Retail News Round Up_ Jan 21,2016

Retail News :

  • Companies like Pepsi, Wal-Mart, McDonald’s victim of illegal domain names
  • Etailers, startups leased 4.3 million sq ft office space in 2015: CBRE
  • With a new CEO and strategy, the desktop is back at Flipkart
  • FirstCry becomes Ratan Tata’s fourth investment in 2016

  • Freecharge eyes Rs 20,000 crore business next fiscal
  • Maharashtra gives in-principal nod to retail trade policy
  • Amazon expands its global selling service
  • Paytm in talks with ICICI for banking and insurance ventures; also in talks with Citibank
  • Alibaba determined to inject optimism despite a faltering Chinese economy
  • India Post opens counters in Gurgaon and Faridabad for eBay India sellers
  • Adidas eyes 20% revenue from own stores
  • Yoga guru Ramdev eyes Maharashtra forests for Patanjali’s ayurveda products
  • Drew Barrymore to turn international retailer for her beauty brand
  • Mahindra Retail to bring US brand Carter’s to BabyOye chain
  • FSSAI directs state food safety commissioners to implement new norms on additives

 

“Price is what you pay; value is what you get.’ Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.”

-Warren Buffett

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 16,2016

Retail News :

  • HUL Q3 net slips 22% at Rs 971.40 crore but dividend may rise
  • Tata Housing may tie up with Amazon for online property sale
  • Jewellers plan candle march to protest against PAN number rider
  • SBI partners Snapdeal to offer loans to ecommerce sellers
  • Wal-Mart merges tech teams in online push
  • Craftsvilla plans to offer video buying for online shopping

  • Manpasand Beverages ties up with Germany’s Metro Cash & Carry
  • General Electric to sell appliances business to Haier for $5.4 billion
  • PM Narendra Modi to unveil startup action plan today as a major breakthrough for entrepreneurship in India
  • Government to provide simple tax regime, easier norms for startups
  • Kerala to encourage startups in the manufacturing and processing sector
  • Paytm To Launch ‘Sound Pay’ For Money Transfers Through Ultrasonic Sound Waves
  • Amazon Launches Exam Central in India; A Bookstore for Competitive Exams
  • Amazon Starts Deliveries on Bicycles in India. Pilot Project Live in 5 Cities

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“The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.”

-Walt Disney

 

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 15,2016

Retail News :

  • Mahindra & Mahindra ties-up with Flipkart to sell Small SUV KUV 100 online
  • Food regulator FSSAI issues new rules for ensuring quality imports
  • Paytm to launch sound pay that will allow money transfers using ultrasonic sound waves
  • Amazon expands logistics reach with move into ocean shipping
  • Flipkart ties up with dPronto to boost delivery system with skilled youth
  • H&M to open country’s biggest store in DLF Mall of India
  • Tata-Starbucks to serve ‘Teavana’ in India shortly

  • Lulu Group announces major expansion plan in Saudi Arabian market
  • Zomato launches table reservation service in multiple cities
  • Baba Ramdev may set up food processing unit at Amravati
  • Media-tech startup ZAPR raises funding from Flipkart, MuSigmas Dhiraj Rajaram
  • SBI Launches India’s First Startup Focused Bank Branch SBI InCube
  • Oxigen Wallet Launches Virtual Debit Cards Powered By Visa
  • RCOM, SSTL merger gets a nod from the BSE & NSE
  • Care24, online site for nurses and attendants, raises $4M form SAIF Partners
  • UK based audio platform Audioboom to launch in India with ErosNow

SBI InCube

 

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.”

Norman Schwarzkopf

 

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Retail news Round Up_ Jan 07,2016

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_ Jan 05,2016

Retail News :

  • VLCC gets Sebi nod for Rs 400 crore IPO
  • Paytm acquires Delhi co Shifu
  • Landmark Group launches e-commerce website in India
  • Alibaba’s Ant Financial says seeking funds ahead of planned IPO
  • In a first, Sequoia invests in craft beer brand Bira 91
  • Dabur India unveils new baby care brand
  • Quikr plans to invest Rs 250 crore in home services market

 

“The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles.”

