Indiatimes shopping

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| logo = Indiatimes Shopping Logo.gif
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| type = [[E-commerce]]<br />([[Online shopping]])
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| language = English
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| owner = [[The Times of India]]
| author = Gautam Sinha, Saurabh Malik, Vivek Pandey
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2000|df=yes/no}}
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'''Indiatimes Shopping''' was the [[ecommerce]] division of [[The Times of India Group]], India's largest media conglomerate. It is one of the pioneers in [[electronic commerce]] in [[India]] and services its customers through various channels including online and selling over phone. It also provided platform services for brands to go online and sell their products in partnership through [[White-label]]. Some of the major categories sold through Indiatimes Shopping included men & women footwear, apparel & accessories, lifestyle, home décor, [[mobile phone]]s, [[consumer electronics]], health & personal beauty products, books, jewellery, baby products and flowers & gifts. Indiatimes Shopping operated through a hybrid model which is a mix of warehousing and marketplace.<ref name="circle">{{cite web|url=http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2011/08/30/indiatimes-shrugs-off-marketplace-model-site-re-launch-soon-to-launch-vertical-sites/|title=IndiaTimes Shrugs Off Marketplace Model; Site Re-launch Soon; To Launch Vertical Sites|last=J|first=Preethi|work=[[VCCircle|TechCircle]]|location=India|accessdate=30 August 2011}}</ref>

==Business model==
Indiatimes Shopping initiated its operation in the year 2000, being one of the earliest [[e-commerce]]<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/home-garden/E-shopping-made-easy/articleshow/39545171.cms "E-shopping made easy".] ''Times of India''. Retrieved 2014-08-08.</ref> companies in [[India]]. It has various business models.

===E-tailing===
Indiatimes Shopping sold a range of products online including footwear, apparel, mobile phones, consumer electronics, computers & accessories, flowers & gifts, home décor items, books and a lot more. Customers had the option of paying through credit card, debit card, netbanking and cash on delivery.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

==Key people==
Gautam Sinha is the Chief Operating Officer of Times Internet Limited.<ref>[http://techcircle.vccircle.com/500/gautam-sinha-elevated-to-coo-of-times-internet/ "Gautam Sinha elevated to COO of Times Internet".] VCCircle. Retrieved 2012-08-07.</ref> Saurabh Malik is the Business Head of Indiatimes Shopping, Amit Bhatia is Head of Marketing and Vivek Pandey heads Product and Technology.

==Location==
The company's headquarters is located in [[Gurgaon]]'s Udyog Vihar area near Delhi-Gurgaon highway. It has offices and customer service centers across [[India]], including [[Noida]], [[Jaipur]], [[Bangalore]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Delhi]]. Indiatimes Shopping's warehouses are located in Daryaganj and Dwarka, Delhi.

Indiatimes Shopping uses in-house ecommerce [[technology]] platform that can handle complex e-commerce execution requirements related to Business, [[Logistics]],<ref name="nama">{{cite web|url=http://www.medianama.com/2011/09/223-indiatimes-shopping-gautam-sinha-logistics/|title=E-commerce Players Have To Take A Larger Ownership Of Logistics – Gautam Sinha, Indiatimes E-Commerce|last=Pahwa|first=Nikhil|work=[[MediaNama]]|location=India|accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref> [[Finance]], [[Marketing]] & Content.

==mCommerce==
The mobile app of shopping.indiatimes.com was officially launched in the year 2012 on [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]]. The mobile version of the site was launched in October 2014.

==See also==
* [[Ecommerce in India]]
* [[Online shopping]]

==References==
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* [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-11-04/news/43658867_1_indiatimes-shopping-flipkart-courier-companies "Cash-on-delivery hurts bottom line of cos like Flipkart, Snapdeal due to extra associated costs".] The Economic Times. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
* [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-14/news/43027488_1_reliance-brands-indiatimes-shopping-online "Beware! Fakes, grey market imports of reputed brands flourishing in India’s booming online retail market".] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
* [http://ibnmoney.com/in/2014/10/16/shoppers-log-on-to-comparison-portals-for-picking-up-best-deals/ "Shoppers log on to comparison portals for picking up best deals."] Retrieved 2014-20-10.

==External links==
*{{official website|https://shop.gadgetsnow.com/}}

[[Category:Online retailers of India]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of India]]
[[Category:The Times Group]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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