Mahindra Partners in talks to buy online portal Babyoye“Due diligence is on. Mahindra Partners is looking to buy Babyoye through its retail business Mahindra Retail,” said one person directly in...
18 Dec, 2014, 04.25 AM IST
Babycare internet portals offer offline deals to boost salesFirstcry gifted newborns in over 6,000 hospitals across 18 cities with hampers containing diapers and other such goods sold on the site.
07 Aug, 2014, 03.40 PM IST
Kids-focussed ecomm companies give away offline deals to boost salesFirstcry has set up a team and built special technology platforms for analytics, which helps brands track post-trial sales online.
06 Aug, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
Snapdeal’s Kunal Bahl says Flipkart over-valued; slams bigger rival’s do-it-all strategyObservers are of the view that Snapdeal will be under pressure as Amazon and Flipkart compete against each other for top honours in India.
04 Aug, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
Online eyewear retailer Lenskart hits road to reach customersOther online retailers, especially in the single-category segment, are also providing offline services to expand customer base.
24 Jul, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
LimeRoad picks Neha Dhupia for glam quotientDhupia, who now holds a stake in the company, will be an employee of the company and will draw a regular salary.
29 May, 2014, 12.54 PM IST
Snapdeal on a roll, raises $100 million from five investors including Premji InvestPremji Invest was joined in the deal by Temasek, BlackRock, Hong Kong based asset management co Myriad and Tybourne.
21 May, 2014, 07.03 AM IST
How increased flow of funds injects new life into India's e-commerce industryThis turnaround was not a matter of choice but of life and death. Funds were down to a trickle and without trimming the fat, they would hav...
04 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Babycare portal First-Cry gets Rs 92 cr from Temasek armThe equity investment was led by Vertex Venture Management, a subsidiary of Singapore’s staterun investment company Temasek Holdings.
21 Jan, 2014, 04.45 AM IST
Online babycare company 'Babyoye' acquires competitor HooposOnline babycare company Babyoye has acquired its competitor Bangalore-based Hoopos in an all stock deal signalling growing consolidation in...
10 Apr, 2013, 09.42 PM IST
- Fashion and You acquires Urban Touch for $30 million
In a sign that consolidation in the ecommerce industry is gathering speed, online fashion flash sales venture Fashion and You has acquired ...
29 Aug, 2012, 02.57 AM IST
- Fashion and You acquires online fashion and beauty retailer Urban Touch
Fashion and You has paid $30 million in cash and stock for the acquisition, said a person with direct knowledge of the transaction.
28 Aug, 2012, 12.21 AM IST
India's e-commerce industry braces for consolidation as stronger online retailers gobble up minnowsIndia's e-commerce industry is primed for a shakeup as sales soar, valuations drop and the fitter among the companies gobble up weaker riva...
21 Feb, 2012, 04.49 AM IST
- IDG Ventures India and SAIF Partners pump in $14 million in e-commerce start-up
The funding, led by IDG, closed on Saturday and underscores the frenetic deal-making across the country's e-commerce industry.
13 Feb, 2012, 04.07 AM IST
- Tiger Global invests $6 million in CaratLane
Tiger Global has invested $6 million in online jewellery portal, CaratLane, in its second e-commerce investment this month.
23 Jun, 2011, 04.37 AM IST
- SAIF partners to invest $4 mn in FirstCry.com
Global PE fund, SAIF Partners, has closed another deal in fast growing e-commerce segment, investing $4 mn in online kids and babycare prod...
26 Apr, 2011, 05.21 AM IST
- Accel Partners, Tiger Global invest $2.5mn in BabyOye.com
More risk capital is flowing into internet commerce companies as an increasing number of Indians begin to shop online.
15 Apr, 2011, 06.58 AM IST