ixigo, India’s leading travel search marketplace, has announced the launch of an innovative app discovery platform that lets brands reach out to train travellers contextually and helps them discover apps and deals relevant to them. Over 20 brands including Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Freecharge, Pep…
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We are eager and open to collaborate with SME e-tailers | Saurabh Rai, CEO, Surpluss.in
Excerpts of the interview with Saurabh Rai, CEO, Surpluss.in Q: What is the idea behind Surpluss.in? A: It is all about becoming an ecosystem for providing “access to excess” aspirational brand seeking customers and value seeking retailers. We use a hybrid of B2C and B2B in D2R2C direct to …
Japan’s Rakuten opens office in Bengaluru; poaches mid-level managers from Flipkart, Amazon
Rakuten, an ecommerce company referred to as Japan’s Alibaba and also the owner of chat app Viber, may follow its Chinese peer and enter India’s booming online marketplace. Japan’s Rakuten opens office in Bengaluru; poaches mid-level managers from Flipkart, Amazon Japan’s …
French beauty products maker L’Occitane leads $6-million funding round
French beauty products maker L’Occitane is leading a $6-million funding round in on-demand beauty services startup MyGlamm, which will be the largest round of funding in the sector. The funding, which also saw participation from existing investor Tano Capital and Brand Capital (part of the …
B2C e-commerce players to focus on reducing ‘cash burn rate’
For consumer internet companies used to spending their way to market leadership or otherwise, conserving cash has now become a priority to extend their runways. In the new regime, startups are shunning previously popular buzz-phrases such as ‘growth over profit’ and ‘winner take…
Guidelines on e-commerce markets may save small & medium sellers
Small and medium sellers on e-commerce platforms said the latest guidelines on online retailing will give marketplaces fewer opportunities to arm twist them on matters such as pricing and return policies. But, the All India Online Vendors Association, which has 500 large and medium sellers as mem…
Amazon launches ‘Tatkal’ service in Chennai for SMEs
Amazon India has launched Amazon Tatkal, which enables small and medium enterprise (SME) owners to get on board and sell their products on Amazon.in. Amazon Tatkal is a mobile van that offers services like registration, imaging, cataloguing and basic seller training videos. Interested sellers can…
Global IT giants handhold MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh
Global IT majors including Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft are lending a helping hand to the beleaguered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in Uttar Pradesh to sharpen their competitive edge. These marquee brands are offering their domain expertise to prepare the MSMEs compete at th…
Amazon’s tatkal service for SMBs
Amazon has introduced Amazon Tatkal, an initiative aimed at transforming the way SMBs sell their products online. Rohit Kulkarni, Senior Manager (New Initiatives), Amazon India, said discussions with SMBs revealed high level of interest in getting online, but perception barriers of the process an…
“Quikr Doorstep” to offer end to end platform facility
Classifieds portal Quikr said it would expand from listings and offer an end-to-end platform facilitating price negotiations, payment, pickup and delivery, as it looks to monetise its business. The company has launched “Quikr Doorstep” in 25 cities across mobile phones, electronics ap…