Heena Sharma Blog

Hundreds of traders in south Gujarat are giving India’s biggest e-commerce companies a firecracker they don’t want. As a mark of protest against the deep discounts offered by their online counterparts, brick-and-mortar retailers and traders, led by the Surat Mobile Traders Association, are ordering products worth hundreds of crore on ‘cash-on-delivery’ from Amazon, Flipkart and Alibaba. Once the goods arrive though, the traders refuse to take delivery and send it back instead. In doing so, the members of the association claim, they are causing huge losses to India’s online retail firms, as the e-commerce companies take a hit on packaging and courier costs when items are returned. Till date, according to Surat Mobile Traders Association, they have allegedly refused products to the tune of over Rs 500 crore, with plans to ramp their boycott during the Diwali season . “Online companies which are offering various [discount] schemes during this festive season are bein

E-commerce websites such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Shopclues and jewellery brands have come up with special offers for Diwali and Dhanteras to attract consumers during the festive season. Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day festivities of Diwali. It's said to an auspicious occasion to purchase gold and silver. But, people also buy electronics, kitchenware etc nowadays. Tanishq Jewellery brand Tanishq has announced up to 25 per cent on gold and diamond ornaments. Amazon Apart from discounts on the usual fare, Amazon India has come up with discounts of up to 20 per cent and cashbacks of up to Rs 1,500 on gold and silver coins. It has also put up gold and silver jewellery on sale for discounts of up to 50 per cent on making. Flipkart On Flipkart, the Big Diwali Sale will be on from 1st to 5th November 2018. It has come up with Dhanteras and Diwali offers on TV, refrigerator, washing machines and other small home appliances like mixer