Business trendsFlipkart and Amazon square off in India's $7bn festive season
E-tailers woo stay-at-home consumers with steep discounts amid pandemic
Amazon's India arm started its 'Great Indian Festival' sale on Saturday. E-commerce companies offer huge discounts on smartphones, laptops and other products during a series of annual festivals in the country. (Website screenshot)
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
October 19, 2020 13:59 JST
NEW DELHI -- India's traditional festive shopping season has begun and the country's top e-commerce platforms, Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon, are trying to outdo each other with sales as well as fending off a fresh challenger, Reliance Industries' newly launched e-commerce venture JioMart.