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Now, Pay At Café Coffee Day Through Oxigen Wallet!
Here is another offline service provider – online/mobile wallet tie-up that has taken place in last couple of days. the other being the Uber – Paytm partnership!
Café Coffee Day (CCD), India’s favorite coffee shop has announced a tie up…
GOSF 2014 Promises Unprecedented Deals, Discounts & Buzz!
Do you remember GOSF or the Great Online Shopping Festival conducted last year and the year before? In all probability your answer will be “Yes”. But in the same breath, you may also remember the fiasco that happened around it (but we will…
Online Retailers Will Now Come Under Purview Of Consumer Protection Law.
Online retailers in India are thrilled with the unprecedented boom in the e-commerce sector in India. The Indians are buying online never before and the trend seems to be catching on.
The online retail market in India which has been…
Is Flipkart Raising Another Funding Round at $10B Valuation?
The market is abuzz with rumours that India’s largest online retailer, Flipkart, could well be on its way to begin with a third round of mega fundraising this year, valuing the e-commerce retailer at nearly $10 billion. This round is…
Flipkart Vs Amazon Vs Snapdeal: Revenues & Losses Comparison
We all know online shopping in India is growing at a very fast clip. At the same time, there is an intense competition in ecommerce space, especially among the top 3 players. Another aspect that everyone is probably aware about is, all this…
61% Indians Look For Good Deals Before Shopping Online!
Why do you shop online?
If you asked that question to a random online user, in all probability you will get the answer – “Because I get good deals and discounts”. If that’s not the answer, it will be “because I can shop from comfort of…
HUL Shows Snapdeal How To Leverage Social Media & Make Customers Say WOW!
Laxminarayan Krishnamurthy, who used to work in Central Bank and is now living in Mumbai had ordered a Samsung Galaxy smartphone on Snapdeal.com. When the delivery finally came, he received Vim Bar in the package. This outraged him, and he…
Another first for Flipkart: Android Wear Supported Mobile Shopping App
Bansal and company, knowing fully well, that being the early bird in this industry always pays, have come up with another first for Flipkart.
The leading e commerce retailer in India, the ten year old Flipkart, has now become the first…
Burger King Offers Whoppers, Goodies On Ebay Before Delhi Store Launch. Why Did They Do It?
Have you had Burger King whoppers before? If you are in Delhi, you will soon be able to relish those 5 inch mouth-watering Whoppers.
Burger King is opening their first store at Select City Walk mall in Saket, New Delhi on November 9th.…
[Updated] Snapdeal Snaps $627M Funding From Softbank
The news of Snapdeal raising funding from Softbank has been confirmed. According to a Techcrunch report, Snapdeal's CEO Kunal Bahl has confirmed that it has raised $627M funding from Softbank. This round of funding also has other…
Indian eCommerce Will Grow 700% In 5 Years, Mobile Transactions At All Time High
Indian eCommerce market, which is currently pegged at Rs 78,000 crore ($13 billion) is all set to cross Rs 5,40,000 crore ($90 billion) by 2019, an increase of 700% in 5 years. As per a research by eTailing India, such a huge jump in…
MySmartPrice Make It Super Simple, Offers Product Prices On WhatsApp
WhatsApp has now become de-facto instant mobile messaging platform, especially for Smartphone users in India. There is a reason for that – literally every smartphone user has WhatsApp installed on their phones. According to recent…
Flipkart Snaps Largest Office Space Deal For 3M Sq.ft. @ Rs.300 Cr/Yr In Bangalore
India’s largest ecommerce portal has just inked India’s largest office space deal in Bangalore. 3 million square feet of office space in Bangalore would now be used by Flipkart to house its ever-burgeoning staff.
Flipkart has chosen…
Indian eCommerce Market To Reach $6B In 2015. A 70% Growth Over 2014: Gartner
In the few recent weeks, one cannot help but stumble upon some substantial investments and deals surfacing in the e-commerce industry. Be it Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon- the biggies of the e-commerce space, their strategies are intensifying…
[Updated] Now, Flipkart Gets Clean Chit From ED In FDI Violation Case
So, now the news is coming in that Enforcement Directorate has not found anything against Flipkart that would suggest that they have violated FDI norms. Flipkart has been under the scanner for some time now and few days back rumours…
Snapdeal & Shopclues Partner With India Post For Deliveries
The e-commerce battle is getting fierce day by day. New deals are signed, some are forgone, new friends are made and new rivals surface!
Just a few days back Amazon formed a strategic alliance with the Future Group, Flipkart is still…
Google Grand Diwali Mela, Too Little Too Late?
After Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal, it is Google’s turn to try and cash in on the festive season.
Not wanting to be left behind, the search engine giant has joined hands with GroupM to launch an online shopping platform which they have…
Uber Does Not Pay Service Tax In India, But Should They?
After losing it out in the Vodafone case, the tax authorities seem to be uprooting other top business players for tax defaults. This time it’s the Service tax department pursuing Uber. The premium cab service provider has 1200 cabs…
Amazon Future Group Partnership: Why Amazon is the future to Future Group!
When you can’t beat them, you join them. That’s the current industry trend. Atleast that’s what is seems as mega offline retailer, Future Group (Owners of Big Bazaar) breaks bread with the world’s largest e-tailer, Amazon Inc.
Mr Jeff…
Amazon Planning To Buy Jabong?
When the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos mentioned that he was keen on tapping the potential of fashion industry in India barely two weeks ago, not many would have thought what he had up his sleeve!
Bezos had also promised to invest $2 billion in…