Written By Ananya Pathak Reliance Industries' e-comm venture JioMart will compete with the likes of Amazon, Grofers, Bigbasket and Flipkart. Having established itself as one of the major players in the telecom sector, Reliance Industries has now made a move in the e-commerce segment by launching its online grocery delivery service – JioMart – 'Desh ki Nayi Dukaan'. Powered by Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio, the service has been launched in parts of Maharashtra – Navi Mumbai, Kalyan and Thane and this will be scaled up nationally soon to compete directly with the likes of Amazon, Grofers, Bigbasket and Flipkart.…
Devangshu Dutta talks about how 2020 could see retailers get inventive to drive footfall and sales Written By Guest Remember the year 2000? After Y2K passed safely, that year some optimistic analysts predicted that India’s modern retail chains would reach 20% market share by 2015. Two years after that, another firm declared that modern retail will be at around that level in 2020 — but wait! — only in the top nine cities in the country. Don’t hold your breath: India surprises, constantly. As many have noted, “predictions are tough, especially about the future!” What we can do is to…
Alibaba backed startup competes with Flipkart-owned Ekart, SoftBank-backed Delhivery, Warburg Pincus-funded Ecom Express and Flipkart-backed Shadowfax. Written By Sandeep Soni Alibaba's prospectus showed the company plans to issue 500 million new shares and could raise up to $13.4 billion after the so-called over-allotment option is exercised. (Reuters photo) Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba, which backed Pune-based logistics startup Xpressbees with $35 million in January last year, is looking to enhance its stake in the company. The tech major is now putting $10 million more in it, according to the regulatory filings by the company. “This investment appears to be an extension…
Remember the year 2000? After Y2K passed safely, that year some optimistic analysts predicted that India’s modern retail chains would reach 20 per cent market share by 2015. Two years after that supposed watershed, another firm declared that modern retail will be at around that level in 2020 – but wait! – only in the top 9 cities in the country. Don’t hold your breath: India surprises; constantly. As many have noted, “predictions are tough, especially about the future!” What we can do is reflect on some of this year’s developments that could play out over the coming year. In…
Written By Writankar Mukherjee KOLKATA | MUMBAI: Retailers have advanced their end-of-winter and year-end sales by one to two weeks this year after business in November turned out to be flat or lower than a year earlier, poor consumer sentiment and predictions of a warmer season. Ecommerce marketplaces Amazon and Flipkart, too, have lined up promotions this month and next to clear inventory, three executives said. Discounts will be offered across a range of products, including electronics and smartphones, they said. According to Yogeshwar Sharma, executive director of Select CityWalk mall in south Delhi, shopping has become offer-driven now and…
Geopolitical friction has again sparked renewed concerns over inflation and rising input costs for FMCG companies as @itmeansjustice @whysnavi write. @devangshu commented.
