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A decade after allowing Amazon to start what would become India's largest online marketplace, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal appealed for government protection against his former employer. "Alibaba could approach the e-commerce unit as a complement to Paytm's core business, hoping…
A year after Binny Bansal replaced his co-founder Sachin Bansal as CEO, Flipkart has yet again undergone changes in its management structure. India’s largest online marketplace announced its head of category design Kalyan Krishnamurthy as the new CEO, while Binny…
Read More What Flipkart’s New CEO Hire Tells Us About The Future Of India’s Startups
The appointment of a new CEO at Flipkart has anguished many Indian entrepreneurs. “Global investors who have bet on India will now take a cue from Flipkart and bringing CEOs from outside may well become a trend in 2017. That’s…
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In order to break away from the herd of e-commerce players who fight on discounts, faster delivery and selection, Snapdeal wants to be your shopping assistant. “Kunal (Bahl) has shown very progressive mindset by proposing the use of predictive and…
Read More Snapdeal Turns Into Your Shopping Assistant To Survive E-commerce Battle
The e-commerce discount wars for the festive season will begin soon. Snapdeal has geared up for it with a change in logo and slogan. The change has been brought about, explains Kunal Bahl, Co-Founder and CEO, to "enable users to…
Read More Snapdeal Whips Up Excitement: Will This Festival Season Be A Game Changer For E-Comm?
Snapdeal, one of India’s largest e-commerce firms, is giving itself a brand makeover—the second time in six years. Increasingly losing relevance among customers, “Snapdeal has been having an identity crisis for the last couple of years,” Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief…
Read More Snapdeal Has A New Logo But It Needs More Than Just Cosmetic Surgery
After sacking 400 “under-performing” employees in July, the country’s top etailer Flipkart is learnt to be in the process of letting go of 800 more employees. The e-commerce major plans to “out-place” half of these employees, while the rest will be…
Read More Flipkart To Sack 800 More Amidst Gloomy Biz Outlook
India’s e-commerce industry could see a major shake-up if online retailer Snapdeal’s preliminary conversations with local rival Flipkart and US-based Amazon to explore a possible merger make any headway. But a Flipkart-Snapdeal merger is a more likely scenario than a…
Read More Why A Deal With Snapdeal Is A More Logical Choice For Flipkart Than Amazon
World’s largest retailer Walmart Stores Inc. has finally entered the e-commerce business with the acquisition of a one-year old startup Jet.com. Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Futurist, Founder and CEO of Greyhound Knowledge Group, feels that Walmart will take time to move out…
Read More Should Flipkart & Amazon Worry About Walmart’s Entry Into E-tail Market?
China’s internet giant, the Jack Ma-controlled Alibaba, might soon start competing with Amazon and Flipkart in India as it eyes new markets to hit Ma’s target of two billion users. Alibaba, which posted quarterly revenue of $4.84 billion on Thursday,…
Read More Alibaba Eyes India Market, In Talks To Take Control Of Paytm Mall
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which has asked around 400 of its 33,000-strong workforce to leave the company on grounds of non-performance, said the move was in line with industry practices. Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Futurist, Founder and CEO of Greyhound…
Read More Layoffs Are In Line With Industry Practices: Flipkart
Amid concerns of Indian startups’ financial health, Flipkart – the country’s largest e-commerce firm – put 300-600 employees on a performance improvement plan that might result in layoffs. “Market correction has impacted e-commerce firms. This is beyond regular attrition. Downsizing…
Read More Amid E-retail Crisis, Flipkart Puts 300-600 Employees On Road To Layoffs
There was a time when Jabong was such a sought-after startup that some were even willing to pay $1.2 billion for it. On July 26, e-commerce major Flipkart acquired Jabong for $70 million—lesser than any of the bids reportedly made for…
On July 26th, Gaurav Alagh, a former journalist turned entrepreneur, was having a bit of a bad day and he was getting rilled up on Twitter. His navy blue polo T-shirt hadn't come in, which he had ordered from fashion…
Read More How Jabong Dropped The Ball In Its Battle With Myntra
