E-commerce is driving thoughts of customers.
A board position requires one to hold at least 3 per cent of the outstanding shares. Binny holds around 5 per cent stake in Flipkart
Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata said e-commerce is one of the areas where is he looking to personally invest because of its "good potential" as a large proportion of the country's consuming public do not have the required access to goods.
Ever since the deal was announced of Walmart spending over $16 bn for a 77 per cent stake in Flipkart, the road to the takeover of India's biggest online marketplace has been quite bumpy
Experts say data localisation and sharing is probably the single-biggest detriment that the draft policy talks about, the rest have no or minor repercussions on the players
Word of wisdom from K Vaitheeswaran, India's e-commerce pioneer.
Khosla said 85 per cent of Indian e-commerce firms were over-valued.
'Big Billion Day' scheduled for October 6 is inspired by flat number where co-founders began their journey.
The cost of luring buyers and sellers to its platform means the new funds won't last long.
Unlike last year, investors turn cautious on e-commerce sector.
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Dismisses speculation that he would launch a major e-commerce initiative soon.
India has 160 million smartphone users.
The move is a show of faith from three of the world's biggest technology companies in fast-growing Snapdeal
Most of Flipkart's business came from consumer electronics.
Nikesh Arora is one of the highest-paid business leaders globally.
The largest e-commerce entity of China is setting up its first India office -- an indication that it intends to capture a pie of the growing e-commerce market here. Raghavendra Kamath & Alnoor Peermohamed report.
Private equity and VC investments declined by 50 per cent. E-commerce deals lowest in value, volume in over 24 months. T E Narasimhan decodes the new EY report.
E-commerce companies have understood the importance of having their own in-house wallet, explaining their acquisition spree, says Manoranjan Mohapatra.
India's e-commerce market grew 27 per cent in 2014 to $3.8 billion.
SoftBank's investments in the past two years include $627 million in online-retailing marketplace Snapdeal and leading a $210 million funding round in taxi-hailing app Ola Cabs.
With smart data-led mobile marketing, companies can reach out to the right target consumer with relevant offers.
On Tuesday, while several consumers took to social media to share their grievances about the Snapdeal site crash, many others said they visited the website to either compare prices or for window shopping.
Experts believe adoption of AI in developing countries will be much faster than in developed nations, as the magnitude of change it will bring will be far larger.
Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan find out why the new CEO is said to be the perfect man for turning around Flipkart's fortunes.
The 53-year-old entrepreneur has felt the heat of e-commerce.
Ma is also exploring strategic play in one of the largest media houses in India.
Access to capital for sub-standard companies is on the decline
The 24-hour delivery offer applies only to select postal codes and is not available across the country.
Tata Group's CLiQ is the latest to join the e-commerce club, to compete with the likes of Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.
According to a 2013 CLSA report , online retail in India was worth $3.1 billion, or about 10% of the country's organised retail market
The company did not disclose its new holding pattern.
Consumers are set to gain from discounts.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
Deal values have been falling steadily since May this year, when it touched a high of $851 million.
RIL has faced protests from local authorities, activists and residents across India campaigning against masts and roadworks.
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If we can come up with ways of sharing property rights on the internet, why not do something similar in urban spaces, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Is the internet just a fun thing to do like TV and radio?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
US retail major is in talks with Flipkart, Snapdeal, ShopClues and Grofers for partnership.
The minister has sought the help of US technology, expertise and innovation to make road safety a priority in India.
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