Retail News Round Up_Feb 18,2016

Retail News :

  • Worlds cheapest smartphone priced at Rs 251 hits Indian market
  • Paytm to leverage merchant partnerships & consumer base to triple its wallet transactions to $10 million a day
  • Fashion brand Ws parent plans to raise $100 million from PE funds
  • Google makes fresh push into grocery delivery

  • Britannia to invest Rs 900 crore on new greenfield plants, innovation
  • Amazon launches ‘Tatkal’ initiative for small and medium businesses
  • Abof clocks Rs 100 crore gross merchandise value within 90 days of launch
  • Alibaba to work with NDRC in rural areas
  • Amazon expanding deliveries by its ‘on-demand’ drivers
  • Small sellers skip add-on options in online marketplaces
  • PepsiCo inks pact with Maharashtra to promote fruit processing
  • Big Bazaar Direct ties up with Oxigen Services to expand its e-commerce reach
  • Tracxn raises fresh funding from Nandan Nilekani, Mohandas Pai, Neeraj Arora & Anand Rajaraman
  • Uber Signs Agreement with Maharashtra Govt to Create 75,000 Jobs #MakeinIndia
  • Foodpanda launches 30 Min Express Delivery in Gurgaon
  • Freedom 251 Quadcore Smartphone 1GB RAM Launched For Rs. 251 ($3.8)

Freedom 251 smartphone

 

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

-Robert Kiyosaki

 

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 28,2016

Retail News :

  • Coca-Cola initiates talks with IPL teams to sponsor them as rival Pepsi is out
  • Ecommerce firms like Snapdeal, Flipkart go all out to woo merchants for their platforms
  • P&G grows just 2% in India in October-December quarter after exiting few low margin segments
  • Snapdeal plans to cash on ‘flash sales’ model in 2016
  • Non-IT firms like Jindal Steel, Godrej seek people with domain expertise to enhance digital presence
  • Gifting company Giftxoxo acquires Actizone
  • Kalyan Jewellers will hit the 100 showroom mark by FY17 end
  • Foodpanda finds no takers even at $10m price tag

  • Tailorman to enter Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi this year; targets touching 40 stores
  • First State Investments Management picks up stake in Marico for Rs 184 crore
  • Daily Ninja in talks to raise fresh round of funding within two months
  • FDA fines 4161 for violation of COTPA
  • Labour Ministry to move cabinet note for consultations on model Central Shop and Establishment Act
  • PayPal’s revenue beats Street view on higher transactions, customers
  • Start-up-India plan can translate the country from job-seeker to job-creator: T V Narendran
  • LeEco Expands to 300 towns in India with 555 Service Centres
  • 700 Indian Startups Plea To PM Modi,Save Net Neutrality In India and WikiMedia Says No Association With Free Basics

TRAI’s Response to Multi-Million Dollar Free Basic Campaign Will Restore Your Faith in Govt Agencies!

 

“It is a well-known fact that bringing in technologies in retail sector is good for consumers.”

-N. R. Narayana Murthy
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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_Nov 28,2015

Retail News :

  • Jabong to launch Black Friday weekend sale
  • Kwality to launch a host of new value-added products in next 3-12 months
  • Goli Vada Pav ties-up with Foodpanda and Swiggy
  • US based Cox Automotive acquires stake in Mahindra First Choice
  • Grofers raises $120M from SoftBank & other investors
  • Paytm partners with Lendingkart to offer loans to sellers
  • Quikr to launch a platform for the film industry with filmmakers
  • Uber launches performance based loyalty programme for its drivers
  • IRCTC Revenues Jump to Record $3 Billion, Posts INR 130 Crore Profits!

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘this time it’s different.”

– Sir John Templeton

 

 

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