Snapdeal recently expanded their e-commerce marketplace to include more service offerings through a ‘one-of-a-kind partnership’ with Zomato, Cleartrip, UrbanClap, and redBus. Now in a recent interview with Livemint, Kunal Bahl, CEO, Snapdeal, said that the company is now focusing on…
Read More “Snapdeal is well-positioned to turn profitable in the next 2-3 years”- Kunal Bahl, CEO
On June 8, American e-commerce major Amazon announced an additional $3-billion investment in India, making clear its intention to win in the country. This throws up a massive challenge for all homegrown e-commerce companies, among which Snapdeal could be hurt the…
At 148 years old, India’s salt-to-steel conglomerate Tata Group wants to get hip and cool. So, for its first big gamble on India’s booming e-commerce space, the group says it will only sell Camels—that’s short for “certified authentic merchandise everybody loves”—on its…
Read More Coming Soon To A Website Near You: The Carnage Of Indian E-commerce
US-based social networking company LinkedIn is looking at buying Indian start-ups, has tweaked its India portal and with its new 800 seater office in Bengaluru, as it seeks to build on its India presence. India is currently the second biggest market…
E-commerce major Flipkart, with 75 million registered users, has gone back to explaining the basics of online shopping to Indian shoppers with its TV ad campaign, Flipkartmatlab bilkul pakka. The two-film campaign seeks to reassure customers that they can never…
The government’s foreign direct investment norms for e-commerce marketplaces issued on Tuesday may prove to be a dampener for consumers due to the clampdown on pricing freedom for marketplace operators and lack of adequate post-sales safeguards. “Exact numbers are not…
The clear demarcation of roles between founding members Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal of Flipkart was only expected and it was just a matter of time before they exchanged roles or took on different mantles, say analysts who have been…
Read More Here’s why investor community is kicked about Bansals’ role change at Flipkart
The two Bansals have managed to raise over $3 billion from investors such as Accel India, Tiger Global, Steadview and Greenoks Capital since starting Flipkart. The latest injection, $700 million, came in late July, from Tiger, Steadview and others. This…
Read More Flipkart co-founders take on new roles in push toward $100bn dream
If you missed buying your favourite mobile, apparel or furnishing item on popular e-commerce sites like Amazon and Flipkart in their recent Diwali sale between October 13 and 17, there’s no reason to despair. That’s because sale continues on other…
Read More Online festival sales: Second time around is twice as nice
If you missed buying your favourite mobile, apparel or furnishing item on popular e-commerce sites like Amazon and Flipkart in their recent Diwali sale between October 13 and 17, there’s no reason to despair. That’s because sale continues on other sites like Snapdeal, Paytm and…
Read More Online festive sale: Second time around is twice as nice
If you missed buying your favourite mobile, apparel or furnishing item on popular e-commerce sites like Amazonand Flipkart in their recent Diwali sale between October 13 and 17, there’s no reason to despair. That’s because sale continues on other sites like Snapdeal, Paytm and…
Read More Online festive sale: Second time around is twice as nice – Financial Express
With the onset of the festive season, it's raining discounts and even gold bars for customers of Flipkart and Amazon as both these e-tailers are trying to woo shoppers with best deals and grab market share. Both firms have invested…
Read More Consumers win in Amazon vs Flipkart discount war – ET Brand Equity
With the onset of the festive season, it's raining discounts and even gold bars for customers of Flipkart and Amazon as both these e-retailers are trying to woo shoppers with best deals and grab market share. Both firms have invested…
With the onset of the festive season, it's raining discounts and even gold bars for customers of Flipkart and Amazon as both these e-tailers are trying to woo shoppers with best deals and grab market share. Both firms have invested heavily on bringing the…
Read More Consumers are winners in Amazon vs Flipkart discount war – Zee News
With the onset of the festive season, it's raining discounts and even gold bars for customers of Flipkart and Amazon as both these e-tailers are trying to woo shoppers with best deals and grab market share. Both firms have invested heavily on bringing the…
Read More Consumers are winners in Amazon vs Flipkart discount war
