E-business
Amazon-Catamaran JV to help small businesses migrate to online platform
30 Jun 2014
While the exact nature of the proposed joint venture is not known, it is expected to train small businesses to sell online and expand business
Narayana Murthy’s Catamaran plans India joint venture with Amazon
27 Jun 2014
Since India is yet to open FDI in e-commerce, Amazon and Catamaran have come up with a structure in which their venture does not fall under the ambit of FDI restrictions
London cab strike over Uber app stalls city
12 Jun 2014
Amazon refusing advance orders of Warner videos
12 Jun 2014
This is Amazon's third attempt in recent weeks to gain leverage over a major supplier
Black cab protest to bring London to standstill
11 Jun 2014
Breach triggers ICO investigation at eBay
24 May 2014
Flipkart, Myntra finalise biggest merger in India’s e-retail sector
22 May 2014
In the biggest M&A deal seen in the Indian e-commerce space, leading e-retailer Flipkart has completed its acquisition of online fashion and lifestyle products retailer Myntra in a deal estimated by the market to be worth up to Rs2,000 crore
Flipkart, Myntra finalise biggest merger in India’s e-retail sector
22 May 2014
In the biggest M&A deal seen in the Indian e-commerce space, leading e-retailer Flipkart has completed its acquisition of online fashion and lifestyle products retailer Myntra in a deal estimated by the market to be worth up to Rs2,000 crore
Flipkart buys Myntra for around Rs2,000 crore
21 May 2014
While the exact size of the deal is not known, reports based on analysts’ estimates have projected it to be much larger than last year’s Rs780-crore acquisition of RedBus by South Africa’s Naspers
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to raise $1 bn in US markets
08 May 2014
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to raise $1 billion through a public issue in the US
Amazon shares plunge to lowest in six months
26 Apr 2014
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