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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 19,2016

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Retail News :

  • Amazon to start grocery delivery by April
  • Reliance Group eyes e-commerce for commercial finance biz
  • Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in online coupons venture CashKaro.com
  • Flipkart invests undisclosed sum in social network Tinystep
  • Bagrry’s India Ltd. to offer healthier snacks in fast-food lane dominated by KFC, McDonald’s

  • Online food ordering startup Swiggy receives Rs 230 crore in funding
  • Leading online supermarket bigbasket enters UP
  • Godrej Consumer Products eyes 10 per cent market share in hand wash, sanitisers segment
  • Chai Point to launch Uni-350ml variant of delivery flask
  • Goldman Sachs picks 50 per cent stake in Amber, deal values company at Rs 1,200 crore
  • E-commerce enabler KartRocket raises $6 million from Bertelsmann India, others
  • Will Startup India stem the exodus of startups to Singapore?
  • WhatsApp to drop annual subscription fees

 

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

—Steve Jobs

 

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Today’s M & A Deals_ Jan 13,2016

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M & A Deals :

  • Another Flipkart backer bets on ShopClues as GIC leads Series E round
  • Online job referral startup Happy2Refer raises $250K in angel funding
  • In-building connectivity startup iBus gets $2.2M in Series A funding
  • Fashionablyin raises angel funding from apparel supplier Epic Group
  • IDFC Bank picks 10% stake in ASA International India for $1.3M
  • China’s Dalian Wanda to buy controlling stake in ‘Jurassic World’ maker
  • TCS net rises 14.2% in third quarter

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.”

– Phillip Fisher ”

 

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Retail news Round Up_ Jan 07,2016

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Retail news :

  • Online Retail Giant Flipkart Starts Talks With Investors To Raise $1.4 Billion
  • Patanjali Products Get Exclusive Space At Stores As Sales Soar
  • Tommy Hilfiger Re-Applies To Open Own Stores In India
  • Amazon To Enter Grocery Jungle In February

  • Paytm Ties Up With Industry buying To Simplify Transaction Process
  • Jabong Launches ‘Happy New You’ Sale, Offers Heavy Discounts
  • Kroger Is Going To Become Amazon And Walmart’s Biggest Threat

  • Food Startups Swiggy, Tinyowl & Foodpanda Raise Fee, Cut Discounts
  • Mother’s Recipe Launches E-Comm Site
  • Samsung Launches Refrigerator With Camera Inside
  • Blueshift Labs Raises $8M From Storm Ventures & Existing Investors
  • Alef Mobitech Raises $5 Million From Tata Capital Innovations Fund
  • Girnarsoft To Launch Multiple Auto Related Portals In The Coming Months
  • Startup Money Transfer App Chillr Features As Best Finance App Of 2015

 

“Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning”

– Narayana Murthy

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Dec 31,2015

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Retail News :

  • L Capital plans to sell stake in Fabindia
  • Karnataka’s prisons dept to tie up with Flipkart, Amazon for Make-in-Prison mission
  • Flipkart pilots zero commissions programme for sellers on its platform
  • Plan for the year for Snapdeal is Freecharge
  • On-demand grocery delivery company PepperTap acquires Jiffstore
  • ZopNow Expands its Operations to Mysuru
  • CAIT to support Khan Market Traders Association in bid to sue actor Salman Khan
  • Tesco to branch out into pet grooming in UK
  • Central Warehousing Corporation to invest Rs 181 crore for adding 1.66 LT storage capacity
  • Govt Launches 23 New Schemes Under Digital India Mission; India Post Payment Bank, ePayment Portal & More

 

“When people can see which direction the leaders are going in it becomes easier to motivate them”

– Lakshmi Mittal

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 29,2015

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Retail News :

  • Snapdeal to invest in logistics to speed up delivery
  • Flipkart unveils global brand licensing for Indian sellers
  • New lingerie entrant Hunkemller to have four stores in Indian by end-March
  • Voylla in talks with Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Retail to sell its fashion jewellery

  • Bengaluru-based grocer Town Essentials raises $1 million in fresh round of funding
  • PVR launches 9-screen multiplex, largest Gold Class and IMAX
  • Bengaluru central prison inmates to open a bakery outlet at Infosys campus
  • Amway sets up Rs 550-crore manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu
  • Wonderchef plans to go overseas by the end of this decade
  • Flipkart Starts Selling Bikes & Cars Now. Pilot Project Live At Bengaluru
  • For The First Time IRCTC Train Tickets To Be Sold Via ICICI Bank Website; Mobile App

 

“Basically we get confused a bit about what retail is. It is really just buying things, putting them on a floor and selling them”

