August 29th, 2018The popular e-commerce player Amazon India has announced that it will be promoting all its 14,000 assisted online shopping points in 21 States across the country. And, this will be done under Amazon Easy brand, starting with 200 such facilities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
All the points will be branded Amazon Easy by mid 2019...
November 20th, 2017nternet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday it would invest HK$22.4 billion ($2.87 billion) for a major stake in China’s top hypermart operator, Sun Art Retail Group Ltd, part of a wider push into offline retail.
As part of an alliance with Auchan Retail S.A. and Ruentex Group, Alibaba would buy the stake from Ruentex...
June 23rd, 2017As Amazon.com Inc looks to swallow U.S. grocery chain Whole Foods, China's tech giants are already digesting hefty bricks-and-mortar deals, taking the lead in the battle to transform supermarket shopping with big data and better supply chains.
China's Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com Inc have invested heavily in offline retail -...
June 1st, 2017SAN FRANCISCO: Google is testing a way to tie online ads to brick-and-mortar store purchases, a move whetting marketing appetites while fueling privacy worries.
A product called “Google Attribution” was unveiled at a marketing conference this month in San Francisco by the Internet giant. Google has long been able to determine when...
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi will set up Mi Homes in four cities, including Delhi and Hyderabad, as it looks to increase its revenues from the offline retail market in India.
Last week, it...
May 7th, 2017Urban Ladder, a leading consumer brand in the home furnishing space, today launched another unique offline store format. Exclusively designed for Sofas, Urban Ladder’s first sofa lounge is located in HSR Layout, Bangalore, the heart of the city’s largest new home belt. Redefining the sofa buying process, the 600 sq. ft. store has...
March 27th, 2017Chinese handset maker Xiaomi today said it plans to ramp up its offline distribution channel in the country and is targeting around 50 per cent of its turnover from this segment.
“Till now, our focus was on online sales. Now, we will focus both on online and offline distribution. We expect our share from offline to grow from current...
October 24th, 2016Mahindra First Choice Wheels (MFCWL) today announced the launch of a platform that allows buyers to participate in traditional 'on the ground' used-car auctions via internet in real-time.
The platform, True Time Bids will significantly improve efficiency of how vehicle auctions are conducted in India today, the company said in a...
September 20th, 2016Wal-Mart Stores on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of Internet retailer Jet.com after agreeing to pay about $3 billion for the e-commerce startup last month.
Wal-Mart Chief Executive Doug McMillon announced the closing of the deal, which was pending regulatory approval, in a blog post on the retailer's website.
The...
September 9th, 2016How many times it has happened to you that you get all buckled up and walk into a showroom to purchase an item that you’ve researched all along, and the day you finally reach the showroom, it goes out of stock! People are now smarter than they were some years ago. They research for every article before carrying out purchase. Though...
August 6th, 2016Retailers offering customers an option to buy products online earn more revenue than those who only sell their goods offline, according to a new study.
The study suggests that customers spend more online because it is easier to locate items through the search function.
Junzhao Ma, a lecturer at Monash University in Australia studied...
May 11th, 2016NearU App, an Online to Offline (O2O) App Signs up 6000 Retailers in 6 Months Including Marquee Brands, Empowering Them to Push Deals to Their Target Customers, Anytime, Anywhere.
The Indian Retail Industry today comprises of 7.5% organized retail, 92% unorganized retail and a meager 0.50% of e-tail. This clearly reflects the scope of...
