Retail News Round Up_April 26,2016

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“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

-Maya Angelou

 

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Today’s M & A Deals_Mar 01,2016

M & A Deals :

  • Zee to buy Bagittoday.com, yet-to-launch TV shopping channel
  • Property advisory platform Pin Click raises pre-Series A funding
  • Hopscotch raises $13M from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, others
  • Online investment portal Tauro Wealth raises seed funding
  • UltraTech to buy bulk of Jaypee Cement for $2.4B

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on scepticism, mature on optimism and die of euphoria.”

-John Templeton

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Retail news Round Up_ Jan 06,2016

Retail News :

  • K Raheja Group to invest around Rs 525 crore in next 3 years
  • Qwikcilver eyes Rs 2,000-crore gift cards by March-end
  • Muthoot Exim launches gold recycling centre in Kolkata
  • Pizza Hut is unleashing a competitor to McDonald’s and KFC

  • B9 Beverages raises $6 million in series A funding
  • 45 Indian entrepreneurs in Forbes list of achievers under the age of 30
  • Tata invests in analytics co Tracxn
  • LuLu group offers Rs.1,000 crore investment in Lucknow
  • OnePlus Reveals Spare Parts Prices, A First in Smartphone Industry
  • Facebook releases new set of responses in support of Free Basics
  • MobiKwik opens Power Wallet API to all retailers
  • Uber launches carpooling for private car drivers in Bangalore
  • Grofers stops operations in nine Tier II cities

 

“A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children’s own education.”

-Azim Premji

 

Retail News Round Up_Dec 26,2015

Retail news

  • India Inc flocks to campuses with live projects; Snapdeal introduces Stratethon in 13 top B-schools
  • GCPL eyes 8 major launches in 2016
  • Flipkart begins selling cars, motorcycles online
  • Ethos Watch to diversify into mens accessories
  • Salora to set up manufacturing facility for LED TVs
  • Govt Plans Tax Reduction For Startups, VCs
  • Facebook Launches Shrewd Campaign To Trap Users Into Supporting Free Basics
  • AIFPA raises pitch against recommendation of higher taxes on food items in GST
  • Danone and Narang Group agree on ending twin joint ventures that made and sold beverages
  • Amazon emerges as largest online store in India
  • Alibaba to invest $1.25 billion in Chinese online food delivery stat up
  • Grasim draws up Rs 150 crore capex plan for brand Liva
  • Siddharth Kasliwal launches Gem Palace at Dhanraj Mahal in Mumbai

 

There is a spiritual aspect to our lives – when we give we receive – when a business does something good for somebody, that somebody feels good about them!
-Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry’s

 

 

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Retail News Round Up_Nov 24,2015

Retail News :

  • Titan joins hands with HP to launch smart watches
  • CAIT launches e-lala.biz, enters ecommerce space
  • Price comparison app ShopInSync raises angel round from top Yahoo execs
  • Craftsvilla.com sets aside Rs 65 crore to acquire startups to enhance customer experience
  • Tod’s to buy Roger Vivier brand for 415 million euros

  • Luxury chocolate brand Al Nassma enters India, retails through KIAB
  • Lulu Group in final stages of starting operations in Malaysia
  • Askme launches YouTube series dubbed The Quirk Action
  • LG signs up with Korean credit card companies for its payments service
  • MSM ties up with Red Chillies to co-produce digital & other content
  • Indian Express Group invests in Envoged, PayMango, Mr Homecare & Spiral Content
  • Facebook launches a messenger for enterprises called Work Chat

 

Today’s Wealth mantra !

“Financial peace isn’t the acquisition of stuff. It’s learning to live on less than you make, so you can give money back and have money to invest. You can’t win until you do this.”

– Dave Ramsey

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Nov 21,2015

Retail news :

  • Caravan Craft raises Rs 8.5 crore from Unitus Seed Fund
  • IAN invests Rs 3 crore in online jewelery brand Fourseven
  • Online ordering app Swiggy ties up with Burger King
  • Hello Curry ties up with IRCTC to provide meals on trains
  • HeyPillow raises $3M in Series A funding from Hampton Capital
  • Facebook testing crowdfunding with nonprofit organizations

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.”

– Ben Graham

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Nov 03,2015

Retail News :

  • Pickingo cant deliver food for now as deal with Zomato failed to take off
  • Mirah to sell 49% in food & beverage, hotel businesses; to raise up to Rs 350 cr to triple outlets
  • com launches E-Shubh Labh festive promotion
  • American doughnut chain Dunkin Donuts joins hands with Grofers to deliver donuts at your doorstep
  • Facebook, BSNL Partner To Setup 100 Wi-FI Hotspots in Rural India
  • Rcom MTS Merger Approved in a Rs. 5000Cr All Stock Deal

 

 

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Oct 14,2015

Retail News :

  • Flipkart sells over 10 lakh products in 10 hours
  • Top e-commerce start-ups spend Rs1,200 crore on TV ads in Sep quarter
  • Most drugstores closed today to protest online sale of meds
  • Facebook pushes shopping features in move towards e-commerce
  • ICICI Bank’s Money2World allows non-bank customers to remit money overseas
  • Dell buys EMC which is twice its size for $67B
  • 4G Launch: Vodafone in Mumbai by Dec, Tikona in Over 30 Cities by 2016
  • Ford Opens Rs 6000 Cr Factory In India As Part of Make in India Vision
  • MakeinIndia OnePlus To Start Local Production in India With FoxConn

 

Today’s M & A Deals_Aug 18,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Foxconn, Alibaba & others invest $500M in Snapdeal
  • IDfy raises funding from NEA, others
  • Fashion discovery app Roposo raises $15M more from Tiger Global
  • IIFL to raise $153M to invest in startups
  • Freshdesk acquires video chat platform 1Click.io
  • Social wellness app builder Zoojoo.be raises $1M from RoundGlass

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  • Askme to invest $20 million in furniture etailer MebelKart
  • Tiger Global invests $15m more in fashion discovery startup Roposo
  • Shadowfax gets Rs 1.95 crore funding from Snapdeal, Limeroad founders
  • F&B Customer Engagement Startup Twyst Secures Funding
  • Deep Learning Startup HyperVerge Raises Funds
  • NDTV’s Gadget 360 Secures Funding

NDTV's Gadget 360 Secures Funding

 

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