High smartphone prices fuel demand for refurbished smartphonesCounterpoint Research estimates growth for the refurbished phones market to grow 13% on year this year, compared with 25% in 2021. The rese...
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Flipkart group acquires electronics recommerce platform Yaantra for $40 millionWith the acquisition of Yaantra, Flipkart said it will give the company greater access to affordable refurbished smartphones.
Refurbished mobile phones flying off shelves in pandemicRefurbished smartphones are handsets owned by someone else and then have been restored and sold in a working condition by a reseller. Like ...
Smartphone prices may rise ahead of festive season as component rates hikedFor leading smartphone brands including China’s Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Realme and OnePlus who are pre-building inventory for the festive seaso...
Refurbished phones demand surges amid supply crunch for new devices“We have been witnessing a sudden increase in demand for refurbished phones in the last two-three days,” said Nakul Kumar, chief operating ...
Refurbished, pre-owned smartphones rack up numbers as incomes shrinkOmni-channel goods’ resellers such as OLX, Quikr, Cashify and Yaantra are witnessing a flow in demand towards the organised refurbished and...
Pre-owned phones gain amid slumpRefurbished smartphone sellers expect market to grow 25% in FY20
Yaantra raises $3.1-million bridge fundThe Delhi-based startup had last year raised $6 million in Series-A fund from the same investors.
Former RCom chief Vinod Sawhny joins YaantraSawhny, who is a consumer retail and telecom veteran, served Bharti Retail, Bharti Airtel, Spice Communications, and Godrej GE Appliances L...