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Siddharth Das Appointed As PayZippy COO; Mekin Maheshwari Is Flipkart’s Chief...
E-commerce major Flipkart has appointed Siddharth Das as the Chief Operating Officer of its online payment solution PayZippy, a Flipkart spokesperson has told Medianama. Das joined Flipkart about a...
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Moto G Available On Flipkart For Rs 13,999; Exclusivity The Next Big...
Motorola has re-entered the Indian market by launching it’s low-end device Moto G exclusively on Flipkart. Moto G is priced at Rs 12,499 for 8GB model and Rs 13,999 for 16GB model at Flipkart which is...
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Flipkart Rolls The Dice: Opening Up eKart To Competitors
Flipkart is opening up its logistics arm eKart Logistics to other operators and is currently running a pilot programme with an intention to roll out these services in the next few weeks, reports...
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Flipkart Says It’s Not Launching Self-Branded Smartphones
“It’s not true, we are not launching smartphones” a Flipkart spokesperson has told Medianama following our request for a confirmation of a BGR India report yesterday, which said that Flipkart is...
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Flipkart partners Publish On Demand Global for E-Book content
E-commerce major Flipkart has inked a distribution deal to offer digital content from the US-based content distribution network Publish On Demand Global (PODG). As per the deal, Flipkart will be...
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Flipkart will soon let sellers advertise on its site
Flipkart is planning to launch an advertising program that sellers can use to promote its products on the e-commerce website, reports NextBigWhat. Flipkart has confirmed this development to Medianama....
View ArticleDigest: Amazon India, Flipkart, Shopclues, ISRO, Microsoft Ventures & more
Amazon India launches Health & Personal Care store Amazon India has introduced a health and personal care category on its marketplace. This will offer products like dietary supplements, health...
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E-Commerce Roundup: New Amazon India Stores, Myntra Designer Tie-ups &...
New Amazon.in Stores Hindi Books: Amazon’s India marketplace Amazon.in has launched a Hindi physical book store which claims to offer over 23,000 Hindi titles across various genres like literature and...
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Here’s how Flipkart is offering same day delivery in 10 cities
After launching in-a-day delivery service in December last year, Flipkart has now introduced same day guarantee delivery in 10 cities across India. To avail this feature, users will have to place...
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Flipkart in trouble? Enforcement Directorate to send notice over alleged FEMA...
Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to send a show-cause notice alleging violation of Rs 1,400 crore under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), reports The Economic Times. The agency has been...
View ArticleFlipkart’s Myntra acquisition talks stalled for now and here’s why
Discussions between Flipkart and Myntra for a merger seems to have stalled according to one of the biggest investors in both companies, reports The Wall Street Journal. Subrata Mitra, a partner at...
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Flipkart launches subscription service like Amazon Prime
Flipkart has launched an annual subscription service called Flipkart First that is similar to Amazon Prime, and offers same day delivery, free shipping, 60-day replacement guarantee, apart from...
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Digest: ShopClues-Suvidhaa; Moto E & mBuddy
ShopClues launches Cash Before Delivery with Suvidhaa E-commerce website ShopClues has tied-up with Suvidhaa for offline cash collection service called Cash Before Delivery (CBD), reports The Economic...
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Update: Flipkart buys Myntra; Mukesh Bansal to join Flipkart board
Update: It’s official, Flipkart has bought Myntra. Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal will join Flipkart board. Both entities will remain independent. Also read: Live blog: Flipkart acquires Myntra Key...
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Key Events In Myntra’s Journey : A Timeline
After months of speculation, Flipkart has confirmed that it has bought the Bangalore-based online fashion store Myntra. Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal will join Flipkart board. Both entities will remain...
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Live blog: Flipkart acquires Myntra
Online fashion retailer Myntra finally confirmed that it has been acquired by Flipkart earlier today at a press conference.Here are updates from the event: 12:50 - Mukesh Bansal will be joining...
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Myntra to increase focus on original fashion brands; Plans to have 15-20 of them
Flipkart-owned online fashion store Myntra is increasing focus on its original fashion brands and introducing more such brands in the future. The company currently has eight original fashion brands -...
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Updated: Flipkart raises $210M from DST Global & existing investors
On the heels of acquiring online fashion store Myntra, e-commerce major Flipkart has raised $210 million from DST Global and existing investors Tiger Global, Naspers, and Iconiq Capital. It’s not...
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Of Flipkart, Myntra and the ‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’ Mahesh Murthy –...
by Sumanth Raghavendra The recent announcement of Flipkart acquiring Myntra was greeted with a range of reactions and emotions within the Indian startup ecosystem – exultation from employees to guarded...
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Flipkart’s subscription service Flipkart First goes live and it costs Rs 500...
Flipkart’s premium subscription service Flipkart First that offers same day delivery, free shipping, apart from priority customer service, has gone live today. The company had announced its plans to...
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