Oxigen sees four-fold jump in prepaid Visa card usage

Oxigen, one of India’s oldest wallet payment system, said the load value on Oxigen Wallet prepaid visa cards have increased by 4 times in the last two days. It said people seem to be switching to prepaid cards to make payments in the wake of demonetization of high-denomination currency notes. “The daily average number of […]

Uflex launches pouch to extend shelf life for ghee

FMCG company Uflex said it launched new pouche for liquids like ghee or clarified butter for long shelf life. The pouch with sonically sealed spout has been offered to Paras Dairy for packing it’s ghee. Uflex, founded in 1983, is India’s largest end-to-end flexible packaging company. Jeevaraj Pillai, Joint President, Packaging and New Product Development, […]

Nike starts online sales in India

US sports goods manufacturer Nike has started online retail operations in India via its portal Nike.com. India-based users can now order from the global portal and have it home delivered. Earlier, only certain markets such as Australia, Hong Kong and Indonesia were being served by the online division of the company, arguably the world’s biggest […]

Zensar wins Oracle deal from US catalog retailer Full Beauty

IT services provider ZenSar Technologies said it won a contract to implement Oracle Applications Release 12 to tranform the financial and procurement processes of e-commerce and catalog retailer Full Beauty Brands . FullBeauty Brands is a leading American plus-size women’s and men’s apparel and home goods company having eight proprietary brands. The key objective of […]

Future Retail to pay Rs 273 cr in stock for Heritage Foods’ retail biz

Heritage Foods Ltd said it agreed to sell its food retail business to Future Retail Ltd in return for shares in the Kishore Biyani firm. The businesses covered by the deal are grocery and food retail, agricultural sourcing, processing and marketing, and bakery. As part of the deal, Future Retail will issue about 1.80 cr […]

Rajesh Exports starts second phase of retail expansion with Bangalore

Gold Jewellery exporter, Rajesh Exports Ltd said it launched its 81st retail showroom under it’s brand name ´Shubh Jewellers´ at Bangalore. “With this launch the company has launched it’s second phase of retail expansion. The company in the second phase of retail expansion has finalized plans to launch series of retail showrooms in the four […]

V2 Retail opens its 32nd store in Sitamarhi, Bihar

Value retailer V2 Retail Ltd. said it has opened a new retail store at Sitamarhi, Bihar. By this launch V2 retail currently has 32 operational retail stores across the country. V2 Retail Limited is a retail company in India. It offers more than 70,000 products including ready made, apparels, household merchandise and other consumer goods […]

Cognizant to help transform Future Group’s consumer business

Cognizant said that it has entered into a partnership with Future Group, an Indian multi-brand retailer, to transform its consumer goods business, Future Consumer Limited (FCL), into a connected enterprise. “In an era where data, insights and supply chain intelligence are crucial ingredients for turning success into market leadership, Cognizant’s technology, business process, platform and […]

NewU launches new beauty brand Jaquline USA

Dabur India Ltd’s beauty retail venture, NewU said it was bringing the make-up and beauty brand — Jaquline USA — to India. The new brand Jaquline USA will feature a range of make-up & beauty products. “NewU is the first Indian company to enter the Nail Care and Styling market with a range of products. […]

Infibeam to offer Ecommerce solutions in Middle East & Africa

Infibeam Incorporation Limited, a Indian ecommerce company, said it entered into licensing agreement and joint venture with Dubai-UAE based KSK capital for offering “e-commerce solutions to merchants and consumers” in about 40 countries in Middle East & Africa. It was not clear whether Infibeam would provide the back-end software and platform for the project or […]

AMAZON DIWALI 2016 Sale : Top 10 MOBILE deals

Amazon has kickstarted its ‘Great Indian Fesival Sale’ today morning and is offering some decent deals on mobile phones, especially smartphones, for those on the lookout for value. The most interesting offers are on the Moto range, followed by Samsung, Xiaomi and LeEco. And unlike earlier years, most of the deals this Diwali are focused […]

Flipkart Big Billion Day Mobile Sale: Xiaomi Mi5 @Rs 17,999; Moto X Style, Samsung A8 @Rs 19k; Le2 for Rs 10,499 on Diwali

What do you do when your rival Amazon is holding its big holiday sale two days ahead of you? If you’re Flipkart, you make sure that your customers know what’s in store for them if they wait. According to clues we’ve picked up from the social media and other promotions, Flipkart will offer some hefty […]

Flipkart warns users about fake offers ahead of Big Billion Day Sale 2016

Flipkart, one of India’s top online shopping sites, has warned users not to click on suspicious links or otherwise give credence to purported offers from the website seen on social media platforms. “With the Flipkart Big Billion Days just round the corner, a host of fake offers and discounts are being offered on various fraudulent […]

Nandan Denim to issue 50 lakh warrants at Rs 200 each

Nandan Denim Limited (NDL), a Gujarat- based fabric manufacturer, said it is planning to issue 50 lakh convertible warrants to foreign investors at Rs 200 each, aggregating to Rs 100 cr. “The company will be issuing 25 lakh fully convertible warrants each to Foreign Portfolio Investors, LTS Investment Fund Ltd and LGOF Global Opportunities Ltd […]

Mahindra invests in online agri-retail start-up Merakisan.com

Mahindra & Mahindra´s agri solutions company Mahindra Univeg Pvt Ltd. said it has invested in Merakisan PVt. Ltd., an agri e-commerce start-up. Mahindra Univeg Pvt Ltd. is a 60:40 joint venture between Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd. and and Belgium based Univeg (Greenyard Foods). It focuses on developing fresh fruit supply chain in India and imports […]

Cafe Coffee Day offers free WiFi in select cities in India

Café Coffee Day (CCD), India’s leading youth aggregator has tied up with leading and ‘neutral’ Wi-Fi service provider O-Zone Networks to provide free Wi-Fi access to customers at its cafes in select cities across the country. CCD will now provide high-speed connectivity to its tech-driven customers through a dedicated leased line at its cafes, the […]