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Shoppers in the country will be able to shop across 7,000 plus products from over 180 brands with the help of Amazon.in, Amazon said in a statement in Bengaluru.
Its trajectory in telecom is well known but now it is pushing for a similar leap into the ranks of the top players in its other businesses: media and entertainment, e-commerce, a series of online businesses ranging from health to education, and retail.
Demand is expected to grow as most customers await a drop in prices.
"Online portals are also bleeding heavily and have huge accumulated losses. There is pressure from investors to cut down on discounting."
PhonePe via Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) plans to get into a number of new verticals, including fee payments in schools and colleges, payments at hospitals and other services
Bombay House turns evangelist for new Tata products.
Paytm recently partnered with 1,000 educational institutions over admission fee payment through the app.
The deal, which will kick in after the holiday season, in January, will give Apple more visibility among online buyers in India. The partnership could help Apple take on Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, which has become one of the leading player in the premium smartphone market thanks to Amazon.
With the festive season underway, retailers in the online and the offline world need to prepare well to offer the best deals to consumers and earn trust.
Among the businesses that need consolidation are retail and defence
He seems to have struck a chord with young entrepreneurs.
The Tata Group has close to 110 companies and Chandrasekaran plans to bring this number down to around five or six.
The five-year-old Chinese brand's assent to the summit comes after a year of astounding rise -- often growing by over 200 percent a quarter, reports Arnab Dutta.
Growing trees means much more than strewing seeds around; it takes an understanding of local climatic conditions, indigenous strains and partnership with local communities.
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.
Vistara'a launch, the steel plant at Kalinganagar and e-commerce venture are the ones most awaited for
Looking to put money in aviation, infrastructure and also to reduce debt of group companies.
It is not the predictability but the lop-sided sentimentality of Sooraj R Barjatya's narrative that hurts Prem Ratan Dhan Payo's intentions the most, says Sukanya Verma
It's not easy to ignore the newspaper ads with Diwali offers.
The Chinese smartphone maker's focus on offline retail has helped it overtake Samsung in top 50 cities in India.
Global sales made via mobile devices are expected to top $638 billion.
In the domestic market, the Tata Group has lost ground in the passenger car business.
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
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.
His presence matters more than the money he brings.
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
Shopkeepers are losing buyers in droves to e-tailers for everything from fashion to smartphones, and are struggling to find solutions.
The Parsi community runs India's respected corporate houses like the Tata, Wadia and Godrej groups.
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The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.
Famous and long believed to be trusted Indian brands have wilted against foreign brands, says Mohan Guruswamy.
A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali.
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