MUMBAI — The era of optical illusions during massive festive sales is coming to an end. The Indian government has officially notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Amendment Rules, 2026, introducing sweeping changes aimed at curbing misleading discounts, "dark patterns," and unfair marketplace practices. Notified on September 10, the new framework will come into effect on January 1, 2027, giving major e-commerce platforms and third-party sellers a narrow window to overhaul their pricing and operational strategies. The most disruptive provision in the new amendment targets the common practice of inflating a product's reference price right before a sale event to advertise a massive percentage markdown. Under the new regulations, whenever an e-commerce platform or seller announces a price reduction, they are legally required to display both the reduced sale price and the lowest price at which that product was offered in the preceding 30 days. According to industry ex...
You have optimized your Myntra listings, your lifestyle images look stunning, and you are running aggressive PLA (Product Listing Ads) campaigns. Traffic is flowing, but your conversion rate is tanking and your ROAS is bleeding. If this sounds familiar, you are likely suffering from the most overlooked operational metric in fashion e-commerce: Size Brokenness. While brand managers obsess over click-through rates and banner placements, the actual battle for profitability on Myntra is won or lost at the inventory level. Here is a deep dive into what brokenness is, how it triggers algorithmic penalties, and what sellers must do to protect their bottom line. What is Brokenness in E-commerce? In fashion and apparel e-commerce, Brokenness occurs when a Parent SKU (the overall product style, like a navy blue blazer) remains active and visible on the storefront, but one or more of its core Child SKUs (the specific size variants, like 40 or 42) have zero inventory. A catalog is considered ...