Govt to meet quick commerce players to review their ops amid rising consumer complaints

Dec 18, 2024, at 07:15 pm

New Delhi: The Commerce Ministry is expected to hold a meeting with quick commerce companies like Zepto and Blinkit later this week, ET Now reported citing sources.

Mobile retailers urge govt to revoke Chinese brands’ licenses for anti-competitive practices: Report

Oct 01, 2024, at 11:31 pm

New Delhi: The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) has called on the Central government to revoke the licenses of Chinese smartphone brands such as iQoo, Poco, and OnePlus, accusing them of anti-competitive practices that hurt local retailers and result in financial losses to the exchequer, media reports said.

Court orders Swedish furniture retailer IKEA to pay Rs 3,000 for charging customer for paper bag with brand name: Report

Oct 25, 2023, at 02:35 am

Bengaluru: Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has been asked to pay Rs 3,000 to a woman by a Bengaluru court for charging her Rs 20 for a paper bag that had its logo printed on it, according to a report in the media.

US govt's Federal Trade Commission accuses Amazon of duping millions of consumers into subscribing to Prime: Report

Jun 22, 2023, at 06:25 am

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has slapped legal charges on Amazon.com Inc, alleging that the company enrolled millions of consumers into its paid subscription service, Amazon Prime, without their consent and made it difficult for them to cancel, Reuters reported.

Cloudatail denies controlling links with Amazon, opposes CCI raid

Aug 06, 2022, at 04:29 am

New Delhi: E-commerce seller Cloudtail India has challenged the CCI's April 28 raid on its premises, saying that Amazon has no controlling interest in it and the vendor cannot be linked to a case that was against the e-commerce platforms.

CCPA issued 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce firms

Aug 04, 2022, at 04:49 am

New Delhi: The CCPA has issued 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce companies and issued two safety notices to alert and make consumers cautious against buying household goods like pressure cookers, helmets, etc. that do not conform to the Bureau of Indian Standards, Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey told Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.