From using Artificial Learning to Machine Learning to deploying drones food delivery platforms are going all out to reach the extra consumer, says Peerzada Abrar.
Their bootstrapped brand sold 25,000 units on Flipkart in five days during the 2017 festive sale.
The two companies have been negotiating to remain separate entities after a merger.
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.
Suveen Sinha finds out what the tribe of modern, internet entrepreneurs who no longer run their first start-ups are up to.
In its first acquisition in India, the American online retail giant is planning to buy out the fashion portal
Most companies often subsidise the sale and the delivery, making losses on their books.
At Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion), e-commerce has seen one of the fastest rates of growth in investment activity this year.
By value, however, electronic goods still account for a large portion of gross merchandise
Second hand goods are catching up with customers on renown shopping websites.
Morgan Stanley writing down its investment in the e-commerce leader by 27 per cent does not augur well for the sector.
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
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