Right investment at the right time: Why Walmart agreed to spend $16 bn for FlipkartPrivately held companies are always valued higher than listed entities, but the answer, probably, is the premium the US retail giant is wil...
The CEO who helped deliver India’s online shoppers to WalmartKrishnamurthy started his tenure by trying to change the narrative to one based on a homegrown operator knowing what 1.3 billion Indians wa...
Walmart sees Flipkart as key to atone for missteps in ChinaIn buying Flipkart, Walmart would seek to redress missteps in China, where it initially bought an unprofitable, second-tier online marketpl...
How brick-and-mortar stores are joining hands with ecommerce biggies to target India’s 1.3-billion customersConvergence is key as a lot of customers still want to touch and feel the product. Buyers are no more thinking of channels, but are doing s...
Apple pies and iPads sweeten China's dreaded TV exposeSuch is the show's impact that in recent years firms have increasingly prepared for shocks by buttering up consumers.
Not reversing multi-brand law gives Walmart hope for retail: Scott Price, Walmart Asia"If the investment scenario is right we would invest in B2C e-commerce here. If we were to look at opportunities there, fresh produce is ju...
WalMart to open 100 more outlets in China in three yearsWal-Mart, the world's largest retailer in terms of sales, plans to open 100 more new stores over the next three years in China.