Online jewellery marketplace VelvetCase.com has raised $1.5 million in a second round of funding led by Uniqorn Ventures Fund, with participation from investors TV Mohandas Pai and S Somasegar through online deal-making platform LetsVenture. VelvetCase will use the money to expand its technology,…
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Amazon launches used-goods platform, takes on Quikr, Olx
BENGALURU: Now you can sell your used goods on Amazon . Junglee , a subsidiary of the Seattle-based e-commerce firm, has kickstarted a pilot which lets an individual sell second-hand goods across different categories like mobile phones, tablets, pre-owned watches, books, among other such items. C…
Amazon Prime to roll out in India in June
Amazon will debut its membership Prime service in India next month, says a tech blog that has obtained the information by looking at the source code of the Amazon India website. The blog, Maktech, said the source code reveals that the Prime service will have a dedicated landing page that is yet t…
Alibaba to set up India data centre to take on Amazon
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is poised to announce its India entry with a data centre. The Hangzhou-headquartered company, which is planning to enter the fledgling e-commerce market in India this year, probably through an acquisition, wants to set up a local data centre to better compet…
We try to bring in something new with every line | Kajal Jain, Ahilya Jewels Founder
All that glitters is not gold. It may be silver. That is where Ahilya Jewels sought growth and with the intention to change the jewellery norms, it brought sterling silver into lime light. Ahilya designs draw inspiration from the rich Indian Jewellery heritage. Every region has distinctive design…
New-gen startups paints corporate with a new brush
Companies looking for the cachet that comes from having art in their offices can make sure that their post-moderns don’t clash with their faux impressionists. Startups are here to help with artwork trials, customisation and ringing periodic changes. While selling art online is now old hat, …
Zopper reaches out to more cities, doubles gross sales
Hyperlocal e-commerce startup Zopper said it is set to more than double its gross sales to $250 million this year as it expands its city reach and at the same time, keeps its portfolio focussed on electronics. Zopper, which allows users to shop from the nearest retail store, said it plans to expa…
India handloom brand bets on ecommerce to raise market positioning
India Handloom Brand is drawing up new strategies that include retail and e-Commerce, in a bid to raise the market positioning of handloom. There are four stores of the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India at Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Chennai that stock India Handloom Brand Products…
Sport merchandise start-up Zeven to open brand stores
Home-grown, multi-sport, footwear and apparel start-up Zeven, which went live with its e-commerce site Zevenworld.com in January, is preparing to open four exclusive brand stores this year. Targeted at the 16-80 age group, Zeven is adopting an omni-channel approach to reach its customers. The fir…
Start-ups milk the IPL cash cow again
Whether you like the Indian Premier League or don’t, there is no escaping the din and crackle surrounding the event this year. And that is exactly what start-ups, paying anywhere between Rs 5 and 5.75 lakh for a 10-second spot on television during the matches, are betting on. The rates, alm…