The Tata Sons' chairman emeritus has been aggressively investing in start-ups, ranging from e-commerce firms to cab aggregators
Becoming a unicorn is surely a marker for a company in its growth story, but it's not a major achievement nor is it a turning point of any significant worth.
It will take years for faster Internet to reach this population and those who aren't even connected so far
Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan find out why the new CEO is said to be the perfect man for turning around Flipkart's fortunes.
The top five most trusted brands are Samsung Mobiles, Sony, LG, Nokia and Tata.
Globally, the viability of on-demand businesses is being questioned
The company, which is a leading player in the Indian wearables market, is backed by angel investors like Shriram Nene and his wife and Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit Nene and WhatApp's Neeraj Arora
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
Continuing his investment spree in India's hot start-ups, Ratan Tata on Friday invested in Kyazoonga.
Currently, Housing.com makes Rs 1.2-1.5 crore a month, against a burn of Rs 10.05 crore.
The People's Choice Survey is an annual report by CashKaro.com, which identifies key trends in online shopping in India.
Nets three more foreign brands for exclusive retailing, but the cost of the business model may be high, say experts.
Aamir Khan will be the face of Vivo, the title sponsor of IPL, digital payments company PhonePe, and shoe brand Walkaroo this league season.
FirstCry is omni-channel player with presence across desktop, mobile and offline routes offering baby and maternity products in India.
This was only four days after many aggrieved buyers chose social networking sites to attack Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day' discount this Monday (October 6), followed by an apology from the company's co-founders, Sachin and Binny Bansal.
'For how long can investors fund loss-making companies?'
It's aimed at new-age sectors like e-commerce and other startups so that they can spend less time in their recruitment processes
People are not just splurging on clothes, mobiles and household goods through the online route, they are also looking at cars and even houses.
In a policy paper submitted to US Senators, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said the excessive delays in the processing of permanent residency applications due to country-wise quota contributed to America's loss of revenue, market leadership and competitive edge.
The ban in India would hit Chinese internet companies that were making headway in the world's fastest-growing mobile market.
2015 was characterised by some interesting events and trends.
No financial details were disclosed.
The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.
Designing is another critical area for him, especially in the business of furniture.
In the past eight months, Flipkart has seen the exits of Mukesh Bansal, considered the right hand man of Sachin and Binny Bansal; Ankit Nagori, chief business officer; Punit Soni, Flipkart's million-dollar hire from Silicon Valley who headed product and strategy; and Manish Maheshwari, head of the seller business
Start-ups that did not have a business model and, hence, could not grow or attract new funding, are shutting shop.
Of all the tremors to rock the start-up world of late -- Snapdeal's layoffs, Stayzilla's shutting down, Flipkart's frequent devaluations -- nothing will match the rumble at ShopClues for poignancy.
No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising
Global e-commerce company Amazon has said it sees "substantial uncertainties" in interpretation of Indian laws, which could impact its business in one of the world's fastest-growing multi-billion dollar online shopping market.
For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.
The mobile wallet player plans to add more Chinese sellers to its e-commerce platform and boost technology for its soon-to-be-launched payments bank
The Rs 100 crore infusion will well-capitalise the company to drive its new strategy and growth plans.
Estimates by retail consultancy Technopak suggest that direct subsidy to consumers because of e-commerce this year would be over Rs 12,000 crore.
The service is available in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Manesar, Navi Mumbai and Thane and will be scaled up to other cities soon
Today, India is one of the fastest-growing eCommerce markets in Asia/Pacific along with China.
eBay says it has cut jobs at its centre in Bengaluru in favour of shifting them to other locations around the world.
With over 200 brands and websites as participants this year, the Google Online Shopping Festival is turning bigger.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
Seamlessly integrating multiple devices is becoming the single most important strategy for retailers, says Ritwik Sharma.
It is Tata's fourth such investment in an e-commerce co.
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