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March 4, 2016 Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale Day 3 Offers: Mobiles, Mobiles, and Mobiles
It’s day 3 of Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale and the offers now shift to perhaps the category with the biggest interest – mobiles and accessories. Flipkart is offering deals on phones at almost every price point. (Also see: Flipkart Big Billion Day 4 Offers: It’s All About Electronics) As you would expect, we’ve picked […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Apple’s Newest Courtroom Foe Is Patent-Savvy University
As a veteran of the global smart phone wars, Apple is used to courtroom battles with fierce competitors such as Samsung and Nokia. This week, however, a federal jury returned a verdict against Apple in a lawsuit brought by a different kind of adversary: a public university. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm, the Wisconsin […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Chinese Star Xiaomi Aims Beyond Smartphones
Leading Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is aiming for a future as an Internet company with the potential to cross swords with titans such as Alibaba. Xiaomi co-founder and chief executive Lin Bin on Wednesday shared a vision of a future that includes Segway-like self-balancing scooters and smartphones and a role for the company in e-commerce, […]
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March 4, 2016 Russell Wilson’s New Clothing Brand Wants to Make You a Good Man
“We’re going to change a culture through fashion.” That’s Russell Wilson talking about Good Man Brand, his new men’s lifestyle label launching, well, right now. After an appearance and Q&A at Nordstrom’s downtown Seattle flagship today (check out @gq_magazine on Snapchat for an inside look), the Seahawks QB is getting the word out about his […]
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March 4, 2016 Scientists investigate suspected meteorite death in Tamil Nadu
A file photo of a meteor streaking across the sky. The last reported death from a meteorite strike was in 1825. Photo: AFP/Nasa Chennai: Indian scientists are investigating whether a man was killed by a meteorite, which if confirmed would be the first recorded death from falling fragments of space rock in almost 200 years. […]
CLOTHING March 4, 2016 Sean (Diddy) Combs launches new girls clothing collection with daughters for Sean John brand
SEAN JOHN Sean (Diddy) Combs is introducing his daughters Jessie, D’Lila and Chance (l. to r.) to the family business. Diddy’s daughters are joining the family business. Rap and fashion mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs introduced a new affordable clothing line for young girls on Monday — and it’s completely inspired by his three daughters Jessie, […]
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March 4, 2016 Greening the clothing industry isn’t just about cotton and water.
For a quick explainer on how to buy better, watch our video; and for a look into life as a “slow fashion” business owner, read our interview with Bree Hylkema, co-founder of Vermeulen & Co. The fashion industry isn’t known for its climate sense. Depending on who you ask, textiles and apparel account for something […]
CLOTHING March 4, 2016 Myntra generates biggest monthly sales in January
Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan. Online fashion retailer Myntra.com said that it generated annualized gross sales of $800 million this month, a 70% jump from last January, as the firm splurged on advertising to promote its end-of-season fashion sale. Volumes in January were boosted by Myntra’s private brands, increased contribution of international brands such as Marks […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Flipkart to offer its logistics services to third-party e-commerce firms
Flipkart is also gearing up to roll out an inter-city customer-to-customer courier service called eFlash in the next two months. Photo: Bloomberg Bengaluru/New Delhi: Flipkart Ltd, the country’s largest online retailer, has thrown open its logistics services eKart to third-party e-commerce firms even as the company is gearing up to roll out an inter-city customer-to-customer […]
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March 4, 2016 Wipro Ventures invests Rs9.78 crore in big data start-up Altizon Systems
Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: Wipro Ltd’s corporate venture arm Wipro Ventures has picked up a minority stake in Pune-based big data start-up Altizon Systems Pvt. Ltd. Wipro’s Rs.9.78 crore investment in Altizon allows it to have “a minority holding, not exceeding 20% of the outstanding share capital of the company”. It expects to close its […]
NEWS March 4, 2016 RBI eases stake sale rules in start-ups
The RBI said it would clarify certain other issues that are permissible under current rules. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed overseas investors to sell their stakes in Indian start-ups to local companies, potentially giving foreign venture capital (VC) funds an easier exit route. The regulator also allowed start-ups to […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Urban Ladder appoints Sanjay Gupta chief marketing officer
Founded in 2012, Urban Ladder is one of the early movers in the online furniture segment. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: Online furniture store Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Pvt. Ltd on Tuesday named former Marico Ltd executive Sanjay Gupta as its chief marketing officer. Gupta will lead marketing, branding and content among others at Urban […]
