Hero MotoCorp has launched online shop for consumers to buy genuine parts and accessories for their Hero scooters and motorbikes. The portal, www.hgpmart.com, will be run by the company directly. However, it will tap close to 100 distributors in a ‘hub and spoke’ model for fulfillment. Consumers can buy any part by following a step-by-step […]
Adani Wilmar, the company that markets ‘Fortune’ brand of food products in India, is all set to enter the online grocery sales business with a new e-commerce portal and app called ‘Fortune Online’. The company has hired Ahmedabad-based Infibeam to set up an app for the same. Infibeam will be responsible for developing and maintaining […]
Flipkart, one of India’s top two online market places, said it saw twice as much business as part of its Big Billion Day Sale this year compared to the last. The company said it added over 3000 sellers to Flipkart Millionaire Club in a span of just five days of TBBD sale. The title is […]
Trying to differentiate itself from regular ecommerce websites and apps, Yes Bank has launched an impulse buying app known as Tap To Shop. Unlike regular online shopping apps, Tap To Shop will be focused exclusively on delivering deals that are not available at most times. The customer must have installed the Yes Pay wallet on […]
Airline SpiceJet said it has opened its first physical store under its new ‘SpiceStyle’ retail brand at Galleria Mall in Gurgaon, near Delhi. The launch of its first physical store marks SpiceStyle’s entry into the offline segment besides its ecommerce portal and a brand store launched in association with Amazon. It also announced freebies, including […]
SpiceJet, arguably the most aggressive low-cost carrier in India, has entered the e-commerce business with a new venture named ‘SpiceStyle!’ and also tied up with online giant Amazon. Products from the company will be available via the eponymous website, as well as on Amazon. The unit has been created as a subsidiary of SpiceJet. SpiceStyle! […]
OnePlus 3, arguably the most successful premium phone of 2016 in India, may not get warranty support from the manufacturer if purchased from Flipkart, going by a statement by the company. The company issued a statement that seemed to suggest that Flipkart’s sale of the model is not authorized by the company. “We have an exclusive partnership […]
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 […]
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. […]
Indian retailing company Shoppers Stop Ltd. said it has opened one ´M.A.C´ door at New Delhi International Airport and one shop-in-shop ´Mothercare´ store at Orion Mall, Brigade Gateway Bengaluru. “By opening these stores the company has now 40 M.A.C doors and 41 Mothercare stores under its operations,” said the company. The company said its 51% […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The upcoming festive season, beginning October 1 is likely to register record-breaking sales, revenues, and highest ever purchase rate per minute for e-commerce giants as most people have deferred their holiday purchasing plans in anticipation of blockbuster offers, an ASSOCHAM survey-cum-analysis found. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) interacted with about […]
Tata group’s ecommerce venture CLiQ has announced its first festive season offers by providing exciting deals, new launches, flash sales, best price offers and bumper prizes for its customers. “Tata CLiQ has earmarked 50% of its marketing budget for the one month long festive offer named ´Festober´ celebrations,” said the e-commerce website. Tata CLiQ will […]
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 […]
Future Retail, one of the leading retail chains in India, has increased its retail floor space by 3 lakh square feet to 1.3 cr square feet during the April-June quarter this year, said the company. The company has increased its floor spaces in nine cities which includes Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Indore, Nellore, Gaya and Keonjhar. […]
Samsung Z2 is now available exclusively online through Paytm for Rs 4,590. The phone launched last week comes with a 4.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 800 pixels. Samsung Z2 is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to […]
Online shopping site Myntra.com distanced itself from a controversial poster of Lord Krishna showing him ordering clothes from the retailer as Draupadi was being disrobed. Taking off from the Mahabharata epic, the poster depcits Krishna searching for ‘extra long sarees’ as Dushasana peels off Draupadi’s clothes. According to the epic, Draupadi was pawned by her husbands […]
The NSE today has sought clarification from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABRL) on whether any negotiations for merger has taken place with Kishore Biyani’s Future Group. The exhange’s request for clarification has come after a report in the Economic Times. The report said that Biyani’s Future Group was in early discussion with ABRL to […]
