Competition and Industry News
The commerce platform buyer’s guideedit
In today’s competitive digital environment, the commerce experience matters as much or more than shipping promotions and ad placements. Here are some tips for selecting your ideal commerce solution. There was a time, not long ago, when having an e-commerce solution simply meant being able to process transactions online. While today’s solutions still need to offer this capability, there’s much more to creating the personalized, contextualized experience that customers now expect from brands.
Publication: Sitecore
Date: 17 July 2019
E-commerceIndian Trade & Commerce will be leveraged with National Retail Policyedit
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for speeding up the draft of first National Retail Policy which is about to be released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) very soon. The policy will encourage structured growth of trade & commerce in India which has a huge potential to grow and there is a need to just exploit the resources of domestic trade, said CAIT.
Publication:KNN
Date: July 17, 2019
Retail policyIndia: Advisors In Start-ups And Early Stage Companiesedit
India is witnessing a high growth in the number of start-ups in the country and is also amongst the top start-up ecosystems in the world. The government has provided a few benefits to startups as well, through the Startup India Action Plan. However, only a few of these start-ups actually succeed. An advisor or an advisory board in a start-up might help the early stage companies to atleast know some of those unknowns. The comfort of speaking with an advisor where they bring in the expert views, advice and sheer experience onto the table is very valuable. As the saying goes, ‘Experience is the best teacher’.
Publication: Mondaq
Date: July 17, 2019
StartupsIndia’s urban youth crave a new type of jobedit
Urban millennials are looking for better jobs and would be happy to consider freelance work as an alternative to their current job, shows survey data. The gig economy is on the rise in India and many young Indians are welcoming it. Data from the second round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey conducted earlier this year shows that more than 80% of working adults believe that freelance work is a viable alternative to full-time employment and they would consider taking up freelance work in the future.
Publication: Livemint
Date: 16 July, 2019
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