Flipkart Has Just Acquired Phone Repair Company F1 Info Solutions
E-commerce players are rapidly placing bets on offline businesses which can help them in their core operations. A few days after Amazon had…
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7 Ways Amazon India Could Use The Shoppers Stop Investment To Its Advantage
It was the sort of maneuver that a military general would’ve been proud of. Last Saturday, all Indian e-commerce companies were busy slugging…
Flipkart Claims 70% Share In Festive Sales, Amazon Says Number Is “Poorly Informed & Speculative”
Flipkart has fired the first salvo following the completion of the the holiday season in which Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm Mall, and Snapdeal had…
Amazon Has Just Picked Up A 5% Stake In Shoppers Stop For Rs. 180 Crore
Even as rumours swirled about Amazon buying a stake in Big Basket, or Grofers, it has gone ahead and invested in an unlikely…
Uber Gets Banned In London In Shock Move
Uber’s long list of woes has probably received its most serious addition to date — its service has just been banned in London,…
Aditya Birla Group To Shut Down Abof.com
One of India’s largest corporate houses has had enough of the e-commerce rat race. Aditya Birla Group has announced that it’s shutting down…
Bangalore-Based Chimple Wins $1 Million At Elon Musk’s Global Learning XPRIZE
A little-known bootstrapped startup from Bangalore has just made a mighty splash on the world stage. Chimple, which uses technology to help young kids…
Court Says Stayzilla Had Indeed Defaulted On Dues, Initiates Process To Sell Its Assets
Stayzilla’s remaining assets could soon be sold to pay off its creditors. The Chennai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has…
Zomato Says It’s Now A Profitable Company
It’s taken nine years, and Rs. 1,500 crore in investments, but Zomato says it’s finally reached an important milestone — the company is finally…