebook will give huge business benefits for India’s small businesses and kirana-stores through Jio-Mart’s hyperlocal offering, giving them access to a digitalised ecosystem. WhatsApp Pay could shake up the payment ecosystem where sending […]
The reluctance of digital/technology companies to invest time and resources to navigate an uncertain regulatory landscape is more to be blamed than the FDI policy itself. Retail sector has been facing resistance of opening up to big players, particularly from multi-brand retail since 2006 The Indian e-commerce sector is expected to touch $200 billion in
It is the hoteliers lobby this time which has got upset with the price war on the online platform. The Hoteliers have been reported to allege that indiscriminate discounting offered by online portals have adversely impacted their business. Moreover, on the discounted rates, a 35% commission is being charged from the hotel owners by OTAs
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Brief Summary (To read the full post click here) Competition concerns in every market are really defined by the type of market structure and number of players. Every market has potential threats to free and fair competition. Where there is a single firm, there could be exploitation or abuse of Dominant position. And where there
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Start Ups like OLA engage the top law firms and also have in house legal teams – so they are not living in the world of the ‘uninformed’ but its more like living in the world of ‘mis-informed’ ( usually attributed to consumers of media ) And you certainly don’t want the kart to be
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The growing e-commerce platform have impacted the way competition works and the type of competition concerns that may arise. Most brands are making their presence online. Thus, today’s trading platforms and market place involves 3 important situations: 1) products that are available only on the Internet -e.g. some software, games or magazines can be bought
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi literary sum up the Indian thrive for information technology and growing e-commerce sector in his words by saying ‘IT+IT=IT; Indian talent + Information technology = India Tomorrow’. The Digital India campaign has given a push to the budding e-commerce sector of India. However, the e-commerce sector doesn’t have a garden path
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In May 2015, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Snapdeal Chief Executive Kunal Bahl and the company’s directors, in connection with the sale of prescription drugs online. That’s when the concept of online pharmacy came into light. With more customers willing to shop online for just about anything,
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Most scaling businesses now are disruptive technology-based solutions – Be it the taxi aggregators like OLA/Uber or Online marketplaces or retail brands / product aggregators like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal. As these technology companies / market players like OLA, Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal raise stakes – Will this help consumer choices or hamper rivals? The Competition Commission
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In recent times, online retail or e-commerce has substantially reshaped the shopping experience of customers. The E-commerce industry in India is expected to reach the $100-billion mark by Financial year 2020, owing to increasing internet usage, discounting and investment by online retailers. Modes of E-Commerce Transaction E-commerce transactions could either be Business to Business (B2B)
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