The Shein India app, launched by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail in partnership with Shein, has struggled to gain traction after launching in February
Early data shows the partnership is off to a slow start, as Reliance's retail machine struggles to cement its place in a market dominated by Amazon and Walmart. X: @jeelanireports , @rinachandran , @r...
India's government-backed nonprofit Open Network for Digital Commerce is holding trials in over 85 cities, including Bengaluru, after raising $22M
Benjamin Parkin / Financial Times : Tweets: @tomvalletti , @johnthornhillft , @jamesplloyd , and @prasannavishy Tweets: Tommaso Valletti / @tomvalletti : Current trials in India. An open-source netwo...
Sources: Amazon, Flipkart, and Reliance Retail are in talks to join India's open e-commerce network, which aims to break the dominance of large e-commerce firms
Logistics providers Ekart, Dunzo sign up on network; PhonePe in final stages of integration — Bengaluru: Ecommerce majors … Tweets: @sarthakgh , @ettech , @digbijaymishra1 , @digbijaymishra1 , @digb...
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who helped develop the Aadhaar biometric ID system, is spearheading a government effort to build an open e-commerce network
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg : Tweets: @saritharai Tweets: Saritha Rai / @saritharai : A billionaire is helping India's small traders, kiranas and brands, big and small, take on the online heft of Amazon ...
JioMart is disrupting the traditional salesperson-driven retail distribution model in India by offering mom-and-pop stores fast deliveries, credit, and training
Reuters : Tweets: @just1doctorwala , @abhiruproy30 , @pallavict , @adityakalra , @aparna_pande , @astharajvanshi , @amykazmin , and @sub8u Tweets: @just1doctorwala : Remember when the GOI went after ...
Uber partners with Flipkart and BigBasket in India to deliver groceries and other essential items in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi
The Hindu :
Sources: Walmart's Flipkart plans to start a free video streaming service by September, ahead of Diwali season, for members of its Flipkart Plus loyalty program
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Sources: Walmart's Flipkart plans to start a free video streaming service by September, ahead of Diwali season, for members of its Flipkart Plus loyalty program
- Its Flipkart unit plans to unveil the service in coming months — E-commerce leader plans to carry content from likes of Disney
Sources: Google is in talks with Flipkart, Paytm, others as it aims to debut a shopping tab in India that directs users to ecommerce sites from product searches
The Economic Times :
Suki announces it has raised $20M, led by Venrock, to build an AI-enabled voice assistant for doctors
When trying to figure out what to do after an extensive career at Google, Motorola, and Flipkart, Punit Soni decided to spend a lot of time sitting in doctors' offices to figure out what to do next.