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March 11, 2016 E-commerce firms expand their legal teams
Web grocer Grofers, delivery firm Roadrunnr and ride hailing firm Ola are among those putting together legal teams, while Paytm is expanding its existing legal team given the growth in its business. Grofers has millions in its warchest but cannot spend any of it to sell baby foods at a discount as laws prohibit it. […]
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March 11, 2016 Baidu says in talks to invest in Indian e-commerce start-ups
Photo: Bloomberg Beijing: Baidu Inc. is in talks to invest in Indian e-commerce start-ups, including Zomato, BookMyShow and BigBasket, a spokesperson for China’s top online search provider said on Wednesday. “The Indian market represents an enormous opportunity for us to connect more people with services, and we plan to put more resources there in the […]
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 […]
ALL DEALS March 3, 2016 I will believe in e-commerce model when they sell at an economical price: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
A file photo of investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Mumbai: What do you get when you put the man who pioneered modern or organized retailing in India, the country’s top value investor, and the poster boy of its ongoing e-commerce boom together? Answer: An entertaining and lively panel discussion with no shortage of either […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 Consumer Internet, e-commerce most preferred sectors for start-ups, study says
A file photo from the launch of the ‘Startup India’ action plan. The study shows that more than 5,000 start-up jobs are expected to be created by about 130 start-ups in the next 12 months. Photo: PTI Mumbai: Consumer Internet and e-commerce companies have emerged as the most preferred industry segments across start-ups, according to […]
ALL DEALS March 1, 2016 Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has the best hand in India’s e-commerce game
A file photo of Jeff Bezos. Bezos is piling up his chips while counting aloud, so his opponents can watch and hear clearly. Photo: AFP There are four rounds of betting in poker—pocket, flop, turn and river. In my bookThe Golden Tap— The inside story of hyper-funded Indian startups, I write about the Indian e-commerce […]
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