Retail News Round Up_Nov 02,2015

Retail News :

  • Commerce Minister asks RBI, Enforcement Directorate to probe if top e-tailers like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal flouted rules
  • E-commerce, start-up boom swells India’s advertiser base; 2000 advertisers added in Jan-Sep 2015
  • India Post collects Rs 800 crore from cash-on-delivery facility
  • Quikr has launched QuikrServices that currently lists home-services providers in 11 categories
  • Oxigen Services in talks to raise Rs 1,300 crore; plans to hive off online business
  • Strengthening backend operations for great customer experience, Grofers wants to be one-stop app Consumer for all your daily needs

 

Retail News Round Up_Oct 19,2015

Retail news :

 

  • Reliance Industries to enroll 1.5 lakh vendors for its ecommerce venture
  • Flipkart makes seed investment in mobile-technology startup Cube26
  • Reliance Brands plans expanding global shoe brand Steve Madden stores
  • Vivo replaces PepsiCo as Indian Premier League title sponsor
  • Zomato Lays Off 300 Employees; Shuts Down Cashless Business
  • DB Corp Internet revenues at Rs 11.39Cr for Q2-FY16; Rs 6.91Cr loss

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Oct 17,2015

Retail News :

  • Aditya Birla Group launches fashion portal abof.com
  • Rel Retail to launch Lyf smartphones
  • Snapdeal to market Uttarakhand’s handicraft, handloom products
  • M&S expects 10-15% increase in sourcing from India
  • WalmartLabs to add hundreds of jobs in Bengaluru
  • Bombay Dyeing’s Rs 230 crore sale of textiles unit cancelled
  • FSSAI takes junk food off school menu

  • Reliance SmartCare allows users to recharge with tweets
  • Paytm now lets kirana stores, fast food joints etc accept payments through QR codes
  • CCI approves Alibaba’s 4.14% stake purchase in Snapdeal
  • TRAI orders telcos to pay consumers Re 1 in case of call drops from January
  • Bits Pilani Alumni Win Patent Infringement Case Worth $862.4 Million Against Apple
  • Homers.in secures seed funding

 

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Oct 15,2015

Retail News :

  • Flipkart got 20 million visitors in just 19 hours
  • Blackstone in talks with L&T realty to buy 1 million sq ft retail space
  • Gaana gets funds from Micromax
  • B2B marketplace Bizongo raises funds from Accel
  • Online-selling services solution Shopmatic launches its services
  • Big Fish Ventures to Raise Rs 200 crore for new outlets
  • Little acquires curated deals marketplace Trideal

 

 

Retail News Round Up_July 30,2015

Retail News :

 

  • Paytm To Hire 1,900 In Product Engineering And Operations
  • Alibaba Cloud Unit plan to invest $ 1 Billion in Amazon.com.
  • Flipkart & Snapdeal Founders Invest About Rs 1.8 Crore In Designer Of Board Games
  • Amazon Design Store To Boost Designer Range To Take On Exclusively.Com
  • Zovi Founders Raise $50 Million & Launch New Venture ‘Little’
  • Lacoste May Offer Its Products Online In India
  • Fashion Jewellery Brand Pipa+Bella Raises Initial Funding Of Rs 4.3 Crore
  • Daburs Consolidated Q1 Net Profit Surges 24%
  • Medplus To Invest Rs 100 Crore To Open 350 Stores In Delhi NCR
  • HDFC Bank’s Handheld Micro Atms With Biometric Verification, Can Change Rural Banking In India For Ever
  • Microsoft Launches Windows 10 & Offers Free Upgrade Across 190 Countries

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Retail News Round Up_July 27,2015

Retail News :

  • RIL E-Commerce Plans Set To Ride On Jio Infrastructure

  • Ecommerce Companies Like Flipkart And Snapdeal On ‘Acquihiring’ Spree For Best Talent, Ideas
  • Foodpanda May Pick Up Stake In Tinyowl
  • Veggie Retailers Making 300% Profit
  • Why Bengaluru Pub Chain Pecos’ Plan To Take The IPO Route Has Taken Everyone By Surprise
  • On-Demand Logistics Startup Townrush Raises Seed Funding From Lightspeed
  • Nitin Spinners’ Board Approves Rs 300 Crore Expansion Project
  • Spencers Retail Plans To Enter Ecommerce Segment With Separate Unit
  • Cremica Food Eyes Rs 1,000 Crore Turnover By 2020
  • Capital Foods’s Brand Chings’s Secret Exits Noodles Market

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Retail News Round Up_July 24,2015

Retail News :

 

  • Flipkart and other startups’ gender diversity problem
  • People even trade cows and buffaloes on quikr platform
  • After Maggi noodles, Nestle halts pasta supply to change labelling
  • Billion-dollar cracker for Diwali: Flipkart, Snapdeal shores up capital for the upcoming festive season
  • And Indias favorite eCommerce brands on twitter are
  • Flipkart appoints Krishnendu Chaudhury as Image Sciences Head
  • How e-commerce conquered television
  • Retail space addition low in 2015 first half, second half to see addition of six million sq ft
  • Amul trademark to get global shield
  • iPhone a hit online, but may not find space on retailers shelves

  • Are organized tea chains here to stay?
  • Coca-Cola is seriously worried about Diet Coke sales plummeting
  • GST rate at 20% good for industry, consumers: Experts
  • Ecommerce payment delays can seriously hurt online merchants
  • Paytm ties up with Aditya Birla finance
  • After secondary round Quikr valued close to $1 billion
  • Urban Ladder appoints Apurva Dalal as chief technology officer
  • Levis clothing recycling program reaches all its US stores
  • Khadi sales have doubled after PM Narendra Modi’s appeal: Kalraj Mishra
  • Guest Times: Will e-grocery sound the death knell for the kirana stores?
  • Coffee maker Lavazza to buy Carte Noire for EUR 800 mn: Reports
  • Canon India promotes Andrew Koh as vice-president, Consumer Imaging and Information Centre
  • Godrej Appliances to invest Rs 35 crore into medical refrigeratorsIndustry

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Retail News Round Up_June 03,2015

Retail News :

  • Flipkart Ties Up With Three Major Home Retailers
  • Heinz Completes Kraft Purchase; Warren Buffett Joins Board
  • Amazon Raises Rs 375 Crore Round In Online Financial Services Portal Bankbazaar
  • Mirah Hospitality Buys 30% In Hopping Chef For Rs 3 Crore
  • Paytms CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Invests In Goqii Tech
  • Rajesh Exports Closing On $250-500 Mn Acquisition In Europe

 

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Retail News Round Up_July 01,2015

Retail News :

 

  • Infibeam Becomes First E-Commerce Player To File Papers For IPO, To Raise Rs 450 Cr
  • ITC’s Packaged Food Business Hits $1-Billion Mark
  • Com Looking At Two Acquisitions To Expand Business
  • Hero Cycles Forays Into Ecommerce, Plans To Invest Rs 800 Cr In Europe Mkt
  • Rajesh Exports In Talks To Pick Up Stake In Swiss Gold Refinery Valcambi For Rs 2,500 Crore

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