– Gerry Harvey 

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 26,2015

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Retail news

  • India Inc flocks to campuses with live projects; Snapdeal introduces Stratethon in 13 top B-schools
  • GCPL eyes 8 major launches in 2016
  • Flipkart begins selling cars, motorcycles online
  • Ethos Watch to diversify into mens accessories
  • Salora to set up manufacturing facility for LED TVs
  • Govt Plans Tax Reduction For Startups, VCs
  • Facebook Launches Shrewd Campaign To Trap Users Into Supporting Free Basics
  • AIFPA raises pitch against recommendation of higher taxes on food items in GST
  • Danone and Narang Group agree on ending twin joint ventures that made and sold beverages
  • Amazon emerges as largest online store in India
  • Alibaba to invest $1.25 billion in Chinese online food delivery stat up
  • Grasim draws up Rs 150 crore capex plan for brand Liva
  • Siddharth Kasliwal launches Gem Palace at Dhanraj Mahal in Mumbai

 

There is a spiritual aspect to our lives – when we give we receive – when a business does something good for somebody, that somebody feels good about them!
-Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry’s

 

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 24,2015

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Retail News :

  • RBI allows foreign investors to buy upto 49 per cent in V-Mart Retail
  • Flipkart ropes in designers like Pitti Imagine and Timzy Batra to help sellers create world-class products
  • Amazon India unit signs MoU with NIESBUD to encourage online growth of small businesses
  • Snapdeals FreeCharge unit keen on running RBIs bill payment system
  • ShopClues announces the launch of exclusive Star Wars merchandise
  • Delhis favourite leather product maker Nappa Dori scouts for space in Mumbai
  • Kwality looks to scoop up midsized dairy companies
  • McVities maker United Biscuits moves to Marie biscuits and cookies
  • Idea launches 4G services starting with 75 towns in South India
  • Swarajya magazine gets Quintype’s CMS in a partnership
  • Mahindra Group Launches MoboMoney, a NFC Based Digital Wallet!
  • MakeInIndia Vivo Opens its First Manufacturing Plant in India; Invests Rs 125 Crores
  • Micromax Smartphones Will Come Pre-loaded with an E-wallet; Partners with TranServ

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.”

-Hunter S. Thompson

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 23,2015

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Retail News :

  • Companies introducing new parental benefits to retain employees
  • Flipkart to help local firms to sell licensed global brands
  • Small cities, e-commerce will reshape Indian FMCG sector
  • Online B2B marketplace Shotang raises Rs 33 crore in funding
  • Shopmatic partners CAIT to bring its members on eLala platform
  • Voylla plans to set up 100 stores; invest Rs 25 crore for expansion

  • Adinath Agro raises series A investment from Carpediem Capital
  • Coca Cola to explore scope for Kinnow plant in Haryana
  • Cafe Coffee Day to extend home delivery to Mumbai and Delhi
  • in to expand operations next year
  • Sidbi clears Rs 930 crore from fund-of-funds to support venture capital funds
  • Hike Messenger Goes Multi-lingual with 8 Indian Languages
  • Hike to launch interface & keyboard in 8 Indic languages
  • Imtiaz Ali & nexGTv launch digital platform for content creators
  • Planet GoGo raises seed funding from HT Media and North Base Media

 

“When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.”
– Ellen DeGeneres

 

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 18,2015

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Retail News :

  • Freshdesk buys user engagement platform Konotor
  • Cabsguru raises angel funding; launches a bot to book cab rides
  • IRCTC passengers can now use Paytm to pay for food ordered online
  • Flipkart’s top shopper in 2015 is single, male and works in an office
  • K Sera Sera & United Mediaworks merge
  • Blubirch secures $2M from Chicago Capital Ventures & other investors
  • Spencer’s Retail to enter ecommerce with Meragrocer acquisition
  • HUL to buy Indulekha for Rs330 crore
  • PepsiCo to launch fastest growing snacks Doritos next week
  • Jabong launches UK-based brand Missguided
  • com to launch ten experience centers by March 2016

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during the long bull market.”

-Ron Chernow

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 09,2015

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Retail News :

  • Flipkart to arrange easy working capital loans for vendors to ensure loyalty
  • Ronnie Screwvala 1st investment in food tech startup Yumist
  • Rocket Internet’s Lazada to double Southeast Asia warehouses amid e-commerce boom
  • MobiKwik partners with IRCTC to allow booking ticket through its wallet
  • Dabur India launches sugar-free Chyawanprash
  • Havells to dilute majority stake in Sylvania to focus on domestic market
  • Vodafone launches 4G services in Kochi
  • AskmePay launches working capital loan program for its SME partners
  • Meru Cabs ties up with Indian Oil to drive its carpooling feature
  • Alibaba launches SMILE program for SMEs, Its Hindi version coming soon

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”

-Benjamin Franklin.

 

 

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