3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (934+ words) Slikk is betting on private labels, tighter curation and bigger dark stores to unlock its next phase of growth, as the Bengaluru-based fashion startup looks to move beyond its 60-minute delivery proposition, said Akshay Gulati, co-founder and chief executive officer…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (863+ words) India’s quick-commerce platforms are actively hiring for a role that has taken on new urgency following recent regulatory enforcement: a quality checker. A Mint review revealed at least 94 open positions in Bengaluru across Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart, as regulators…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (374+ words) New Delhi: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has automated the issuance of export clearance certificates for non-regulated goods, cutting red tape for business owners navigating the nation's trade bureau. Under the DGFT’s new workflow, routine applications for Free…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (742+ words) Meesho is redesigning its seller ecosystem as its marketplace expands beyond experienced online merchants to a much larger pool of small businesses that may know how to make or source a product but have little experience selling online, chief business…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (564+ words) The move comes as India seeks to widen its exporter base and make it easier for smaller manufacturers to access global markets. Can opening this route to foreign investment take more of India's small manufacturers global? Mint Explainer | Can foreign…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (321+ words) Amazon is turning to the sellers that use its fulfilment network as it looks to expand one of its quickest delivery options, with some merchants being asked to pay more to get their products into the sub-Same Day programme. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (679+ words) Quick commerce is here to stay, according to FirstCry managing director and chief executive Supam Maheshwari. He added, however, that the economics will increasingly favour large retailers with established stores, logistics networks, and private labels over niche platforms building from…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (391+ words) Tech giant Amazon is now shutting down its more than two-decade-old crowdsourced work platform, called Mechanical Turk, the company said on Tuesday. Introduced in 2005, Mechanical Turk connects large numbers of workers with basic online tasks, known as “Human Intelligence Tasks…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (282+ words) Over this viral trend, University of Leeds School of Media and Communication lecturer Jessica Rauchberg said, "This is tied to a larger cultural moment," adding, “It says a lot about where we are right now, where there's growing inflation, a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) “In 2022, the payment gap between metros and non-metros (during festive season) was 38-40% and now it has come down to 25-30%, but remains significant. In the retail sector the disparity is about 28% and in dark stores about 25%,” said Nitin Dave, chief executive…...