MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- India's top two e-commerce companies, Amazon and Flipkart Internet, saw blockbuster shopping on the opening day of their much-awaited annual sale, defying concerns about slowing consumption in Asia's third-largest economy.
Surging demand belies worries of slowing consumption in Asia's third-largest economy

The logo of Flipkart: The e-commerce company said the first day of its Big Billion Day saw sales doubling on the back of strong demand from smaller towns and cities. © Reuters
MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- India's top two e-commerce companies, Amazon and Flipkart Internet, saw blockbuster shopping on the opening day of their much-awaited annual sale, defying concerns about slowing consumption in Asia's third-largest economy.