Amazon has become a lifeline for consumers facing lockdowns and restrictions around the world, and the company is in the process of adding some 175,000 new employees to cope with the surging demand. But the company has also faced protests from warehouse workers and activists who claim Amazon has failed to do enough to keep them safe.

Highlighting that network capacity and higher bandwidth services have proved to be crucial, not only during the pandemic itself, but also for e-commerce and economic inclusion in general, it said in an information note: “What can WTO members do to improve communications networks and services?”

As per estimates by Forrester Research, regions in Green and Orange zones accounted for 30-35% sales of ecommerce firms prior to the lockdown.

The death marks the fourth confirmed COVID-19-linked death of an Amazon worker, following deaths in Hawthorne, California; Tracy, California and the death of a Staten Island, New York, worker who was stationed at the JFK8 fulfillment centre.

Buying online might become pricier or less convenient, we might need to rethink fast deliveries, and our neighborhoods may look different.

The business is split in three verticals, services, products and skilling. The services which include slimming and diet planning is the oldest and most known.

O2 Spa is currently operating 60 centres across 17 cities in the country.

Its total income from operation was up 7.59 per cent at Rs 419.29 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 389.68 crore in the same period last fiscal.

To help new mothers ease back into work, they can also avail of reduced work hours for two continuous weeks immediately after resuming work.

The announcement was made at the L'Oreal Professionnel Indian Hairdressing Awards, held in Bambolim on Wednesday.

Beauty & wellness co expected to spend Rs 100 crore on acquisition, integration and category development of on-demand beauty services startup.

The plan is to launch six such centres in Saudi Arabia in the next 3 years with an estimated investment of over AED (Arab Emirates Dirham) 30 million (around Rs 52 crore).

Zurich-based Committee International d'Esthtique et de Cosmtologie (CIDESCO) is considered world standard for Beauty and Spa Therapy.

Even though 60% of the world’s population has either curly or wavy hair, Indians have always considered straight hair the ideal type.

These products are manufactured in Europe. So this is an imported range which we are bringing in India. But once we build up the volume, then we may further decide on manufacturing it locally.

Jain, who will join from August this year, will be L’Oréal India’s first Indian managing director after the French cosmetics giant entered in 1991.

This is the fourth round of fund-raising by Nykaa, which last raised about Rs 100 crore in 2016 from Max India, the Sunil Munjal family office and Harsh Mariwala.

Khosla’s mandate will be overseeing the firm’s wellness centres, personal care products and its institute of beauty and nutrition, across Middle East, Africa and CIS countries.

Reliance Trends is the fashion and accessories arm of Reliance Retail.

“India would need more than 70 lakh skilled manpower in coming months in this sector due to unleashing of economy,” Mahendra Nath Pandey said.

The company, which plans to open 15 stores across India over the next five years, at present has one store in India. It entered India in June this year.

A shopping mall in LA called 'The Grove and Beverly Center' has added more hand sanitizing stations, while Glossier, a cosmetic store, is closing all stores: "We are ready to put public health before our results.".

The company said its plant at Sanand in Gujarat which originally manufactures skincare products for the India market has begun production of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, and it will be shifting part of its production towards the making of sanitisers at the plant.

L'Oreal India's operations team will donate hand sanitisers to public health institutions, police forces and NGOs, who are at the forefront of the fight against the virus, said a statement.

The capital infusion comes at a time when risk capital investment activity has almost ground to a halt because of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, in turn, has forced vertical ecommerce companies such as Nykaa to conserve cash, given the steep plunge in discretionary spending by consumers.

The products are made from certified organic ingredients grown in the company’s 40 hectare farmland near Sanand, Ahmedabad, claimed Aditi Vyas, founder and director.

The company, celebrating its 50th anniversary, has lined up a string of new products for the future.

Since hand sanitisers have been declared as essential commodity under the Essential Commodities Act, action can be taken against dealers involved in hoarding and black-marketing of the product. The retailer/ manufacturer/ trader overcharging a consumer can be prosecuted under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, and Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011, the government said in a statement.

“Now we want distilleries that have their own bottling plants to add a new product line - sanitisers - to their line up of alcoholic beverages. This will put off pressure from hand sanitiser industry which is facing huge challenge to meet the demand,” said a senior food ministry official.

The industry will also meet drug controllers to seek and fast-track issuance of required licences and nods. Ethyl alcohol, a key raw material used in a distillery, is also a key ingredient for hand sanitisers. This move comes as the centre has requested state governments to rope in distilleries to make hand sanitisers for the shutdown period till March 31 due to the pandemic.

Sanitisers, available in two sizes 50 ml and 500 ml, are marked at a price of Rs. 25 and Rs. 250 respectively, the company said. In addition to pharmacies, general stores, and VLCC wellness centers, customers can also buy VLCC hand sanitisers from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Nykaa.

“The export of all ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/devices... is prohibited with immediate effect,” the the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

Apart from Covid-19 lockdown norms, paucity of adequate stocks and a minuscule discount in retail medicine shops shot the demand for medicine delivery through various e-pharmacy platforms.

SJM national co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan tweeted on this issue, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to flag his concern. . Mahajan had shared screenshots that said Aarogya Setu now brings to you online medical consultations (call and video), home lab tests and e-pharmacy.

The startup, backed by Ratan Tata's investment platform RNT Capital, confirmed his appointment.

Researchers at Harvard University in the US created a highly sensitive soft capacitive sensor made of silicone and fabric that moves and flexes with the human body to unobtrusively and accurately detect movement.

The value of the market in India is Rs 4,579 crore at present.

Anytime Fitness further eyes expansion in Tier II and III market.

To mark the occasion of Anti Obesity Day on November 26, the company would provide DNA scan to individuals at its centres countrywide and also educate them on issues leading to the problem such as weight gain, exercise and food habits etc.

It secured Rs 4.18 crore in a funding round with participation from Flipkart cofounder Binny Bansal and Myntra-Jabong CEO Ananth Narayanan, according to data-intelligence platform Paper.vc.

Selling sportswear online will open up an additional revenue stream for Curefit, which currently offers four products such as gyms under Cultfit, yoga and meditation centres under Mindfit, health food under Eatfit and primary care with Carefit.

Care revised its rating on long-term securities to ‘B’ from ‘A+’.

As per the order, the gym is spread over nearly 103 locations across the country.

The deal would value the company at close to Rs 4,300 crore, a premium of about 15% to its previous round of funding which valued the company at over Rs 3,700 crore, according to filings from ministry of corporate affairs sources by TOI.

Eight years after acquiring US rival, Reebok, seems like German sports gear marketer - Adidas has put Reebok on the block.

Dave will report directly to Osman Ayaz, Managing Director of the Emerging Markets adidas Group, the company said in a statement.

Hero Cycles plans to set up a fully owned assembly plant in Poland to cater exclusively to Europe, with special emphasis on the UK and Germany.

Hero Cycles picked up majority stake in UK-based Avocet Sports to mark entry into high-end bicycle market in Europe for an undisclosed sum.

Om Prakash Munjal Chairman Hero Cycles died at the age of 86 at Ludhiana in the Hero Heart Institute of Dayanand Medical College and hospital on Thursday morning.

Sports365 plans to use the funds to build technological capacities, launch its own private label and increase manpower.