Top Retail brands in India

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What is Online Shopping



Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce whereby consumers directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet without an intermediary service. The Internet has created new economic system, i.e the "Internet Marketplace", and it has become the virtual main market of the world. Providing a quick and convenient way of exchanging goods and services both regionally and globally, online shopping is gaining a lot of popularity.

For more than a decade now, online merchandisers have increasingly grown their sales activities to the point they now. The Indian retail industry is valued at $270 billion, with organized retail cornering 4.5 %. The organized pie is expected to see a growth at a CAGR of 37 % (India Retail Report 2007) which is growing at an everage rate of 4 % p.a (as per 2010 estimates).

Online shopping has leaf behind the traditional brick and mortar establishments and MOM n POP stores. Let's face it, it's just easier to shop online if you have a computer, an Internet connection and a desire to avoid crowds. You can sit there with a mug of coffee and shop for your family.

Online shopping requires the following things:

  • Online shopping portal
  • A well structured website
  • Payment Gateway
  • Internet Connectivity
  • Shipping Partner
Having the growing shopping mall trend in India, more and more net clever people are shifting towards online shopping. And if comScore report is to be believed then there is exceptional rise in the numbers of online retail visitors in India this year. Latest comScore data figures that nearly 60 per cent of online users in India visited a retail site in November 2011 and the number of online shoppers increasing 18 per cent in the last year.

List of Top Online Retailers 2011



Total Retail Audience46390100.00%
Total Retail Sites2717158.57%
Top 10 Online RetailersUnique Website Visitors%age
Amazon Sites680514.67%
Apple.com34507.44%
Samsung Group27595.95%
Flipkart.com26755.77%
Homeshop18.com22864.93%
Naaptol.com21454.62%
Bookmyshow.com21254.58%
Myntra.com21104.55%
Priceindia.com20474.41%
Alibaba.com19734.25%


Last Updated on 12/27/2011
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