Indian companies must up their game for tech-abled next-gen momentum diversificationIndian businesses are embracing 'momentum diversification' (MD), leveraging technology and customer trust to expand into unrelated sectors....
15 Nov, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
India's moonshot launches craze for merchandiseIndia's moon landing on August 23 has sparked a surge in demand for space-themed merchandise, with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO...
26 Aug, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
Lyft to display ads in app in effort to boost revenueThe move will help Lyft, whose business is completely dependent on ride-hailing. Its larger rival Uber Technologies has a more mature adver...
10 Aug, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
Digital payments boom againFrom UPI's record growth to Flipkart's social commerce bet and Zomato seeking CCI nod for Grofers deal, here's a quick look at the top tech...
01 Jul, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Companies ramp up jabs for frontline staff to boost confidenceAmazon, Urban Company, Ola, Uber, BigBasket, Swiggy, SIS, and Flipkart have all started inoculating all their delivery staff, driver partne...
05 Jun, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Swiggy's $450 million deliverySwiggy, which landed $800 million in funding earlier this month, is on the verge of bagging another $450 million from SoftBank Vision Fund.
15 Apr, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
Uber, Amazon Pay expand partnership beyond payments in IndiaUber India and Amazon Pay will install plastic screens in 40,000 Uber Autos across seven cities in India to minimise risk of contracting th...
26 Feb, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
Pandemic gives Swiggy, Grofers, Amazon's hyperlocal models a new lease of lifeE-commerce companies and other delivery-based businesses are forging partnerships with physical stores to fulfil increased orders at a time...
10 Apr, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Zomato, Swiggy, UberEats reduce discounts as food delivery market grows coldAcross the sector, monthly growth fell to 1-2% between Aug and Oct, hurt by a slowdown in consumer spending, cut in discounts and promotion...
29 Nov, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
Amazon readies new spread to lure eateries away from Zomato, SwiggyThe etailer’s food delivery service is set to be launched from around Diwali, under the brand ‘Amazon Restaurant’.
21 Aug, 2019, 09.53 AM IST
Wirecard deal shows Masayoshi Son's no simple opportunistAssuming Wirecard gets past its legal issues, it looks like Masayoshi Son has once again combined good planning with fortuitous timing to c...
25 Apr, 2019, 02.43 PM IST
Fleet-tech platform MoveInSync launches its ride-hailing appMoveInSync’s service works on a model similar to those of larger ride-hailing firms Ola and Uber.
14 Feb, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
Uber to sell Southeast Asia unit to Grab: ReportThe move may help the ride-hailing company cut back costs in preparation for an IPO - possibly next year.
17 Feb, 2018, 03.53 PM IST
Amazon-backed on-demand home services provider Housejoy moves to hyperlocal modelThe company has also moved to a mixed model where it will serve certain categories using employees on its payroll and the rest on a marketp...
18 Aug, 2016, 03.10 PM IST
MSM likely to rake in Rs 1,000 crore from IPL ad as e-commerce players join the partySpending by online retailers made up for 10-12% of MSM’s revenue of Rs 800 crore during last year’s IPL. Flush with cash raised at mind bog...
09 Apr, 2015, 04.18 AM IST
Flipkart raises $600 million in fresh funding at pre-money valuation of $10 billionLatest move was part of Flipkart's regular fund-raising plans till it readies itself to go public on the US bourses in the next 36 months.
24 Nov, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
India's top internet companies like OLX, Flipkart partnering with each other to reach out to a larger customer baseIn the battle for supremacy, internet companies in India are turning to the most unlikeliest of allies — each other — as they look to becom...
05 Sep, 2014, 05.29 AM IST