E-business
Amazon faces anti-competition probe in Japan
15 Mar 2018
Walmart eyes over 40% stake in Flipkart: report
16 Feb 2018
With over 40-per cent stake in Flipkart, the Bentonville, Arkansas headquartered Walmart and nearly 6,363 stores across the globe could emerge as a fierce competitor to Amazon in India
WhatsApp’s Payment feature allows user to user cash transfers, no merchant, business transactions for now
10 Feb 2018
Amazon to launch shipping service in Los Angeles
10 Feb 2018
Amazon will introduce two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores to Prime members in select cities in US
08 Feb 2018
Walmart offers to sweeten valuation for large stake in Flipkart
08 Feb 2018
Walmart Stores Inc is offering to double the valuation of Flipkart to about $20 billion for a large stake in the Indian ecommerce major, in its bid to take on Amazon in the online retail space
BigBasket raises $300 mn from investors led by Alibaba
03 Feb 2018
BigBasket, operated by Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd, has raised $300 million in a Series E funding round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd with Sands Capital, International Finance Corp and Dubai-based Abraaj Capital
BigBasket raises $300 mn from investors led by Alibaba
03 Feb 2018
BigBasket, operated by Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd, has raised $300 million in a Series E funding round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd with Sands Capital, International Finance Corp and Dubai-based Abraaj Capital
BigBasket raises $300 mn from investors led by Alibaba
03 Feb 2018
BigBasket, operated by Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd, has raised $300 million in a Series E funding round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd with Sands Capital, International Finance Corp and Dubai-based Abraaj Capital
Flipkart’s losses widen to Rs8,771 cr despite 29% rise in revenue
03 Feb 2018
Flipkart Ltd, the Singapore parent of online retailer Flipkart, has reported a loss of Rs8,771 crore ($1.4 billion) for the financial year ending March 2017, even as revenues rose by 29 per cent to Rs19,854 crore
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