Paytm, which recently hived off its e-commerce and payments bank businesses into separate companies, would use these fresh funds to bolster the two businesses
No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising
Alibaba is playing a big role in helping to train the senior management of the upcoming Paytm Payment Bank
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
Most e-commerce firms offer aggressive discounting and freebies, with specific purchases.
Industry experts said the major pain point would be tax collection at source, which would create a rift between sellers and e-commerce companies.
They are not only coming up with whacky names to grab attention but are also stretching the definition of e-commerce.
It took Flipkart a little over 24 hours to complete due diligence and come up with a final offer that was $20 million higher than what Snapdeal was ready to forfeit.
The new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state.
The e-commerce sector's usage of commercial spaces was about 4.2 million square feet of the total of 17.5 million sq ft consumed in the first half of 2015.
Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl said those who do not perform will have to leave.
To run 24/7 establishments require infrastructure such as public transport.
It is still "discounts" that e-commerce players have to rely on to bring in customers, though they might claim otherwise.
Experts believe more efforts would be needed in future funding rounds.
Nikesh Arora patiently answered all questions and responded to remarks and observations.
Arora will resign less than two years since he joined the Japanese Internet conglomerate
The tax, in lieu of local levies, will be imposed at the first point of a financial transaction.
The state is planning an event similar to PM Narendra Modi's Startup India.
Analysts say consumers would be the real winners.
The loss before tax shot up 262 per cent to Rs 492 crore for the financial year ended March 2016.
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