Good tidings for retailers in India has arrived with Diwali – the main shopping season. More shoppers are rushing to the internet to buy gifts, with e-commerce sales this year forecast to triple to US$10 billion from 2014. Photos by Subhash Sharma for The National
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Above, Diwali shoppers at the Oberoi Mall in Mumbai. -
Amazon India ran multiple billboard advertisements to promote its online sales. -
Flipkart and Amazon India, the two biggest online sellers in India, recorded a download of more than 10 million users. -
Amazon India has partnered with WOW Express for deliveries to customers. WOW Express operates the rush delivery services on bicycles. -
Diwali shoppers at the Croma Electronics Megastore at the Oberoi Mall in Mumbai. -
Fresh deliveries arrive from seller partners at the Snapdeal’s fulfillment centre in Bhiwandi. -
Physical stores are working hard to compete with the huge discounts offered by online stores. -
Amazon India ran multiple double spread ads in leading newspapers to promote its online sales during Diwali. -
Diwali shoppers at the Oberoi Mall in Mumbai. -
Snapdeal staff work overtime to dispatch purchased goods to customers at the company’s fulfillment centre in Bhiwandi. -
Flipkart ran full-page ads in leading newspapers to promote its online sales during Diwali. -
Snapdeal staff work overtime to dispatch purchased goods to customers at the company’s fulfillment centre in Bhiwandi. -
Diwali sale at the Oberoi Mall in Mumbai. -
Diwali shoppers at the Croma Electronics Megastore at the Oberoi Mall in Mumbai.
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