Category: INTERNET
Tata Consumer inks Strategic Partnership with Flipkart to Deliver Essential Food, Beverages & Grocery Products amid India Lockdown
India’s Largest E-Tailer, Flipkart Teams up with Spencer’s Retail to Boost Hyperlocal Delivery of Essentials
COVID-19 India Outbreak turns Boon for Online Gaming Platforms & Companies as more people isolate themselves Indoors
Homegrown Food Delivery Startups Swiggy & Zomato Grand Merger on the Cards; Amid Threat from Amazon, Uber Eats & Flipkart Looms
Zomato, Swiggy Likely to Merge Just before the Amazon’s Entry In Online Food Delivery Business in India. India’s leading online food delivery startups Zomato and Swiggy grand mega merger on the cards soon amid looming threats from Amazon and UbeEats, according to media reports. Both Swiggy and Zomato are in negotiations over a strategic merger. […]
MakeMyTrip bets Bigger on Home-Stays; to add over 10,000 Alternative Accommodations in India, to take on Rivals like Airbnb
Online travel firm MakeMyTrip is looking to add over 10,000 alternative accommodation properties in India in 2020, with the company expecting to achieve double-digit growth in the segment during the period. Currently, the company has 1,70,000 bookable properties in India and overseas in the alternative accommodation segment which includes villas, apartments, home stays, guesthouses and […]
Flipkart to introduce Nokia Smart TV in India with JBL Audio; Aiming to Disrupt India’s Television Market
Viacom18 Unveils India’s First & Only Multi-Format Kids App ‘VOOT KIDS’
Viacom18 is all set to foray and explore its digital ecosystem with the launch of its first subscription play. Viacom18 Media Private Limited is all set to expand its digital ecosystem with the launch of its first subscription play. Voot Kids has been a sub-app of the network’s AVOD (advertising led video on demand) service […]
Chinese Technology Giant Honor; After Smartphones to Foray into India’s Smart TV Market by 2020
Chinese handset maker Honor will foray into India’s smart TV market in the first quarter of 2020. For some time now, the Smart TV segment has become almost as active as smartphones. So much so, that there are many companies that bet on offering their own models, such as Honor. Well, this manufacturer has released […]
Blackstone Acquires 37.5% stake in India’s Aakash Educational Services for Rs 1,350 Crore
Ola, Uber are Hunting for Versatile Business Models Beyond Cabs; to explore more Growth Avenues
Ola and Uber are looking beyond cabs in their hunt for growth, Economic Times reports. Industry experts say the companies are likely to focus on bike taxis and autos, car rentals, corporate tie-ups and collaborations with public transporters to shore up ride numbers as their core business slows. That’s because four-wheeler taxis aren’t affordable for […]
Soon, Indians can make payments from their Digital Wallets through UPI while travelling Abroad
Indians travelling overseas could soon make payments through their digital wallets. Quoting unidentified sources, Economic Times reports that the National Payments Corporation of India is looking to expand its UPI payments system to other countries. The company is targeting Singapore and the UAE as its first international destinations and could launch there in six months. […]
Flipkart partners with 27,000 Kirana shops to boost last-mile delivery on a Pan India Level
Walmart-owned Flipkart has on boarded nearly 27000 Kirana shops across 700 cities to strengthen its pan-India supply chain ahead of the upcoming festive season. This will further strengthen and personalize e-commerce experience for its existing 160 million customers,help deepen its reach to newer geographies and customers and support “kiranas” by enhancing their income. It will […]
Flipkart Enters Food Retail launches new entity ‘Farmermart’ with ₹2,500 crore war chest
Flipkart is entering food retail with a ₹2,500 crore war chest, MoneyControl reports, citing sources. The Walmart-owned firm has registered a new entity called Flipkart Farmermart that will run farm-to-fork operations, including its own private label, a grocery supply chain, and even stores. The homegrown e-commerce major will bank on the expertise of parent Walmart, […]
