Startup leaders plan network to link makers in heartlandThe India Network is a community that will focus across tier-II,III,IV and V cities & towns in India.
09 Sep, 2016, 09.48 AM IST
Indore-based startup EngineerBabu raises Rs 1 crore from Scale VenturesEngineerBabu was founded in 2014 by Chaurasia and two friends, Mayank Pratap Singh and Avdhesh Pratap Solanki. Starting from a small 500 sq...
31 Aug, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
GETIT Infoservices seeks to buyout stake of Astro HoldingsGETIT Infoservices which owns online classifieds portal AskMe and AskMebazaar has bid for a management buyout (MBO) of the 90% stake held b...
16 Jun, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
E-commerce boom in India attracting artisans, entrepreneurs from slums across the country“Earlier I used to work for Rs 15K/mth as craftsman of leather jackets. Now I earn Rs 15L/mth by selling jackets to mkts like US, UK, Canad...
19 Feb, 2016, 06.39 AM IST
E-commerce begins to attract entrepreneurs & artisans from slumsSayed said he started selling jackets under Candid Leather brand name just a year ago and now he owns a two-bedroom house in Thane.
18 Feb, 2016, 08.34 AM IST
Astro's Askmebazaar eyes billion-dollar valuationAstro has built a sizeable digital portfolio in India of over $200 million, of which Getit is the largest where it holds over 90% stake.
09 Feb, 2016, 05.13 PM IST
NDTV enters online wedding market, arm raises fund from CerraCap VenturesThe group has appointed Sachin Singhal as a CEO of Special Occasion, in which Baseline -- a sports marketing, entertainment and licensing f...
04 Dec, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
Artisans see fortunes improving as online players like Craftsvilla, Amazon, Flipkart remove need for middlemenArtisans have seen their fortunes improve as online sellers such as Craftsvilla, Amazon and Flipkart, among others, have removed the need f...
20 Nov, 2015, 04.43 AM IST
How cashbacks are emerging as a tool for e-retailers to lure & retain customersCashback is the reigning king of Indian e-com marketing. While discounts attract shoppers, there is little that they do for customer retent...
08 Nov, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Ecommerce companies like Amazon, Myntra, Snapdeal partner with over 150 designers to sell exclusive linesDesigner wear are becoming affordable with pricetags ranging anywhere between Rs 1,000 and Rs 35,000 for online that thrives on discounting...
30 Oct, 2015, 09.21 AM IST
Government Units tie up with e-commerce firms to market indigenous craftsHand painted Bhagalpuri silks, traditional ikkats from Orissa, Gadwal silks from Andhra and many more such weaves would now be available on...
09 Oct, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel's daughter Anar Patel may sell artisan fashion products online“We are creating a craft brand to be sold online worldwide and looking for venture capitalists to fund it for expansion,“ she said.
20 Jul, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
- NDTV Ethnic Retail raises $5 mn from KJS group
NDTV Ethnic Retail, which operates NDTV group's e-commerce venture IndianRoots.com, has raised USD 5 million from KJS group.
14 May, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
Web-only brands use marketplace to gain visibility & woo customers to own sites with unique offersOnline retailers such as American Swan, FabAlley, Vox Pop Clothing, Zovi and Yepme sell products on websites including Flipkart, Snapdeal.
06 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
W owner TCNS Clothing plans to scale up India business; getting ready for global show in a year“We are looking at the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Mauritius and Maldives. We will start with two locations,” said Anant Daga, chief...
28 Mar, 2014, 01.26 PM IST