Retail News Round Up_April 07,2016

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“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

– Napoleon Hill

 

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Retail News Round Up_March 14,2016

Retail news :

  • Allahabad HC slams UP tax department for taking out Rs 49 crore from Flipkart’s account using dubious means
  • Flipkart takes Uttarakhand to court for imposing 10 percent entry tax on goods purchased through e-commerce
  • After Patanjali, Kishore Biyani led Future Group may start selling Ravi Shankar’s Sri Sri Ayurveda products
  • Shopclues wants Momoe, eyes a bite of payment business

  • Paytm ties up with cinemas to sell tickets
  • Arvind sports to bring Cole Haan and Heatwave Shoes to India
  • Jewellery demand to rise to 670-685 tonnes in FY17
  • Himalaya eyes doubling men’s facewash market share to 12 percent
  • RIL arm to invest Rs 1,300 crore in Haryana for electronics hub
  • Xiaomi applies for single-brand retail stores
  • Canon eyes 10% growth in India this year
  • PayPal has joined hands with OYO Rooms to allow global consumers to pay
  • Quikar.com, India’s largest classifieds site today announced launch of Quikr Doorstep
  • Uber announced that it will be investing Rs 120 Crore in the state hariyana to improve its cab-hailing service and transportation network

“Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”

-Robert Kiyosaki

 

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Retail News Round Up_March 11,2016

Retail News :

  • Flipkart pumps Rs 338 crore in Myntra to take on competition
  • Flipkart sees opportunity in selling automobiles and accessories online
  • Roadrunnr and TinyOwl in early stage of talks to merge in all-stock deal
  • Digital wallet and ecommerce firm Paytm planning major offline push
  • Online marketplace ShopClues plans to hire 1,500 employees by December
  • FMCG stocks like Dabur, Nestle, Colgate Palmolive run the risk of earnings downgrade
  • Manish Arora to launch first menswear collection online
  • French fashion brand Chloe now in India
  • H&M to open first store in Bengaluru on March 25
  • Sachin Tendulkar starts new innings with TrueBlue
  • Lenovo ties up with Paytm to offer sops for distributors, sales representatives
  • FDA scraps licences of 792 medical stores
  • L’Oreal creates unbranded content hub to woo beauty fans
  • Startups exploring innovative new ways to attract top talent
  • Startup India: Five-fold hike in government budget for funding startups in next fiscal
  • BSNL Jumps Into Video-On-Demand Service; Partners With Tata Sky To Provide Instant Videos
  • Uber to Invest INR 120 Cr in Haryana to Improve Transport Services in Gurgaon

 

“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.”
-Debbi Fields

 

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Retail News Round Up_Feb 22,2016

Retail news:

  • Donald Trump calls for boycott of Apple products until company unlocks shooter’s phone
  • Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma says apps shouldn’t be allowed on closed networks
  • Godrej Consumer Products Ltd to increase shareholding in its joint ventures
  • ShopClues eyes companies in the ad-tech, payments and analytics space
  • India Post rides e-commerce wave as villagers buy online
  • Hyper-local discovery app Magicpin raises $3 million
  • Woodland to strengthen presence in UAE, Russia
  • Heritage Foods firms up plans for ecommerce foray to accelerate turnaround of its retail business
  • AAP government considers not raising excise duty on liquor
  • VLCC looks to spread its wings in India and abroad
  • SigTuple raises seed fund from Flipkart founders, Accel Partners and other angel investors
  • FSSAI to work with other government agencies to spread awareness on food safety
  • The Viral Fever secures $10M from Tiger Global for 25% stake
  • ASICS acquires Runkeeper for an undisclosed amount
  • Vodafone to invest Rs 6,000 crore in Maharashtra
  • RKSV Securities secures $4 million from Kalaari capital & others

 

“One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.”

