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A mazon , which has been sometime involved in the battle of ebook prices     was expected to prepare itself for uprooting the created discrepancies in the cool functioning of the system, whilst the recent news of Amazon ’s cancellation of the preorders from Disney has worsened the present situation which is a sign of Amazon’s direct entry for a dispute with the publisher Disney . Despite the heat it has taken up from the authors and publishers in the ebook pricing fight , Amazon doesn’t seem to get deprived from the battlefield or there are no clues of any attempted compromises. The e –commerce giant   is not even a bit shook   or is ready to reform the present aggressive strategy   which it has adopted   recently. Whereas the company might be feeling a little stung as it has the need to explain itself to the customers to gather up   the required support and hence to polish its fame.

Amazon , the giant in the e-commerce market is trying to stay unique as always and hence strengthening itself backing out other opponents by winning the customers through its unbeatable customer supporting services. The vice president and principal analyst of the Forrester research, madam Julie was quite deadly astonished and rather excited when she tweeted the amazing experience of shopping in Amazon enabled through the fire service. The US m-commerce is thereby firmly expected to move on a rather faster pace to increase the expected sum of $100M in the end of 2014 ‘whilst the new battleground for retailers is the MOBILE MOMENT - the point in space and time when a customer pulls out her phone to get something that she needs immediately needs and in context `says Julie. The mini sprout ups in the various other countries by Amazon representatives have also recently extended Amazon’s hold up in other countries on which a favorable number of customers rely hence strengthening the shar...

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It is often said about Bombay that the most magical of stories find its roots in this charming city. It is a place which witnesses a co-existence of 12 million people from all walks of life. The poor and the rich, the big and the small, the old and the young – this city houses them all. Amidst all of them, one group of people who have been an integral part of Mumbai’s culture are the city’s famed  chaiwalas , or tea vendors. Mumbaikars have always loved their tea, and that is the reason why thousands of  chaiwalas line the streets everyday to serve the city its favourite drink. Everyone loves a sip or two, be it executives discussing strategies while puffing on a cigarette or labourers taking a break after toiling hard in the summer sun.

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Amazon India has shown its muscle power to Indian Ecommerce giants Flipkart and Snapdeal. Yes you read it right. In just 8-10 months of time, Amazon has shown that they are the world leader when it comes to Marketplace model. They have tied up with thousands of Dealer/Merchant and bringing them on-board across 20 categories. They claimed to have over 15 million products in Amazon.in, while Flipkart and Snapdeal have 10 million and 4 million respectively.  

Open Source Ecommerce Platforms Open-source e-commerce softwares provide entire web store application or part of a web store like shopping cart. These softwares have features such as shopping cart functionality and product catalogs that enable store owners to set up, run and maintain online stores.  Typically, Open-source e-commerce softwares are available for free, however, other fees may exist for varying types of memberships.  Small size companies where transaction volumes are low adopt open-source software and it has been a mainstream activity for almost more than five years. But many large enterprises are wary of adopting open-source e-commerce for large-scale and midsize e-commercesites , because of concerns over reliability in supporting large transaction volumes. Scalability and security are the major bottleneck for large-scale transactional sites.

AMAZON .in is a flagship of the largest online retail store; Amazon.com. The parent company is an international e-commerce company that has its operations in many countries and it ships some products from one country to another. It started off as an online bookstore but entered into many other products category very soon. Amazon seller services private limited is the affiliate in India which operates Amazon.in and manages the operations of Amazon.com in India. The vision of company is to create the biggest market place for its customers who can buy anything from this market that too at affordable prices and having total quality guarantee.  

You might have a great website, selling great products, but if you don’t have a compelling visual experience online, you might soon be struggling to keep up with your competitors. Visual Innovation According to Kissmetrics, 93% of consumers place visual appearance above all other factors when shopping online. So how does this affect online retailers? Well, the same as product placement and store layout does in bricks-and-mortar stores. As always, it is a case of fight or flight for retailers, with global competition and technological changes confirming the need for visual innovation on eCommerce sites.  

With the advancements of today’s technology, online is becoming the norm for many shoppers. In a recent survey in Britain, 29% of respondents stated that online shopping is the ‘best tech development of our time’. They mean it as well with eMarketer forecasting that the global eCommerce trade is expected to increase by 20.1% this year to reach $1.5 trillion, and with 70% of shoppers claiming to prefer online over real world shopping .

Did you know that a s many as 50% of sales are lost because potential customers can’t find what they are looking for, and an estimated 75% of shoppers never scroll past the first page of search results? Research shows that images are the most important factor in the online shopping experience, more important even than price. When we shop we scan many items in a way that allows items of interest to catch our eye through the tracking of subtle factors such as colour, shape and position.

Online shopping can be a pleasurable experience for shoppers, especially when they find that must-buy item. But when they can’t find what they are looking for? Absolutely frustrating – both in the eCommerce space and when those pesky car keys go missing. This is why a proactive approach to visual search and display is becoming more important for online retailers in the do-or-die world of eCommerce.

With the advancements of today’s technology, online is becoming the norm for many shoppers. In a recent survey in Britain, 29% of respondents stated that online shopping is the ‘best tech development of our time’. They mean it as well with eMarketer forecasting that the global ecommerce trade is expected to increase by 20.1% this year to reach $1.5 trillion, and with 70% of shoppers claiming to prefer online over real world shopping.

At the mall shoppers have the opportunity to take only a few steps into a store to gain a visual representation of what items are available prior to committing to viewing the stores range in greater detail. That all important first scan of the store can be critical.  On the other hand, eCommerce traditionally does not provide shoppers with a comparative experience online.

Consumer Psychology and the E-Commerce  Check out the Infographic done by Voucher Cloud