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Pepperfry Introduces Cash-On-Delivery Services Up To Rs 50,000
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Pepperfry Introduces Cash-On-Delivery Services Up To Rs 50,000

Online home and lifestyle store Pepperfry has reportedly launched a fresh feature on its platform that is from now on, the consumers in Mumbai and Delhi NCR will be able to avail the cash on delivery (COD) services ahead of the upcoming festive season. Furniture delivery is a big space and thus, it is generally not based on COD, but now the company will offer COD payments of up to Rs 50,000 on high-ticket purchases at no additional cost as an introductory offer. With this move, the Mumbai-based company is looking to make high-value furniture transactions accessible to consumers in line with a target to reach up to 20 million homes by 2020. “The introduction of the COD option with an upper limit of up to Rs 50,000 offers more flexibility to our customers when purchasing furniture onl...
91 Years Old IKEA Founder Passed Away
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91 Years Old IKEA Founder Passed Away

The founder of Furniture retailer IKEA and Ikano, and one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century, Ingvar Kamprad, has peacefully passed away, at his home in Småland, Sweden, on the 27th of January. Surrounded by his loved ones, he died at the age of 91, following a short illness. Ingvar Kamprad was born in 1926 in Småland in southern Sweden. He was just 17 years old when he founded the company IKEA. Ingvar’s driving force was the vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people. “We are deeply saddened by Ingvar’s passing. We will remember his dedication and commitment to always side with the many people. To never give up, always try to become better and lead by example”, says Torbjörn Lööf CEO and President of Inter IKEA Group. Ingvar Kamprad was a great...
Flipkart eyes groceries; renewed push in furniture
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Flipkart eyes groceries; renewed push in furniture

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 begin experimenting with grocery sales next year and scale up operations over a three year period. "There's definitely room to build a profitable grocery business, but it's hard. That doesn't mean it's not possible, but it's hard," Bansal told Reuters in an interview on Sunday. Amazon has already began to pilot grocery sales in select Indian cities. More and more people in India, a country of over 1.2 billion people, are logging on to t...
Online Furniture Rental Company Furlenco Raises 200 Crores
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Online Furniture Rental Company Furlenco Raises 200 Crores

Online furniture rental company Furlenco today said it has raised Rs 200 crore (USD 30 million) in funding through a mix of equity and debt. The fresh round of funding includes USD 15 million of equity and USD 15 million of debt, according to Ajith Mohan Karimpana, Founder and CEO of Furlenco. The equity portion of the investment is led by Lightbox along with Axis Capital (no relation to Axis Bank), a Hong Kong based VC fund and a clutch of prominent high networth individuals or HNIs, the company said in a statement. The debt was raised from banks, NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Company), HNIs and Indian family offices. "The funds raised will be used for expansion to newer categories, product ranges and more cities in the next one year," it added. In March 2015, Furlen...
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