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November 13, 2024
So Which E-Commerce Company Is Winning This Festive Season?
The festive season is in full swing, and Indian e-commerce giants are battling it out for a share of India’s online shopping pie. The 3 biggest players – Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal – are running simultaneous sales from 13th to 17th October, and marketing and promotions have been fierce.
The Surprising List Of Best Performing CEOs In The World
Harvard Business Review has just calculated and released a list of 25 best performing CEOs of the world. And the even the most famous companies’ heads don’t feature in the top slots.
India Becomes World 3rd Largest Startup Ecosystem
If you suspected that India’s startup boom was reaching world-class proportions, you now have numbers to back it up. In a report released jointed by consultancy firm Zinnov and Google, India has been placed 3rd in the list of startup ecosystems worldwide.
Playboy To Stop Pictures Of Naked Women From March 2016
Playboy magazine will stop publishing pictures of fully nude women from March 2016. In an interview with New York Times, the company’s CEO Scott Flanders said that founder and editor in chief Hugh Hefner, 89, had agreed with such a proposal. Giving reasons for the change, he told NYT, “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it’s just passé at this juncture.”
8 Unsual Options To Spend A Weekend For The Lazy Corporate Employee
Corporate employees are constantly on the lookout for ways to relax. Usual entertainment options such as dining out and movies are passe. Come weekend, and you find yourself wondering “What to do over the weekend?” Before you find yourself tucking into that bed and doing marathons of the show you don’t even like that much, let us help you with a few suggestions that are probably unsual, involve a bit more effort ( If signing yourself up on a website and showing up counts as effort) and experiences that are sure to make your life that much more exciting.
Infosys CFO Rajiv Bansal Steps Down, M.D. Ranganath To Take Over
Infosys CFO Rajiv Bansal stepped down today even as the company was announcing its quarterly results. He would be replaced by M.D. Ranganath.
Bansal joined Infosys as Manager, Finance in 1999 and became its CFO three years ago in October 2012. He is a chartered accountant and cost accountant by profession. He would resign from the company effective December 31, 2015 to provide a smooth transition.
Snapdeal Chief Product Officer Trolls Flipkart On Twitter
India’s great ecommerce wars are well and truly on, and the three main players – Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal – are battling it out for a share of the Indian comsumer’s attention this festival season. Flipkart’s much vaunted Big Billion Day sale around the corner, and all eyes are on the event after the fiasco last year when the sale had left thousands of customers angry and the company had to issue an apology for the site crashing during the event.
Helpchat Fires 150 Employees
Indian personal assistant startup Helpchat has fired 150 employees without notice or reason. Murmurs of funding issues emerge.
News Of Cost Cutting, Expected Layoffs Surface at Twitter
It’s barely been a week since the 38-year old Jack Dorsey took over as permanent CEO of Twitter and news about impending cost cutting measures have already begun to surface.