Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (BCCL) also known as Times Group acquires a small stake in India’s leading e-commerce firm Flipkart. As per the Times of India acquisition strategy, Flipkart’s stake dilution to BCCL is for cash and advertising space in the latter’s media properties. The story was first reported by Mint. Times group made […]
Online retailers Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon came together to raise concerns about the tax collection at source (TCS) clause under draft model GST law, saying it could result in a capital lock-down for sellers and discourage them from selling online. This is the first time that the three companies locked in intense competition for leadership […]
US-based mutual fund Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II has marked down the value of its shareholding in e-commerce firm Flipkart by almost half over a period of one year. In a regulatory filing on January 24, Fidelity reported value of its 52,096 shares in Flipkart at USD 2.7 million (USD 2,715,764), or USD 52.12 per […]
E-commerce major Flipkart today said it saw the highest number of shoppers on its platform coming from the national capital region this year. “The National Capital has again raced ahead of all with most number of shoppers taking to e-commerce, closely followed by Bengaluru. Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad are the other metro cities that made […]
Indian startups playing up the ‘home-grown’ card and asking government to shut doors to global companies indicate that companies are losing confidence, entrepreneur and angel investor Saurabh Srivastava said today. Instead, companies need to focus on ways to create an “enabling environment” without closing the doors for foreign players, he said. “One needs to have […]
Led by Bansal’s, India’s top e-commerce player Flipkart plans to move into the groceries space and make a renewed push in the online furniture business, as it expands its product portfolio and looks to outmaneuver global giant Amazon.com in a burgeoning Indian market. Flipkart Chief Executive Binny Bansal said the home-grown e-commerce player plans to […]
Flipkart’s Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Baweja has put in his papers after a two-year stint, marking the latest top-level exit at the e-commerce major. “Flipkart CFO Sanjay Baweja has quit. The company has started searching for his replacement. Baweja will continue to work with company till December 31, 2016,” an industry source told Pixr8. When […]
India’s leading e-commerce platform Flipkart has crossed the 100-million registered users mark, becoming first e-commerce company in the country to achieved this milestone. “This is a small step in our efforts to build a platform that provides quality products, affordable and accessible to millions of Indians shopping online. This milestone has further energized us to ramp-up […]
E-commerce major Flipkart expects to hire over 10,000 temporary staff to ramp up its delivery and logistics service to meet the festive demand. The move comes as part of the preparations being made by e-commerce companies as they launch offers to boost sales during the upcoming festive period. “With the festive season coming in, we […]
E-commerce major Flipkart, after facilitating loans worth Rs 125 crore for sellers on its platform in last one year, is looking to help merchants avail credit facility of over Rs 75 crore in the next few months. The Bengaluru-based firm, which has partnered eight financial institutions including Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, NeoGrowth, Lendingkart and Capital […]
Flipkart-owned Myntra has acquired majority stake in HRX, the active lifestyle brand co-owned by Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, and Exceed Entertainment. The company did not disclose the quantum of stake acquired as well as cost of the acquisition. In an emailed statement, it said: “Myntra has bought stakes from Hrithik and Exceed. Both Hrithik and […]
Valic, Series D investor in India’s leading e-commerce startup Flipkart, marked up valuation of Flipkart by 10%. The valuation of Flipkart goes to $108.04 per share compared to $98.19 per share for the February ended quarter. Initially Mutual fund investor Valic had marked down the value of Flipkart for two consecutive quarters by 20.2% and 12% respectively. Adding this […]