e-commerce
Make your online business Work
It’s no good really having an online business that doesn’t do well. You want your online business to flourish and to rake in sales and revenue while you sleep.
Today’s consumers are disgruntled, hard-to-please people, and somehow you’ll have to let them see that what you’ve got to offer is something wonderful, something that will delight them.
Know what you want to sell
Once you’ve done all the planning, and your online business is up and running, how can you be sure to set your business on a course for future success? Starting an online business requires you first knowing what you’re going to sell and to whom.
Also, pricing is most important and you’ll have to do market research and benchmark against competitors on what is a fair price. And what about invoicing? How many entrepreneurs don’t struggle to get paid on time? There are luckily online apps for easy accounting and invoicing, but what happens when you’re at a loss as to how to actually get started with your online business? It’s jolly hard work and there’s a whole lot of things that need to be done at the right time to make it work.
Get a solid foundation for future online success
It’s why Shopify, an eCommerce platform makes it so easy for you to set up your online store. It’s a leading commerce platform that can be of assistance to businesses of all sizes.
Assuming that you’ve chosen products to sell, the next step is –
• Finding suppliers. With dropshipping you don’t hassle with upfront inventory costs or shipping logistics because with dropshipping, products are sent directly to your customers from the wholesaler.
• When it comes to choosing a domain name, it has to be a name that is unforgettable and that represents your niche ideally.
• You’ll also need to create a marketing plan and use it to achieve your marketing goals. This marketing plan is important because it guides your business and helps you understand its goals in terms of financial reports, what services it offers, what its sales reports look like. It will help you see what can work and what won’t work for your online business.
Your plan should also include a summary outlining who your direct competition is and what advantages you have over them.
• Blogging too, is a good way to drive traffic to your store, because customers love to read about the product and services they’re interested in. Writing useful content and putting it on various channels gives a good chance for promoting your product.
• You want to know how to actually reach your true, interested customers and you’ll discover how to with Search Engine Optimization – SEO – or on social media.
It’s all so easy
Whatever your online business is – music, pet products, flowers, jewelry or something else, the platform can help you sell your products. Simply read their terms of service and benefits because they’re there to launch and manage your online store, allowing beginners to create an online store without coding, without software installation and without hosting services.
e-commerce
Eternal teams up with OpenAI to supercharge AI across Zomato and Blinkit
Collaboration targets merchant tools, partner assistants and internal automation via Stitch platform.
MUMBAI: Eternal isn’t just ordering food, it’s ordering up a major AI upgrade. The company behind Zomato, Blinkit, District, Hyperpure, Feeding India and AI-native venture Nugget has joined forces with OpenAI to weave advanced AI deeper into its sprawling commerce ecosystem. The partnership taps OpenAI’s Enterprise API to deploy models across Eternal’s apps, partner platforms and internal systems. Key focus areas include AI-assisted workflows for merchants and delivery partners, contextual AI assistants embedded in partner portals, next-gen search and discovery experiments, and accelerated product iteration at Nugget.
Internally, Eternal is eyeing OpenAI’s latest coding models including GPT-5.3-Codex to power Stitch, its in-house automation and developer orchestration platform. Stitch already handles end-to-end automation across engineering and non-engineering teams, the integration aims to slash manual work, speed up shipping and streamline complex workflows.
The collaboration extends to a structured Partner Upskilling Program, rolling out advanced AI tools and assistants to Eternal’s restaurant and delivery partner network to boost operational efficiency, compliance and decision-making.
Eternal, Group CEO Albinder Dhindsa captured the excitement, “From high leverage areas like software development to real on-ground implications of influencing operations, we are learning about the evolving implementations of newer and developing tools in the AI landscape. We are happy that this collaboration with OpenAI will open up even more surface area for us to learn and innovate.”
OpenAI International managing director Oliver Jay added, “Eternal operates at a meaningful scale across consumer and partner platforms. We are excited to support their teams in applying AI advancements to real-world systems, from AI-native ventures to partner-facing initiatives.”
In a market where speed, scale and smarts define winners, this tie-up positions Eternal to turn everyday orders into smarter, faster experiences, one AI prompt at a time. Whether you’re swiping for dinner or delivering it, the future just got a little more intelligent.
