e-commerce
Snapdeal celebrating Republic Day with 5-day sale
MUMBAI: E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal has kick-started its 5-day Republic Day edition of ‘Deals of India’ sale from 20 January. The sale offers a large collection of attractively priced TVs, home appliances, kitchen essentials, and winter items.
A number of products including stylish jackets, cute beanies, multicoloured skull caps, hot water bags, heating pads, heel repair silicone sleeves can be bought at discounted prices. Winter appliances like kettles, egg boilers and barbeques are also on sale. Mixer grinders, choppers, blenders, thermos, flasks, and thermally coated lunch boxes have huge discounts on them.
A range of dry fruit including almond, cashews, walnuts, nuts, berries and trail mixes are also on sale to keep you warm.
The sale has blockbuster deals on appliances like TVs from Intex, Westway, and more starting Rs 3,999. Vacuum cleaners start at Rs 1799 with multi-purpose American Micronic wet and dry vacuum cleaner priced at Rs 6,799. Skybags, backpacks and luggage are available at a discount of up to 70 per cent. Leather backpacks are available at a throwaway price starting Rs 500.
SBI debit card users get an additional 10 per cent discount.
e-commerce
Amazon unveils first Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report
32,000 bad actors targeted, 15 million fake products removed in 2025.
MUMBAI: In a marketplace where trust is the real currency, Amazon is showing its receipts. Amazon has released its first-ever Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report, offering a detailed look at how it polices its vast digital shelves from counterfeit crackdowns to scam detection and review authenticity. At the heart of the report is a four-pronged strategy, proactive controls, risk anticipation, enforcement against bad actors, and consumer protection. The scale is staggering. Since 2020, Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit has pursued over 32,000 bad actors globally through litigation and criminal referrals spanning 14 countries.
The clean-up drive accelerated in 2025, with the company identifying and disposing of more than 15 million counterfeit products worldwide. Legal action also led to the takedown of over 100 websites linked to fake reviews and scams, an ongoing battle in the age of algorithmic manipulation.
Behind the scenes, artificial intelligence and machine learning are doing the heavy lifting. Amazon says it monitors billions of daily interactions across listings, reviews, and seller activity to spot trouble before it surfaces. Its predictive systems can even flag potentially infringing listings for trending products before brands raise the alarm.
Tools like Omniscan, which verifies product safety information at scale, and SENTRIX, designed to detect and eliminate phishing websites, are part of this expanding tech arsenal. Together, they aim to reduce risk while keeping the platform usable for legitimate sellers.
That balance between protection and friction is a tightrope Amazon acknowledges. Rohan Oommen, Vice President of Worldwide Customer and Partner Trust, noted that while safeguards are critical, they must not stifle genuine businesses. Features like the Account Health Dashboard are meant to give sellers clearer visibility into compliance and performance.
Consumer-facing measures are also getting sharper. From direct safety alerts to recall notifications and refund guidance, Amazon is leaning into transparency, backed by partnerships with consumer organisations to raise awareness.
The report’s release follows the expansion of Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit into India, signalling a deeper push into one of its fastest-growing markets, with closer coordination planned between brands, sellers, and law enforcement.
In short, as online shopping grows more complex, Amazon is betting that trust built through data, enforcement, and a fair bit of algorithmic vigilance will be its most valuable product yet.
