e-commerce cos hail Narendra Modi for advocating tech push in retailProminent players in the-commerce space have welcomed Narendra Modi's stance for pushing for the use of technology in retail.
Google’s online shopping festival off to a flying startTraffic and sales jumped 50% at Yebhi.com that offered 10% discount on electronic products and 33% discount on every other product they sel...
Investor appetite is back in e-commerce, Yebhi.com in talks to raise $40 mn"I think private equity will continue to focus on ventures that they deem winners, and category leaders," said Mukund Mohan, director, Micr...
Online retailer Yebhi.com in talks to raise between $30 mn - $40 mnAccording to sources, the latest round will also see participation by the fashion and lifestyle e-tailer’s existing private equity backers.
Valyoo Tech raises Rs 53 cr from Unilazer, IDGValyoo Technologies, founded by IIM-B graduate Peeyush Bansal in 2010, has raised about Rs 75 crore till now.
Telecom companies focus on data offers to woo young customersIndia reported the sharpest surge in the number of smartphone users at 44 mn people using smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2012.
India Inc beefs up safety for women employees; GPS-enabled, 24x7 helplines, driver verifications some of the measuresFrom organising escorts to take them home safe to holding self-defence workshops and even allowing them to leave early, India Inc is doing ...
Consumers spot deals in stores, close them online; showrooming threatens to make life difficult for electronics retailersThis Diwali, the customers came, they saw, but not all of them bought, shrugs a store manager at one of Delhi's top electronics chains.
Modern retailers like Raymond, Triveni, 3A Bazaar take stores to customers, provide specialised servicesLike kiranas, a clutch of modern retailers are taking their stores to customers and providing them specialised services.
E-commerce boom creates more jobs for photographers, models and make-up artistsGrowth of e-commerce firms have spawned opportunities for youngsters to be online mannequins, giving them a clean source of income.
- Big Shoe Bazaar raises Rs 100 crore in third funding led by Qualcomm Ventures and Fidelity
Big Shoe Bazaar, brand owners of Yebhi.com announced that it has raised Rs.100 crore in a third round of funding led by Fidelity Growth Par...
- MTS plans to launch app for mobile payment through cards
Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which offer telecom services under the MTS brand, plans to power its smartphones with a card swipe device which...
- Yebhi.com acquires stylishyou.in in a cash-and-stock deal
Yebhi.com has acquired online fashion retailer stylishyou.infor an undisclosed amount, in a cash and stock deal.
- Intex and Zync launch low-cost tablets
Zync launched the cheapest Android Ice Cream Sandwich seven-inch tablet at Rs 8,990 while Intex Technologies launched i-Tab.
IIM Kozhikode's final placements see highest international CTC of $150,000IIM Kozhikode’s final placements saw a highest international CTC of $150,000 offered by an Europe-based I-bank and a top domestic CTC of Rs...
Snapdeal to hire 500 people in 6 months; keen on acquisitionseCommerce major Snapdeal plans to increase its headcount over the next six months by adding 500 people.
- Narayana Murthy venture capital fund, Catamaran, and Nexus Venture invest Rs 40 crore in Bigshoebazaar
Catamaran, Murthy's $129-mn venture capital fund along with Nexus have invested Rs 40 crore in Bigshoebazaar in its second round of funding.