-Ruth Reichl

 

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Retail News Round Up_Feb 16,2016

Retail News :

  • Swedish companies look up to India as major hub for exports
  • Internet cos like Myntra, Shopclues roll out new initiatives for young mothers
  • CCI rejects complaints of unfair business practices against Ola, Uber
  • China buys half of world’s all luxury goods
  • Snapdeal to route new funding into logistics, fintech

  • Wadi.com gets $67 million; to ramp up headcount in India
  • Make in India: Raymond bullish on its Rs 1,400 crore investment plan in Maharashtra
  • New PAN norms are a dampener for the jewellery sector
  • FMCG major RB pledges $1 million for Zika relief package
  • Sanghvi Brands bags exclusive rights to take LOccitane spas to US, Middle East
  • Make In India: Government looking to woo global investors; PM Modi expects policies to boost manufacturing
  • Make in India: India Inc urges new technology to transform manufacturing
  • Make in India: Manufacturing is actually picking up, says Nirmala Sitharaman
  • American Retail giant Target to insource software projects from technology vendors like TCS & Infosys
  • Business-to-business marketplaces find easy business for small and medium enterprises
  • Indian Railways Launches Utsonmobile For Paperless Unreserved Railway ticket Bookings
  • Apple To Setup First $25M Offshore Technology Development Centre in Hyderabad

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“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

-Joshua J. Marine

 

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 18,2016

Retail news :

  • ShopClues launches online furniture store
  • Yepme launches its first brick and mortar store in Delhi/NCR
  • Titan plans to offer saris under Tanishq brand
  • Ahujasons eyeing Rs 200 crore sales, to launch summer collection
  • Chinese firm LeEco plans to setup research and development centre in India
  • iQor plans to provide service to global markets from India
  • Entrepreneurial community lauds ambitious guidelines set by the Modi government
  • FDI may rise 25% as FSSAI eases product approval norms
  • Amazon India launches test preparation & info portal Exam Central
  • Skyscanner raises $192M for global expansion & acquisitions
  • Zomato launches table reservations; users may get customised orders

 

“It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.” -Abraham Lincoln

 

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 13,2016

Retail News :

  • Shopclues at par with Snapdeal, Paytm with undisclosed funding valuing company at Rs 7,300 crore
  • Amazon and Future Group partnership on rocks over funding of discounts
  • Nitish Kumar government to impose 13.5% tax on luxury items
  • Amazon has bought a French delivery company
  • PayPal ties-up with first Indian partner Shopmatic for cross-border transactions

  • Reliance eyes Rs 1,800 cr sales from Vimal brand in 3 years
  • Van Heusen ropes Infinite Analytics for its style studio
  • Starbucks says aims to open 500 new stores in China in 2016
  • Start in India, stay in India, government tells fleeing startups
  • Women and Child Development Ministry, eBay partner for online platform for women entrepreneurs
  • Oxigen Wallet launches mobile virtual cards powered by Visa
  • ShopClues raises $100 million; plans IPO in 2017
  • OYO Rooms expands to Malaysia; looks at Africa, South America, South-east Asia next
  • Ortel launches free public WiFi for its customers in Bhubaneswar
  • Hike secures funds from WordPress and Quora founders & other individual investors
  • Persistent Systems acquires CloudPlatform & CloudPortal from Citrix
  • Spice Mobility acquires 22.5% stake in Sunstone Eduversity
  • Hike messenger to match Delhi commuters to comply with odd even rule

 

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

-Warren Buffett

 

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 24,2015

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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Today’s M & A Deals_Dec 09,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Nexus Venture Partners raises $450M in new fund
  • Alkem Labs IPO subscribed 35% on day 1; raises $60M from anchors
  • Online test prep venture MockBank buys web services firm Litoro
  • Event management firm AMM Hospitality raises funding
  • Logistics services provider Parsel acquires Accord Ecom Solutions
  • Alvarez & Marsal launches PE consulting services in India
  • SEBI to come out with norms for crowdfunding
  • ShopClues invests in chat app HeyBiz
  • Careers360 acquires online admissions manager
  • MobiKwik partners IRCTC and expects daily train bookings worth Rs 1.75Cr

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”

-Benjamin Franklin.

 

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Retail News Round Up_Nov 17,2015

Retail News :

  • Valued at Rs 4,600 crore, Shopclues eyes Rs 1320 crore fund infusion with IPO foray
  • Patanjali launches noodles, plans 6 manufacturing units
  • Ethnic e-tailer Craftsvilla raises Rs 220 crore

  • Oyo Rooms eyeing expansion, plans Oyo Cafe
  • Apple to open retail store in Singapore powered only by sun
  • Talwalkars picks up 51% stake in Chennai fitness chain Inshape
  • CloudBuy ties up with CII for online e-commerce gateway
  • Shadowfax to open R&D centre for data analytics
  • Cashkaro raises $3.7 million from Kalaari Capital
  • Cortana comes to India; in public beta for Android and iOS