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Did being a marketplace help Flipkart? – Naman Sarawagi, FindYogi
by Naman Sarawai, FindYogi With the new government in power, the debate around FDI in e-commerce is heating up. Home grown e-commerce leader Flipkart switched from being an e-retailer to an online...
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Flipkart ties-up with SME associations to offer products from 50,000 SMEs
E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FISME (Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises) and NCDPD (National Center for Design and Product...
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Naspers invested $51M In Flipkart in May 2014; now owns 17.7%
South African media company Naspers invested 543 million Rand (around $51M in Flipkart) in May 2014, in a round where the Indian e-commerce major raised $210 million in funding. This takes Naspers’...
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Myntra is setting up a fashion incubator to strengthen its own brand strategy
Flipkart-owned online fashion retailer Myntra plans to start a fashion incubator, reports The Times of India. According to the report, the incubator will help these entrepreneurs for six months to a...
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Xiaomi to sell its phones in India exclusively through Flipkart: Report
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi that had set up its India website last week, will sell its devices here exclusively through Flipkart, reports BGR India citing sources. We have written to...
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Flipkart forays into self-branded tablets with Digiflip Pro
It seems Flipkart has taken another leaf out of Amazon’s book and launched a 7-inch Android tablet. However unlike Amazon, the company hasn’t gone to extent of forking Android to build a separate...
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Xiaomi launches 3 smartphones in India
Tweet Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has officially entered India by launching three of its smartphones – its flagship Mi3 smartphone, Redmi Note and Redmi 1s. While Mi3 will go on sale from...
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Flipkart raising $1Bn from DST Global, Tiger Global & others: Report
Tweet E-commerce major Flipkart is raising a massive $1 billion investment from existing investors DST Global, Tiger Global, Accel Partners and several new investors, reports The Economic Times citing...
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Flipkart forays into services with E-learning section; Flipkart Students
Tweet E-commerce major Flipkart has introduced an e-learning category on its site, thereby foraying into services segment. It’s worth noting that Flipkart’s competitor Snapdeal had also launched a...
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Flipkart secures $1Bn investment from Singapore’s GIC, Tiger Global, Naspers...
Tweet E-commerce major Flipkart has officially confirmed that it has raised a massive $1 billion investment in a round co-led by existing investors Tiger Global & Naspers. New investor Singapore...
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Sell Goods on OLX, Get Discount on Flipkart; Naspers connection
Two Naspers backed firms – Flipkart (a B2C marketplace) and OLX (a C2C marketplace/classifieds site), are collaborating to offer consumers discounts: Flipkart will offer discount to consumers should...
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Flipkart ties-up with Textiles Ministry to offer handloom products
India’s textiles ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the e-commerce major Flipkart through the office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms. As part of this exclusive...
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Digest: Flipkart, Housing.com, Evernote, U2opia mobile & more
Flipkart launches five more self-branded tablets E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has launched five new tablets under its Digiflip Pro brand. The new range of tablets will be powered by Intel Atom...
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Flipkart Marketplace partners Capital Float & Lendingkart to offer sellers...
Flipkart Marketplace, which was launched a year back, will now offer sellers on its platform access to easy loans through lending partners Capital Float and Lendingkart. The mailer sent out by...
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Flipkart launches home appliances and personal healthcare private label Citron
E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has launched an in-house home appliances and personal healthcare brand Citron. This is the third private label the company has launched, including its lifestyle private...
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Flipkart launches fulfillment service for sellers
At a time when Amazon India is at loggerheads with the Karnataka’s commercial tax department over its fulfillment service, Bangalore-based e-commerce major Flipkart seems to have launched its own...
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E-commerce tie-ups: Flipkart-PC Jewellers, Jabong & HomeShop18
Flipkart ties-up with jewellery retailer PC Jewellers E-commerce major Flipkart has entered into a partnership with jewellery retailer PC Jewellers, to offer jewellery on its online marketplace....
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Indian govt to look into Flipkart’s Big Billion Screw-up
Indian government is looking into Flipkart’s “Big Billion Sale” campaign following several complaints from traders, reports Livemint. Commerce and Industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned that...
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Updated: Has Enforcement Directorate sent notice to Flipkart?
Update 2: We just called up Enforcement Directorate’s Bangalore office and they said no such order has been issued as of now. Update: We’re currently awaiting a response from the Enforcement...
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Here’s what Amazon, Ebay, Flipkart, Snapdeal and others said about honoring...
Update: Amazon India’s statement to us (below), that “All products sold on Amazon.in through our sellers are genuine” appears to be contradicted by comments left on Amazon.in by verified customers....
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