San Francisco: Google Inc unveiled major changes to its shopping business that will likely prove controversial in the e-commerce world. Starting in the fall, product search results for users in the United States will be influenced by how much retailers and advertisers pay, a company executive said. In the past, product search results were based mainly on relevance and the program was free. Google, the world's most popular Internet search...
10:28 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Beijing: Online shopping transactions in China will surpass those in Japan in 2012 and the US by 2013 to become the world's top most, a report has forecast. The China Business Development Report Forecast (2011-2012) was released this week by the National Academy of Economic Strategy under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the China Daily reported. The report, however, said that the thriving online market was not enough to...
10:21 AM, May 20, 2012
CHENNAI: Late last year when the Chennai Metro Rail work brought a spate of diversions in most arterial parts of the city, people believed that the parking situation would worsen. On the contrary, now that the series of one-way traffic streets have been implemented, shoppers and families stopping for a bite have found that they can park pretty much in front of their destination with ease. Now that theres twice...
08:37 AM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: eBay Inc is stepping up investment in India to boost its share of a market dominated by domestic players such as Flipkart and fend off encroachment from arch-rival Amazon.com. The e-commerce company dipped a toe into the Indian market seven years ago and stuck with a cautious approach, even as local upstarts made splashy grabs for business in a tiny but growing market. "The talks of us having missed...
02:23 AM, Apr 28, 2012
HYDERABAD: Akha Teej or Akshaya Tritiya as it is popularly known, is fast approaching and is sure to be a cause of mayhem at jewellery joints all over the city. Various jewellery stores across Hyderabad are gearing up for this years Akshaya Tritiya by bringing out many attractive offers for the customers. Though the jewellery business has not yet recovered from the standstill due to the 21-day strike against increased...
07:56 AM, Apr 19, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Its hardly time to forget the innovative exercise the City Corporation and INKEL resorted to last September when they put up a ballot box asking the public to choose a design for a new market complex at Palayam. Seven months have passed; if not moth-eaten, the design must have surely gathered dust. Indications are that TRIDA, which has to take a decision on the future of the project, is...
09:36 AM, Apr 10, 2012
Shanghai: It is a marriage made in heaven for shopping addicts. Social shopping, the merger of social networking and e-commerce which has hooked millions of users in the United States, has now captured the attention of China's Internet giant. Alibaba Group's social shopping platform Fa Xian (faxian.etao.com), launched on a testing basis four weeks ago, is already luring 60,000 viewers a day. "Over the long run, social commerce in China...
12:44 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Toronto: Whether it's choosing the right present, selecting the proper size or style, or digging up a current mailing address, gift giving can be difficult. Karma, a new app for iPhone and Android, aims to simplify the process with its service that lets people send gifts instantly via SMS, email or Facebook. The app recommends gifts based on the recipient's demographic profile and interests, which it garners from Facebook. After...
05:18 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Money does not grow on a tree nor does it fall from the sky. But most of our hard earned money goes in paying taxes. America's founding father Benjamin Franklin once said, "Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes". And high taxes certainly choke us every day. Brinda Mathur runs a PR firm. It's the start of a brand new week for her and she does...
08:44 AM, Mar 15, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ready-cut vegetables for making sambar and aviyal, the traditional cuisine of Malayalees, will soon be available in Thiruvananthapuram city at a cheap price through outlets at Thampanoor KSRTC Bus Stand and Railway Station.The State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (Horticorp) and the State Horticulture Mission are on a mission to provide organic vegetables for the people of Kerala and this is a pilot project being implemented in the capital city....
09:26 AM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: With rising Internet penetration and adoption of mobile devices across the country, companies selling products and services through websites are looking at smaller cities for expanding business. "Non-metros play a vital role in the growth of e-commerce segment in the country primarily due to ease of purchase...The convenience of shopping online and access to the best international brands is driving this growth among non-metro markets," says Mukesh Bansal,...
01:20 PM, Feb 05, 2012
San Francisco: Amazon.com Inc's highly anticipated entrance into India's retail market may be limited to operating an online marketplace for other merchants, the Times of India reported on Thursday. The world's largest Internet retailer may launch Amazon Marketplace, an online platform that will connect shoppers with third-party retailers - similar to rival eBay Inc's approach, the newspaper said. The company could be in India by the first or second week...
09:48 AM, Jan 20, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The biggest commercial shopping complex in Thiruvananthapuram will come up at Thampanoor on land owned by the Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Limited (KSIE). The State Government has given in-principle nod for the project to be implemented jointly by KSIE and Infrastructure Kerala Limited (Inkel). The commercial complex will come up on the 1.27 acres of land along the SS Kovil Road. Inkel managing director T Balakrishnan said that the...
11:20 AM, Jan 14, 2012
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