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Retail News Round Up_Aug 04,2015

Retail News :

E-Commerce Firm Mydala.com Expecting 6-Fold Growth On Its Platform
Softbank Leads Rs 630cr Funding In Oyo Rooms
Manthan System’s ‘Siri’ To Empower Retail Segment With Voice-Based Searches
Snapdeal, HDFC Bank Launch Co-Branded E-Commerce Credit Card
Orios Invests In Pickingo, A Hyperlocal Logistics Startup
Online Food Ordering Service Travelkhana To Start Meal Booking For Bus Travellers
Maharashtra FDA Gives Clean Chit To Haldiram Snacks
Walmart India Plans To Add 50 Stores In 4-5 Years
Sony Corp Inks Pact To Manufacture Bravia Line Of Tvs At Foxconns Plant Near Chennai under “ Make In India “Scheme.
Snapdeal Raises $500M From Alibaba, Foxconn And Softbank: Report
Uber Raises $1B From Microsoft, BCCL
Justdial To Launch Omni For Small Businesses To Manage Sales
Truecaller To Raise $100 Million.
Nokia Sells HERE To Audi, BMW And Daimler For $3 Billion
Ola & Taxiforsure Claim 80% Of Online Cab Market In India By Vehicles

Retail News :

Flipkart and other startups’ gender diversity problem
People even trade cows and buffaloes on quikr platform
After Maggi noodles, Nestle halts pasta supply to change labelling
Billion-dollar cracker for Diwali: Flipkart, Snapdeal shores up capital for the upcoming festive season
And Indias favorite eCommerce brands on twitter are
Flipkart appoints Krishnendu Chaudhury as Image Sciences Head
How e-commerce conquered television
Retail space addition low in 2015 first half, second half to see addition of six million sq ft
Amul trademark to get global shield
iPhone a hit online, but may not find space on retailers shelves

Are organized tea chains here to stay?
Coca-Cola is seriously worried about Diet Coke sales plummeting
GST rate at 20% good for industry, consumers: Experts
Ecommerce payment delays can seriously hurt online merchants
Paytm ties up with Aditya Birla finance
After secondary round Quikr valued close to $1 billion
Urban Ladder appoints Apurva Dalal as chief technology officer
Levis clothing recycling program reaches all its US stores
Khadi sales have doubled after PM Narendra Modi’s appeal: Kalraj Mishra
Guest Times: Will e-grocery sound the death knell for the kirana stores?
Coffee maker Lavazza to buy Carte Noire for EUR 800 mn: Reports
Canon India promotes Andrew Koh as vice-president, Consumer Imaging and Information Centre
Godrej Appliances to invest Rs 35 crore into medical refrigeratorsIndustry

Retail News :

Alibaba In Advanced Talks To Increase Stake In Paytm To 40%, Deal May Value Indian E-Tailer At Rs 23,600 Crore
Quikr In Talks To Buy Housing.Com In Cash And Stock Deal Estimated At Rs 1,100 Crore
Yuvraj Singhs Investment Firm Youwecan Ventures Strikes Four Deals Since Its Launch In April
Amazon To Offer Loans To Sellers In China, India And Six Other Countries
HUL Gained Share In 90% Of Its Portfolio

Retail News:

Ratan Tata Acquires Stake In Fashion Portal Kaaryah
Sadananda Maiya Set To Launch Website To Sell Dosa And Idly, Will Compete With MTR Foods
These Anti-E-Commerce Upstarts Are Giving Brick & Mortar Stores A Leg Up
Warburg Pincus To Invest Rs 850 Crore In Ecom Express
Duty Free Retail Goes Online With Click & Collect Model
Investors Park Funds Worth 1,060 Crore In Food Startups Like Chaayos, Dazo

Reliance Retail To Borrow Rs 4,500 Crore For E-Commerce Boost
Flipkart’s Soni Invests In Razorpay
Nestle Urges Retailers To Step Up Maggi Promotions As Sales Slide
Facebook Still Favourite With Most Global Brands
India Sees More Cashless Transactions Through Internet, ATM, Etc As Consumers Favour Virtual Payment
Traders Ask Government To Annul 51% FDI Policy In Multi-Brand Retail
Survey Shows 50% Of Bengaluru Prefers Shopping Online Especially Youngsters
Groupm Plans Separate Unit For Ecommerce, Digital Business
Kalyan Jewellers To Invest Rs 1,800 Crore On Expansion By FY17, Plans Online Foray
SRS Group To Enter Online Jewellery, Health Segments