Title: Online retail in India: a comparative analysis of top business players

Authors: Ogunmola Gabriel Ayodeji; Vikas Kumar; Surender Kumar

Addresses: School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP, India ' School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP, India ' Jaipuria Institute of Management, A-32 Opposite IBM, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201309, UP, India

Abstract: The robust online start-up culture has led to the rise and growth of numerous online retailers in India. However, only few of them are dominating the market, while others are still struggling start-ups. So, the business strategy becomes very much important to sustain in the fast growing market. Present work carries out a comparative analysis of the top five online retailers in India and the retailers are ranked on the basis of traffic volume. Business models of these companies have been compared along with the funding and investment strategies. Acquisitions and collaborations by these companies have also been explored to identify their market share strategy. This work presents a very comprehensive picture of the Indian online retail market, covering all major aspects.

Keywords: online retail; online traffic; e-commerce model; acquisitions; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2020.107672

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2020 Vol.20 No.3, pp.359 - 384

Received: 22 Jan 2019
Accepted: 15 Apr 2019

Published online: 08 Jun 2020 *

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