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_ 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_Oct 31,2015

Retail News :

  • Paytm puts $10m more into Jugnoo
  • TinyOwl gets Rs 50 crore lifeline from investors
  • P&G plans to set up planning centre in Telangana
  • Swedish furniture retailer Ikea sources 35% of cotton from India
  • Bajaj Finserv Launches India’s First Consumer Durable Finance App With Instant Loan Approvals
  • Quikr Launches QuikrServices To Bridge The Gap Between Offline & Online Services Market

 

 

Today’s M & A Deals_Oct 31,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Moglix gets pre-Series A funding from Accel Partners, Jungle Ventures
  • Ride sharing app LiftO raises $130K in angel funding
  • Fairfax to hike stake in ICICI Lombard for $237M
  • Document management startup Kleeto gets pre-Series A funding
  • Baring PE India sheds bulk of its holding in Indoco Remedies
  • Pfizer in merger talks with Botox maker Allergan

  • After layoffs, TinyOwl gets $7.5M more from Sequoia & Matrix
  • HCL Technologies buys US CRM services firm PowerObjects for $46M
  • Document management startup Kleeto gets pre-Series A funding
  • Online test prep startup Toppr raises $2M from InnoVen


 

 

Retail News Round Up_Aug 11,2015

Retail News :

 

  • E-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm and others embark on a hiring spree
  • Ecommerce cos like Zomato, Yepme offer 200% more than offline brands to sign up Bollywood celebs
  • Paytm armed with a war chest of Rs 3,200 crore for acquisitions in e commerce space
  • Flipkart, Snapdeal report strong jump in sales
  • E-tailers like Flipkart, Snapdeal and others pitch for 4G for enhanced shopping experience
  • Zomato, TinyOwl and Swiggy in talks to raise about Rs 1,000 crore
  • Ecommerce firms like Paytm, Snapdeal to give credit score based on online purchases
  • Zomato seeking small stakes in food ordering start-ups abroad
  • MobiKwik aims to process $5 billion transactions in next 2 years
  • Flipkart crosses 150 million products sales mark
  • United States Food and Drug Administration clears Nestle’s Maggi
  • Indian Angel Network Invests Rs 10 crore in Wow!
  • China’s Alibaba to take $4.6 bn stake in retailer Suning
  • Xiaomi launches Redmi 2 Prime, first to be assembled in India; announces Foxconn tie-up
  • Smartphone-driven sales to grow to 40 million by 2016

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