Companies have launched tele-services and even dedicated apps that let shopkeepers place ordersThe companies say this will help ensure supplies do not run out at a time when distributors and wholesalers have been immobile because of lockdown
1 min read6 May 2020Traders have called for a Bharat Bandh on 28 September to oppose Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart
1 min read20 Aug 2018Paytm Mall, owned by Paytm E-commerce, says it will support shopkeepers to take on online retailers and will invest up to $5 million to address the needs of its partner retailers
1 min read16 Aug 2017Government makes it mandatory for traders and businesses to display GSTIN on their business sign boards and the registration certificate on their premises
1 min read10 Jul 2017Slamming the government over the GST roll-out, TMC leader Partha Chatterjee said the new tax regime will prove to be a bane for lakhs of small traders across India
1 min read1 Jul 2017For millions of tiny neighbourhood shops, the leap to GST regime seems nearly impossible, and many hoped the 1 July rollout date would be delayed
4 min read21 Jun 2017Paytm Mall will scale its hiring efforts this year, and plans to employ 3000 agents as a part of its plan to build offline-to-online (O2O) commerce
1 min read19 Jun 2017Finance ministry said merchants will benefit by encouraging debit card transactions as cost of digital transaction is lower than handling cash
1 min read5 Dec 2016Paytm said that under 'Accept Payment' icon, small shopkeepers and businesses can self-declare their details and provide bank account details to start receiving payments
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1 min read9 Sep 2012The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared