Flipspaces to grow US business by 5x in the next year on the back of strong growthThe company's offering VIZSTORE is a SaaS product for third party furniture and furnishing brands. This VR-enabled SaaS product was first u...
09 Dec, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
Flipspaces raises $2 million to grow its newly launched SaaS verticalCalled Vizstore, Flipspaces' business-to-business SaaS vertical allows furniture and furnishing brands and retailers to virtualise the show...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.01 PM IST
Amazon India opens new specialised fulfilment centreWith this infrastructure expansion, Amazon.in will now offer storage capacity of more than four million cubic feet across 4 fulfilment cent...
08 Oct, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
IHGF-Delhi Fair goes virtual to tap diverse pool of overseas buyers, online brandsAs a precursor to this fair, the Council organised two products specific shows which had a combined visit of 2700 overseas buyers and colle...
30 Jun, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Custom Furniture startup WoodenStreet raises $ 3 million in Series-A Funding from IAN Fund, RVCFWith an increase in import duties, home-grown brands can utilize such investments in building themselves up and shape a better tomorrow und...
02 Jun, 2020, 02.51 PM IST
Online and offline brands offering retail therapy now have a new category: experiential zonesOnline and offline brands offering retail therapy now have a new category: experiential zones.
13 Oct, 2019, 10.22 AM IST
We have democratised furniture market: Ambareesh Murty, cofounder and CEO of PepperfryPepperfry has disrupted the way furniture is being sold. You cannot do that with an offline model, says the CEO.
31 Aug, 2019, 11.15 PM IST
Ikea startup boot camp tests life beyond no-frills furnitureIkea has also launched a furniture-leasing program that it plans to expand to 30 markets in Europe in the next year.
03 May, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
Pepperfry to invest about $12 million on expansion, bolstering supply chainThe company aims to touch a GMV of USD 1 billion by March 2021 as it scales up its operations across metros and tier I and II cities.
03 Mar, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
Urban Ladder draws up Rs 130 crore house expansion plan for 2018“We have surplus cash to carry on the business for at least 18 months but we will look to raise around Rs 130 crore more within this year.”
20 Apr, 2018, 08.24 AM IST
How IT helps Urban Ladder step up its gameHome furnishing is a category where consumers want to physically touch and feel products before making a purchase decision.
04 Sep, 2017, 05.40 PM IST
Pepperfry and Urban Ladder's 'offline' idea to ward off global brandsIndia’s largest furniture retailers (both bristle at the etailer tag) are making this strategic shift at a time when the industry itself is...
18 Jun, 2017, 01.28 AM IST
Startups coming up with virtual reality solutions as companies embrace new technologyIndia’s largest industrial overhead crane manufacturer ElectroMech uses Virtual Reality to take customers on a virtual tour of their factor...
18 Jul, 2016, 01.46 PM IST
Virtual reality carves a future in online furniture spaceIn August, Urban Ladder launched ‘UL Labs’, an initiative for digital startups to develop virtual reality technology for them.
03 Jul, 2015, 06.55 AM IST
"Real" technologies for furniture portalsIn August, Urban Ladder launched 'UL Labs', an initiative for digital startups to develop virtual reality technology for them.
02 Jul, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Lifestyle International to foray into e-commerce through a separate company“E-commerce will become an extension of our physical stores and will be an attempt to be near the consumer. It will be extended to mobile t...
03 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Niche e-commerce players like Lenskart setting up physical stores to build brand awareness, trustThe narrative is of online players trying to change mindsets about internet shopping in a country that has just begun its online initiation.
30 Sep, 2014, 03.41 AM IST