Lenovo K5 Note, launched just weeks ago, has already got its first price cut with Flipkart offering a Rs 500 discount on the model. The 5-inch 4G-enabled smartphone is now available at just Rs 7,999 on the ecommerce portal, very close to the price of its predecessor the A6000 Plus, which was selling for Rs […]
Flipkart today announced the acquisition of PhonePe, a Bangalore based mobile payments company. Co-founded by ex-Flipkart employees Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari, PhonePe is building India’s first Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based product. UPI, planned to go live in the April, will allow users to transact using their unique identification and mobile phone number or […]
Lenovo sold 45,000 units of its entry-level-mid-range smartphone Vibe K5 Plus today in an open sale on Flipkart, marking the first time ever that so many phones have been sold via the open route in a single day in India. While even larger quantities of phones — about 80,000 — have been sold by LeEco […]
After hyping the first ‘open sale’ of LeTV Le 1s for days, it looks like the Chinese firm either didn’t have enough stocks or didn’t anticipate the kind of demand that the phone will see. Either way, stocks of LeEco’s first ‘open sale’ ran out within minutes, with many so-called ‘super fans’ turning into ‘super […]
Flipkart said a 1 lakh people registered on the first day to buy LeTV Le 1s — arguably the only phone in India that comes with a manufacturer subsidy. The phone, which reportedly costs around Rs 16,000 to make and sell, is priced at Rs 10,999 in India, and has near-flagship specifications. In terms of […]
Flipkart is offering decent discounts on electronic items as part of its Republic Day sale, including a discount of Rs 2,000 on Moto X Play and Rs 3,500 on Huawei Nexus 6P. Moto X Play 16 GB now costs Rs 16,499, while the 32 GB version is priced at Rs 17,999. The two models were […]
China’s Lenovo can justifiably be proud of their performance in 2015, with two of its models — A6000 Plus and K3 Note — taking the two top spot for the highest number of smartphones sold by Flipkart in India during the year. Not surprisingly, a recent report had pointed out that over half the smart […]
Flipkart, one of India’s two largest online shopping websites, has started selling Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, India’s most expensive Android phone, at Rs 59,990. The price, though high, is actually slightly lower than what was expected. It was seen at above Rs 60,000. The high price is due to the display on the device. The […]
Google India has cancelled its three-year-old annual shopping event – the Great Online Shopping Festival, taking a step back to let the big giants like Flipkart and Amazon do their own thing. As Google pointed out, back in 2012, when it launched Great Online Shopping Festival to rival USA’s Cyber Monday, the total online shopping Industry […]
There have been many discounts and offers on smartphones from ecommerce players such as Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon this Diwali. But none would come close to what Amazon and Phicomm are offering — a 4G phone with Snapdragon processor and a 5-inch HD display at a jaw-dropping price of Rs 3,999. Users can also avail […]
Flipkart was in the cross hairs of irate customers after the company’s application failed to cater to many users today – the third day of its Big Billion sale. Twitter users were unforgiving in their comments, reminding the company of a similar ‘meltdown’ a year ago. Last year, Flipkart’s website had crashed after lakhs of […]
After launching the ‘Play’ version for Rs 19,990, Flipkart is gearing up to launch the premium Moto X Style early in November at a price of around Rs 36,000-38,000 for the 32 GB version, setting up a battle with Huawei Nexus 6P – the latest from Google’s Nexus series – in India. The current price […]
Online purchases made through mobile phones are steadily increasing in India and are likely to touch $40 million in 2016 from the current level of $30 million, reveals the ASSOCHAM and Grant Thornton joint study. The results are likely to interest players like Amazon and Flipkart. Flipkart especially has been very aggressive as it sees […]
Online seller Flipkart said it has crossed 150 mln (15 cr) product listings on its website and said that 75% of its traffic is now coming via mobile. We have “witnessed a 150% growth in the number of products sold as compared to 2014. From introducing new categories/products to innovative last mile delivery options, the […]
Lenovo K3 Note, one of the top two best selling phones in India right now, will be available in a special ‘yellow’ edition on Tuesday, Flipkart said. The phone is otherwise available in a ‘black and white’ edition that comes with a black front and a white back-cover. The K3 Note has been among the […]
Flipkart is offering substantial discounts on smartphones, TVs, home appliances, laptops and other items under its ‘Freedom Sale’. The Freedom Sale is available today and tomorrow. However, to get the discounts, you’ll have to download Flipkart’s mobile app and use that to make the purchase. Those with SBI credit or debit cards can get an […]
Flipkart, India’s largest online marketplace, has launched India Art House – an exclusive store offering sellers a platform to promote regional products. Housing over 10,000 hand-made and traditional handicrafts products, customers will now be able to browse and shop for skilled-crafts from specific regions of their choice, the firm said. “India Art House truly embodies […]
All the mobile web traffic sacrificed by Flipkart seems to be paying off, at least in terms of getting users to install the company’s app. According to Nielsen’s latest survey based on real-time mobile data across 8,000 handsets in the country, Flipkart’s mobile app is present on 35% of all phones checked and was the […]
Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, announced the launch of 20 ‘experience zones’ across the country enabling self-product pick-ups for consumers. The Flipkart experience zones will allow customers to walk into their nearest experience center and collect their shipments at their convenient time. The move resolves the biggest impediment to the further expansion of online commerce […]
Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace opened its newest warehouse at Dadri, UP, taking the total warehouse strength across India to 14, and throwing its focus on the Hindi heartland. Typically, most of the ecommerce volumes in India come from the South and West, with the North and East lagging slightly. As a result, most of […]
