Perhaps, the group's leadership position and potential in the retail segment prompted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry to identify retail as one of the group's four growth clusters in his recent Vision 2025 statement.
Spends by e-commerce players have now touched Rs 1,000 crore.
Besides malls and high-street stores, there's a rush of discounts while you are flying or holidaying in fancy hotels.
From PhonePe to Jio, everyone wants to be a Super App but it is still unclear if they will actually work in India.
The Indian part of the Swiss group employs more than 5,000.
Homegrown start-ups like UrbanClap and AtHomeDiva will now have to compete with the global e-commerce giant. Anita Babu reports.
World's largest e-tailer Amazon is evaluating setting up a data centre in India to tap into the multi-billion cloud opportunity in India.
Second Tata firm to join hands with e-commerce portal.
Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd is backed by KKR & Co.
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd may scrap plans to invest in online marketplace Snapdeal, technology website Recode has reported.
The US-based firm already has two fulfilment centres in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
'Unlike Big Bazaar, where the promoter calls the shot, in ABRL, professionals take decisions. So, every new CEO leads to a change in strategy, which confuses vendors and the team.'
It is watching e-commerce policy fineprint before spelling out India plan
In a recent interview, Narendra Modi, set to take charge as prime minister in a few days, had said his government wouldn't roll back any policy in the sector.
Jabong has joined hands with 10 boutiques, such as Meo Home Craft (for bags by rural artisans from Tijara, Rajasthan), Rinku Sobti (womenswear), Nidhi Munim, Crazy Palette (clutches & bags) and Uttama Bhatt (ethnic womenswear).
Bubbly is the latest in a string of brands that are touching the three-digit mark quickly.
E-commerce buyouts: Mahindra, Godrej to leverage on physical stores.
Estimates by retail consultancy Technopak suggest that direct subsidy to consumers because of e-commerce this year would be over Rs 12,000 crore.
Alibaba in talks to invest up to $700 million in Snapdeal
Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors.
The government guidelines say online marketplaces must not influence the sale price of goods and services but experts say e-commerce majors categorise discounts under marketing expenses.
Ecommerce firms will have it tough as govt turns down FDI proposal.
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
Local traders are evaluating other options rather in FDI.
Reliance Retail would be exposed to implementation and execution risks in its expansion plans.
Myntra expects to reach $100-million annual revenue.
Faced with a clutter of coffee houses and cafes that also serve the brew, the chain that has 119 stores in seven cities in India is looking at ways to differentiate its brand from the rest.
The deal that promises to make Flipkart a leading force in fashion segment - estimated at Rs 3 lakh crore - came after hectic weekend parleys.
Most business groups in India, including Godrejs, Tatas and Mahindras, have seen patience tested in JVs, with some of them winding up quickly
As India's online population crosses 450 million, e-commerce ventures are trying to grab a pie of online sales estimated to hit $48 billion by 2020.
Tata Cha cafes hope to create a feel of a roadside tea cart, casual college canteens, old Irani cafs and even the chai joints encountered on journeys through the Indian countryside.
Patanjali Ayurved's rise has prompted most other babas to go back to the drawing board. Most of them are either scripting or re-jigging their business plans, says Arvind Singhal.
Online grocers like Bigbasket and localbanya witness surge in sales.
India's rank was further amplified by the collapse of the South American and Russian economies.
IndusInd Bank, has recently launched www.themorestore.com only for its credit card and debit card holders
With a new campaign for Gatorade and renewed thrust on sports drinks, PepsiCo looks to make the most of the growing passion for fitness in the country.
For the past few years, Avigo has been in talks with many strategic players, including private equity investors, to sell its stake in Spykar.
AAP, set to form the government in Delhi, had said it was opposed to foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.
Indian e-commerce companies in particular have been using their Facebook pages extensively to reach out to as many consumers as possible, apart from paid advertisements.
Britannia Industries, the bakery and dairy major, has tied up with e-tailer Amazon India for a pilot launch of Good Day Chunkies, a new chocolate chip cookie, for 15 days. The offer is currently on and closes on December 5, after which the product goes to offline (normal retail) stores.
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