The e-commerce recently received a shot in the arm after the government announced opening up FDI in the business to customer (B2C) segment in a calibrated manner.
In the world of retail, 2015 will be largely remembered for the likes of Flipkart and Snapdeal forcing the Ambanis and Birlas' supermarket chains to#
But the business model of e-commerce players continues to raise questions, particularly the huge discounts they offer.
T V Mohandas Pai, former Infosys director and an investor in some start-ups, has gone on record saying the e-commerce industry may see a shakeout in the next two years, or "even earlier" because they are trying "to grow fast by giving subsidies, which is wrong because there is no customer loyalty". (SH)
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