Amazon, Flipkart invited by a group of Indian traders to discuss e-commerce issues

On Thursday, the All India Traders Federation (CAIT) invited Amazon and Flipkart to jointly discuss ongoing issues regarding domestic online trade and propose an e-commerce policy currently under draft. stage. Trade associations include other industry associations: India Mobile Electronics Association (ICEA), All India Consumer Products Distributors Association (AICPDF), All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), All India Jewelers and Goldsmith Federation (AIJGF), and Computer Media Dealers Association (CMDA).

CAIT said at a press conference that the meeting scheduled for January 27 will be held in New Delhi.

The conference has a “wide agreement” among stakeholders on the “basic foundations of e-commerce business” and provides information to the Industry and Domestic Trade Promotion Agency (DPIIT), CAIT National President of E-Commerce Policy. Is aimed at. BCBhartia and Executive Secretary Praveen Khandelwal said.

Bhartia and Khandelwal also stated that CAIT “doesn’t hate e-commerce and e-commerce companies, and has a strong view that land laws and policies must comply with both text and spirit.” ..

The collaborative invitee list includes e-commerce sites such as Amazon, Flipkart, Firstcry, Paytm, Shopclues, and Snapdeal. It also includes companies such as BigBasket, Grofers, Swiggy and Zomato. According to traders, invitations are being sent not only to companies such as Reliance and Tata, but also to global players such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Zoom and WhatsApp.

CAIT is a platform for Mastercard, Visa, Rupay, Cleartrip, Naukri.com, Udaan, Healthkart, 1mg, Ola, Uber, Carwale, Firstcry, IRCTC, Hungama.com, Gaana.com, Oyo, Urban Ladder, UrbanClap, Byju’s and more. We also invited, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, Disney + Hotstar, Voot, ALTBalaji, JioCinema, SonyLIV, etc. We are doing business activities in digital mode.

Traders’ organizations have also invited associations such as the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME), the Association of Indian Retailers (RAI), the Association of Banks of India (IBA), the National Federation of Farmers (NFA), the Cinema Association and the National Restaurant. Above all, the Indian Association (NRAI). In addition, corporate retailers such as Big Bazaar, Shopper’s Stop and V-Mart have also been invited to the conference, CAIT conveners said.

CAIT said in an invitation to India’s Amazon Country Manager Amit Agarwal and Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy that a copy is on Gadgets 360 and that the meeting’s deliberations will be communicated to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and others. Said.

“There is growing interest in e-commerce on the basics of e-commerce, as there are differences among e-commerce stakeholders when it comes to doing online business in the country,” he said.

Meetings are held virtually or physically, depending on the COVID-19 standards by the government. At the time of submitting this article, Amazon and Flipkart had not commented to request comments on the invitation.

The latest move by CAIT will take place just days after filing a petition with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeking to terminate the transfer of shares of Cloudtail’s parent company, Prione Business Service, to Amazon. ..The New Delhi-based Traders Association has also recently announcement Launch a campaign called “Vyapari Samvad” (trader conversation) in February. It aims to discuss the domestic “threat to the existence of traders’ businesses due to the current form of e-commerce and some other issues”.