COVID-19

Amazon India on Thursday announced the launch of delivery service of essential items to the residents of the containment zones in Mumbai, in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). "Following successful pilots over the last few weeks, the company...

As COVID-19 continues to spread, there is a growing need to feed the most vulnerable communities in our society. In line with its standing as a responsible corporate citizen, Cargill has pledged support to families through dry ration kits...

India has changed its purchasing habits during lockdown. According to a study conducted by Simpl – a payments platform that allows users to buy now and checkout in one click with pay later functionality – the extended nationwide lockdown...

After entering into a massive US$ 5.7 bn deal with Facebook, Reliance Industries has begun piloting its new commerce venture JioMart on WhatsApp. JioMart has the advantage of its own Jio telecom user base and the massive reach of...

COVID-19 is an unprecedented humanitarian challenge for all countries. Six weeks of national lockdown have given India the time to make a concerted effort to flatten the pandemic’s curve. Now attention is shifting to reopening the economy while containing...

Embracing the cultural and behavioural shifts that COVID-19 introduces, Vinod Cookware, one of the largest cookware brands in India, aims to strengthen its existing online presence aggressively. The company aims to use technology to augment people, and develop omnichannel...

Brazil’s retail market is set to be one of the better performing in Latin America in 2020, growing 2.0 percent, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Amy Higginbotham, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The COVID-19 outbreak will have...

Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC announced that it has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with a significant majority of its creditors to undergo a financial restructuring, substantially reducing its debt load and interest payments and supporting continued operations during...

SMEs, especially in the food processing sector, have remained a critical part of our food economy and our country’s growth engine and their role will be extremely crucial in the post-COVID-world. However, the bigger question now is: how will...

In a late night order on Friday, April 24, 2020, the government had allowed opening of shops as part of the easing down of lockdown restrictions announced on April 15 with neighbourhood shops and others being to re-open allowed...