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Gyan
Research
and
Analytics
Pvt.
Ltd.,
2015 1
Industry
News
❑ Ecommerce
websites
compete
with
retail
fashion
sales
outlets
Myntra
and
Snapdeal
both
are
holding
end
of
season
sales
from
July
18-­‐19,
2015,
where
Myntra
is
offering
30-­‐80
percent
discount
across
the
range
and
Snapdeal
is
offering
30-­‐70
percent
discount
on
men’s
footwear
&
40-­‐80
percent
discount
in
women’s
fashion.
Discounts
on
computer
accessories
and
phones
are
also
being
offered.
Vis-­‐à-­‐vis
all
the
branded
retail
outlets
are
giving
discounts
on
their
range
of
products,
but
the
discounts
are
not
as
high
as
the
ecommerce
websites.
It
is
expected
that
the
online
shopping
penetration
in
India
will
increase
from
9
percent
in
2013
to
36
percent
by
2020.
❑ Vendors
losing
money
as
buyers
turn
back
cash-­‐on-­‐delivery
orders
Local
vendors
are
losing
huge
amount
of
money
through
sales
made
through
Cash
on
Delivery
(COD),
which
has
been
one
of
the
defining
pillars
of
India's
ecommerce
boom.
Consumers
today
are
not
willing
to
wait
longer
than
two
days
and
might
buy
the
product
elsewhere
and
reject
the
delivery.
COD
still
accounts
for
60
percent
of
all
ecommerce
orders.
The
number
of
mobile
wallet
users
is
expected
to
raise
from
3
crore
at
present
to
15
crore
by
2019.
❑ Snapdeal
to
power
the
ongoing
Bangalore
fashion
week
Snapdeal
is
likely
to
power
the
ongoing
Bangalore
fashion
winter
festival
online
2015
from
July
23-­‐26,
2015.
The
show
will
have
32
unique
looks
for
both
men
and
women’s
wear.
The
company
expects
to
achieve
a
turnover
of
USD
2,000
million
in
fashion
business
in
the
current
fiscal
year.
❑ Online
grocery
retailer
wants
to
cover
250
cities
by
the
end
of
2017
Mumbai-­‐based
LocalBanya.com
plans
to
operates
in
20
cities
by
the
end
of
2015
and
looking
forward
to
expand
to
250
cities
over
the
next
two
years.
It
plans
to
touch
100
cities
by
2016.
The
company
plans
to
launch
warehouses
selectively
to
serve
to
some
specific
markets.
Localbanya
has
approximately
14,000
products
and
over
1,00,000
users
with
an
average
order
size
of
INR
1,500
per
order.
❑ Quikr
values
close
to
USD
1,000
million
Quikr
is
close
to
join
the
elite
group
of
technology
companies
valued
at
USD
1
billion,
after
it
recently
completed
a
USD
60
million
secondary
round
in
which
existing
Swedish
investor
Kinnevik
and
two
new
investors
Falcon
Edge
and
Coatue
Management
participated,
valuing
it
at
USD
900
million.
❑ GoDaddy
to
help
SME’s
sell
online
in
India
GoDaddy
launched
its
online
stores
in
India
to
help
small
and
medium
enterprises
(SME)
to
set
up
their
own
e-­‐commerce
websites.
In
exchange,
SMEs
will
be
charged
a
monthly
fee
of
INR
999.
GoDaddy
has
tied
up
with
CC
Avenue
to
enable
over
100
plus
forms
of
payment
methods.
While
less
than
1
million
websites
exists
in
India,
only
39
million
people
have
shopped
online
and
it
is
expected
to
grow.
Ecommerce
News
July
18,
2015
-­‐
July
24,
2015

2. ©
Gyan
Research
and
Analytics
Pvt.
Ltd.,
2015
❑ Walmart
plans
to
sell
fashion
items
on
Indian
ecommerce
sites
Walmart
is
focusing
on
the
sale
of
fashion
products
directly
to
Indian
customers
through
ecommerce
sites.
India’s
e-­‐retailing
market
has
been
growing
at
56
percent
a
year
from
INR
1,500
crore
in
2007-­‐2008.
Walmart
also
plans
to
boost
its
ecommerce
investment
in
China.
Investment
News
❑ Portfolio
investors
can
invest
up
to
49
percent
in
ecommerce
Portfolio
investors
can
invest
up
to
49
per
cent
in
retail
and
online
wholesale
companies
with
government,
when
composite
cap
in
foreign
investment
policy
is
introduced.
Currently,
51
percent
direct
investment
is
permitted
to
retail
sector.
Investors
will
require
foreign
investment
promotion
board
approval
for
investing.
India
allows
100
per
cent
foreign
direct
investment
in
business-­‐to-­‐business
ecommerce
through
automatic
route.
❑ PayPal
merchants
keen
to
expand
business
in
India
Digital
payments
company,
PayPal,
is
keen
to
expand
in
India.
On
July
21,
2015,
PayPal
re-­‐listed
on
the
American
bourses
by
separating
from
eBay.
In
India
during
2013,
PayPal’s
export
growth
was
28
percent.
2
Ecommerce
News
July
18,
2015
-­‐
July
24,
2015
Weekly
Snapshot
Top
3
Indian
ecommerce
sites
for
traffic
visitors
comparison
–
May
2015
(million)
Companies
Name No
of
visitors
Amazon.com 23.6
Flipkart.com 23.5
Snapdeal.com 17.9
Source:
Various
Published
Sources Source:
Various
Published
Sources
Firms
Dominating
Ecommerce
Market
in
India
(2015)
Name
of
the
Company
Revenue
(USD
million)
Flipkart 7,000
Snapdeal 2,000
Zomato 660
Jabong 500
Paytm 400
Myntra 200

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2015 3
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