Retail news Round Up_May 02,2016

Retail news :

• Post Patanjali Ayurved, Colgate plans to launch newer products in ‘natural’ space
• Top fashion brands like Jeep, Bjorn Borg and Replay take the online route to India
• Jabong announces partnership with ASICS Tiger for sportswear portfolio
• Uttar Pradesh booze shops on new high after Bihar ban
• Maharashtra to set up Apparel Park in Amravati
• Textile sector seeks govt support to boost exports
• Delhi Govt. will soon launch their own app-based bus service
• Star India has now launched ‘Hotstar Premium’ video streaming service
• Motorola has launched a G Turbo Virat Kohli Edition smartphone
• Unocoin has got the approvals to launch India’s first mobile Point of Sale(PoS) app
• BlackBerry has now launched BBM Money
• ISRO successfully launched IRNSS-1G

 

 

 

“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”

-Bob Marley

 

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“With ‘posts’ running in the millions, Internet message boards have become an essential part of the savvy investor’s arsenal.”

-Gary Weiss

 

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Retail news Round Up_April 28,206

Retail news  :

  • Jabong parent, GFG, raises EUR 300 million in fresh funding
  • Alibabas Jack Ma overtakes Wandas Wang Jianlin as Asias richest man
  • KFC going to use robot to serve customers in Shanghai
  • B2B ecomm platform Industrybuying introduces EMI features through Innoviti
  • Nestle agrees on ice cream joint venture with UK’s R&R
  • Inox Leisure swings to profit, reports Q4 net of Rs 16 crore
  • Skechers, Kiko get nod for single brand retail
  • Govts plan to ban all tobacco FDI to hit GPI
  • Snapdeal Diversifies Further: Users Can Now Book Bus, Flight Tickets, Order Food!
  • BlackBerry Launches BBM Money Transfer Service in India
  • LeEco Eyes Make In India With In-House R&D and Manufacturing Units
  • Vodafone India completes acquisition of YOU Broadband
  • Yatra to aggregate cabs from aggregators & car companies
  • Ant Financial raises $4.5B to invest in infrastructure
  • Hello Curry acquires meal-box delivery startup The First Meal
  • ClearTax secures $1.3M from individual investors
  • Arré raises funding from Enam Holdings; Ronnie Screwvala exits

 

 

“Success is never final,failure is never fatal its courage that counts”

-John wooden

 

 

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Today’s M & A Deals_April 28,2016

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Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“The four most expensive word in the English language are ‘This time it’s different.”
― John Templeton

 

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Retail news Round Up_Mar 01,2016

Retail news :

  • Zee media to acquire 80% stake in india today’s merchandise & retail network
  • Baby & kids products website hopscotch secures $13 million
  • Craftsvilla acquires online indian foods store placeoforigin
  • Jabong appoints muralikrishnan b as coo
  • Whatsapp to cut support to blackberry os, symbian & windows phone 7.1
  • Cafe coffee day fined by consumer forum for not refunding rs 466

 

“The best customer service is if the customer doesn’t need to call you, doesn’t need to talk to you. It just works.


-Jeff Bezos

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Retail news Round Up_Feb 25,2016

Retail News :

  • Now Uber Will Launch Their Own Closed Digital Wallet Exclusively For Their Indian Riders
  • Mars Inc stops distribution of stocks of Mars and Snickers made in Netherlands over plastic fears
  • LG, Sony fight for survival in India’s smartphone space, to exit entry market
  • Food tech startups focus on execution as investors tighten purse-strings
  • Jabong parts ways with creative AoR Bang In The Middle
  • Ecommerce industry warns of crisis if GST not passed

  • OLX launches animated Twitter chatboard
  • Adidas wins EU ruling on famous ‘3 stripes’ design
  • Tommy Hilfiger launches clothing line for disabled children
  • Voonik plans foray into Mens fashion, acqui-hires Getsty to scale up
  • Gaurav Kushwaha got the idea of Bluestone during his marriage
  • Prices of polished diamond rise 4-5% amid shortage
  • D-Mart to raise Rs 600 cr via NCDs
  • Gionee to launch 200 more retail stores in India
  • GST will bring in clarity, boost e-commerce in India says IAMAI
  • Ricardo Beverly Hills plans to shift mfg facility from China to India

 

“One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.”

-Ruth Reichl

 

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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 IS A CUSTOMER BUSINESS. YOU’RE TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMER—SOLVE SOMETHING FOR THE CUSTOMER. AND THERE’S NO WAY TO LEARN THAT IN THE CLASSROOM OR IN THE CORNER OFFICE…”

– ERIK NORDSTROM, PRESIDENT, NORDSTROM DIRECT

 

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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_Dec 18,2015

Retail News :

  • Freshdesk buys user engagement platform Konotor
  • Cabsguru raises angel funding; launches a bot to book cab rides
  • IRCTC passengers can now use Paytm to pay for food ordered online
  • Flipkart’s top shopper in 2015 is single, male and works in an office
  • K Sera Sera & United Mediaworks merge
  • Blubirch secures $2M from Chicago Capital Ventures & other investors
  • Spencer’s Retail to enter ecommerce with Meragrocer acquisition
  • HUL to buy Indulekha for Rs330 crore
  • PepsiCo to launch fastest growing snacks Doritos next week
  • Jabong launches UK-based brand Missguided
  • com to launch ten experience centers by March 2016

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during the long bull market.”

-Ron Chernow

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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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