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TREND | 02 Sep 2026, 08:16PM

Flipkart enters micro-drama market, partners TTT, Pratilipi

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Flipkart has partnered with Terribly Tiny Tales (TTT) and Nexus Venture Partners-backed Pratilipi, among others, to produce micro-dramas exclusively for the platform

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TREND | 02 Sep 2026, 05:39PM

Ecom, logistics firms ramp up hiring as festive demand gathers momentum

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Meesho aims to enable over 10 lakh jobs, while Amazon has created more than 160,000 seasonal work opportunities across its India operations network

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TREND | 02 Sep 2026, 04:57PM

Myntra, VERO MODA launch Marilyn Monroe centenary capsule collection

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Range includes statement dresses, graphic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and a denim capsule, incorporating Monroe's portrait imagery, signature, and kiss mark

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TREND | 01 Sep 2026, 09:46PM

Amazon Now plans to expand quick-commerce footprint to 300 cities soon

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Amazon's quick commerce business unit, Amazon Now, plans to expand its footprint to 300 cities nationwide soon, a top company official said on Tuesday. "We are expanding very rapidly. We have a path to expand to about 300 cities very, very soon," Nishant Sardana, Director - Amazon Now, told PTI here. Amazon Now, launched in January, 2025, is currently operates in about 30 cities. Without specifying a timeframe for realising the plan to enter 300 cities, Sardana said the company is "quadrupling" its efforts to make it happen as fast as it can. Since its launch, Amazon Now has been doing very well, growing about 20-25 per cent month-on-month, he said. The quick commerce industry in the country is estimated to be about USD 20 billion a year, he said, without commenting on Amazon Now's share in it. Amazon Now has invested Rs 2,800 crores, largely on setting up infrastructure and "partner safety and well-being," he said. Sardana noted that Amazon Now currently has 650 Micro-Fulfillme

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TREND | 01 Sep 2026, 06:12PM

YouTube inks Amazon partnership to boost online shopping bet

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YouTube creators can now seamlessly tag Amazon products in their videos and livestreams, driving more business directly to the enormous global marketplace while taking a cut from sales

US FTC sues Amazon over alleged $20 billion ad overcharging scheme

Business Standard | 01 Sep 2026

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TREND | 28 Aug 2026

Qcom, ecom platforms see surge in premium, personalised rakhi demand

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Flipkart Minutes saw festive shopping grow threefold, while Meesho's orders rose 36 per cent as convenience, premium gifting and personalisation drove demand

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TREND | 28 Aug 2026

Amazon agrees deals to buy power from four Swedish wind farms

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The deals add almost 200 megawatts of electricity, and once fully operational Amazon will have more than 1 gigawatt of supply in Sweden

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TREND | 26 Aug 2026

Flipkart Minutes overtakes Swiggy Instamart in dark stores across top 10 cities

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Blinkit leading with 969 stores, followed by Zepto at 828, Flipkart Minutes at 627, Swiggy Instamart at 615 and BigBasket at 497

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TREND | 25 Aug 2026

Karnataka suspends food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket over Datura listings

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The State's food safety regulator directed the three platforms to immediately remove all listings, advertisements and promotional material offering Datura

Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket lose food licences over Datura sales

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TREND | 25 Aug 2026

Zoox vs Tesla: How Amazon's 'toaster-shaped' robotaxi differs from Cybercab

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Zoox and Tesla are taking different routes to driverless taxis. Here's how their robotaxis differ in design, regulation, manufacturing and deployment