The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small.
The tax, technically known as "Tax Deducted at Source" (TDS), is sent directly to an account held by the central government. The new TDS will apply to the gross amounts charged for sales or services done through eCommerce operators, indicating that platform firms are the intended payors (in addition to the firms on the platforms).
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Buying from foreign ecommerce sites may get costlier - The Economic Times
Ecommerce Growth Solved India's Retail Distribution Challenges: L'Oreal
With India getting increasingly digitised, ecommerce has emerged as a convenient alternative to retail stores especially due to quick delivery and hefty discounts. Even global cosmetics giant L'Oreal has acknowledged the aggressive growth of the Indian ecommerce segment.
During an investor call, L'Oreal's global CEO Jean Paul Agon said that Indian ecommerce is turning out to be a game-changer. Agon also acknowledged the historical significance of the neighbourhood Kirana stores, which have dominated the retail segment for years.
Building Up Your E-Commerce Pages For SEO Success - Business 2 Community
The world of e-commerce can be a difficult one to navigate for people who are used to optimizing traditional informational sites. You generally don't have as much text to work with to implement keywords and you might be looking at dozens or even hundreds of individual product pages that require your attention.
Like any major digital initiative, it's best to have a concrete endgame in mind, and the same applies to e-commerce SEO. In the eyes of Adam Bastock, eCommerce SEO Consultant at Abastock, the key goal for all SEO is being "… present and useful at every stage of the customer journey. This means going far beyond looking at just product level keywords, but really understanding your customers’ problems and what they’re trying to solve."
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Ecommerce Events across Europe this February - Tamebay
Last week we updated you on the first 2020 Ecommerce Events where you can come and meet Tamebay, but there is also a huge amount of other ecommerce events taking place around Europe this year that we wouldn’t want you missing out on. Below I have listed ecommerce events taking place for the remainder of February and I will be updating you as each month hits to ensure you won’t miss a thing.
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This is a one-day event for senior eCommerce professionals who want to find inspiration and knowledge for their own innovation and expansion. The event will be held at Hilton London Canary Wharf hotel.
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten raided by anti-monopoly officials - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese antitrust officials raided the offices of e-commerce company Rakuten Inc on Monday after complaints from online merchants about the company’s free shipping policies, prompting its shares to briefly fall by as much as 3%.
A Rakuten spokeswoman confirmed the raid and said the company was cooperating with the investigation.
Companies selling their products on Rakuten have complained that the e-commerce giant was abusing its dominant position and putting pressure on them to shoulder shipping costs.
The AI Frontier: eCommerce? – TechNative
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