-Azim Premji
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Today’s M & A Deals_ Jan 05,2016

M &  A Deals :

  • Paytm acquires task-managing app Shifu
  • Drug regulator raises red flag against online sales of medicines
  • Careers360 raises funds from MeritTrac
  • GM to invest $500M in ride-sharing firm Lyft
  • Goldman Sachs invests $66M in SAMHI Hotels
  • Texmaco Rail acquires 55% stake in Bright Power

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“All intelligent investing is value investing — acquiring more that you are paying for. You must value the business in order to value the stock.”

– Charlie Munger

 

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 01,2016

Retail news :

  • HMT reopens plant to make last batch of watches
  • Upbeat but cautious India Inc to invest more in 2016
  • FCEL seeks shareholders nod to re-align FMCG business
  • Paytm and Jugnoo partner to offer Delhi consumers cashback offers during citys odd-even traffic restrictions
  • Myntra to pilot offline sales of large brands
  • New mobile app to secure consumer on e-commerce platform
  • PAN must for cash payment of hotel bill over Rs 50,000

 

“Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.”

-Indra Nooyi
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Today’s M & A Deals_Dec 08,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Furniture e-tailer Customfurnish.com raises $4.5M from Agnus Capital
  • Paytm buys home services marketplace Near.in
  • Leaf raises $250K in seed funding for women safety wearables
  • Energy analytics startup Zenatix gets funding from Blume Ventures
  • Splitkart gets angel funding from top techpreneurs
  • Dr Lal PathLabs raises $28.6M ahead of IPO
  • Alibaba launches online platform SMILE for Indian SMEs

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“Only buy something that you would be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for ten years”

-Warren Buffett

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 07,2015

Retail News :

  • Faasos raises Rs 200 crore in fresh funding at a time of gloom for on-demand food startups
  • Ecommerce players to help Indias 2016 advertisement spend grow 13%
  • Paytm acquires Near.in to strengthen its presence in online-to-offline space
  • Rural-focused StoreKing in pact with Indian Oil
  • Shemaroo partners with DTH players to launch ‘Miniplex’
  • Reliance opens up Jio Chat to 9 countries, but will it be secure?
  • Khan Academy launches Hindi website with Math lessons
  • YouTube Space Mumbai launched at Whistling Woods
  • Uber launches UberASSIST for the differently abled in Delhi

 

Mondaymotivation Wealth Mantra !

“The investment in knowledge always pays the best interest”

-Benjamin Franklin

 

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 03,2015

Retail news :

  • BigBasket set to close Rs 800 crore funding
  • Chennai rains: Indian startups like Zomato, Paytm and Ola kickstart relief measures for those stuck
  • Flipkart picks up strategic minority stake in digital mapping company MapmyIndia
  • Government plans to take etailers like Flipkart, Snapdeal to rural areas
  • Paytm partners with ICICI Bank to launch virtual prepaid cards for its wallet users
  • Delivery startup MagicTiger acquires Bangalore-based eCommerce App Instano

  • Womens’ apparel brand Kaaryah raises funding
  • Aditya Birla Group to handhold textile value-chain partners to scale up
  • CCI asks PVR to publish details of DT Cinema acquisition
  • Danone plans to serve ‘mishti doi’ in Europe
  • Kidswear brand Poney plans 25 more stores in India
  • Andhra Pradesh eyes Rs 5,000 crore investments in food processing by 2020
  • Times Internet buys Get Me A Shop
  • YuppTV launches movie streaming service YuppFlix with 5,000 movies
  • Twitter India’s Promoted Videos consumption grew 5X over the year
  • Catch launches Hindi version with exclusive and translated content
  • BetterPlace ties up with HouseJoy for security verification

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won’t grow any faster than the rate of inflation”

-Suze Orman

 

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