Q-comm Will Add Pressure on Delivery Companies; Small Players Should Find Their Way

Q-comm Will Add Pressure on Delivery Companies; Small Players Should Find Their Way
Getting Quicker The fashion e-commerce space today is valued at $16 billion, and is projected to boom to $45 billion in the next four years. Myntra, which belongs to the Flipkart Group, which is owned by US retailer Walmart, is a leader in this space, but has to compete with Amazon Fashion, Reliance Ajio and other others. Mohamed Hassan / Pixabay

Observers are agog over how the launch of a pilot qcom programme by leading e-commerce player, Myntra, will play out. Speculation is rife about what this will mean for fashion markets in India. The talk is mostly about brands and big players. What do these mean for small manufacturers? Do they get new platforms to sell? Or, does this mean they will get financially squeezed as they are often on e-comm marketplaces? An analysis.