Retail News Round Up_ Jan 29,2016

Retail news :

  • Myntra, Jabong to reduce discounts in a bid to check mounting losses and to steer towards profitability
  • Ecommerce majors Amazon, Flipkart together rented about 3.6 million square feet warehouse space in 2015
  • Paytm plans to triple gross merchandise value to $10 billion by December’16
  • In U-turn, Centre may allow FDI in multi-brand retail
  • Founders of Paytm, Zomato sign petition urging PM Modi to ensure net neutrality

  • Flipkart to launch an exchange programme, starting with smartphones and television sets
  • Snapdeal to add new features like product selfies, enhanced order-tracking to improve user experience
  • GreenDust launches its mobile website
  • Flipkart partners with Udacity to hire graduates based on Nanodegree projects
  • Being Human Clothing to enter activewear category
  • Patanjali eats into Colgate’s toothpaste market share
  • Gurgaon-based startup Pluss ties up with Baba Ramdevs Patanjali Ayurved
  • Walmart launches entrepreneurship prog for women businesses
  • Global cos testing Indian mkt through online route
  • Companies go extra mile to indulge kids with wearable gadgets, digital books
  • 5G Mobile Networks are here! Stockholm World’s First City to Experience It

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Retail News Round Up_Oct 23,2015

Retail News :

 

  • Top ecommerce firms Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal shun UP, Uttarakhand post tax hassles
  • Myntra targets 10X growth, $5 billion in GMV by 2020
  • Reboot Systems India in talks to raise $15 million to $25 million to take on GreenDust, OverCart
  • Shopclues eyes $1 billion GMV by early next year
  • Amazon to reward top sellers on its platform
  • Walmart suddenly removed ‘Made in USA’ labels from its website
  • Gati’s net profit falls 16.15% to Rs 5.8 crore due to higher staff benefit costs
  • Government to increase spends on digital advertising