May 25, 2013

The evolution of Indian ecommerce

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India being a diverse country, displays a wide scale of features, where the single common need of 1.2 Bn (World Bank: Census 2011) India’s population can be consumption/goods; the country offers a strong market grounds for any producer or a manufacturer. What we have seen in past 3-4 years is a brisk risk of a market facilitator for any producer-consumer market i.e. ecommerce, more specifically Online Retail. Recently Forrester published a new report on ‘The Evolution of Global ecommerce … [Read more...]

Varun Godha, family member of Shantivijay Jewels (Mumbai) goes for etailing

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Leveraging the current so called ‘awareness’ spreading across the country for online buying, the next generation of entrepreneurs coming from an established retail & manufacturing family background are definitely the thought leaders willing to pioneer the new channel of sales for their business over Internet and with all that time, money, skill, and knowledge it can really be a good move. Well none the less its business. On this recent trend Varun Godha, family member of Shantivijay … [Read more...]

Statistics & insights to help marketers get more personal & local in Digital: ADMA report

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Now with more than a billion of Internet users in Asia Pacific which is nearly 46% of worlds total, Asia Digital Marketing Association (ADMA), a non-profit organization with a mission to grow the use of digital for effective marketing investment released its ‘Asia Pacific Digital Marketing Yearbook 2012’ with collective data and trends across the Asia Pacific Markets. The statistic & insights are provided to help marketers get more personal, local and effective in their digital marketing … [Read more...]

Big Shoe Bazaar announced US $20Mn in Series C funding led by Fidelity & Qualcomm

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Big Shoe Bazaar India Pvt Ltd., the B2B Company of Yebhi.com, has raised INR 100 Cr in Series C round of funding led by Fidelity Growth Partners India and Qualcomm Ventures. Existing investors, Nexus Venture Partners and Catamaran also participated in the round. According to the sources announcement has come quite late since the deal was signed. In 2010, the company raised INR 10 Cr ($2 Mn) of Series A funding by Nexus Venture Partners followed by a second round of funding of INR 40 Cr ($8 … [Read more...]

Value Plus Retail bets on electronics ecommerce

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Value Plus Retail a venture of Vishal Video & Appliances Private Limited has recently launched their entire line of electronic goods and accessories for online customers through valueplusretail.com. The store went live in March this year. "The main objective and goal for this online Shopping Store, is to provide an outstanding shopping experience that would interest the potential customers who will love and value it. The website showcases products of top leading brand name such as … [Read more...]

Man Utd’s multichannel approach in India through Indus-League Clothing

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Premium lifestyle sportswear brand Manchester United (Man Utd) is aiming for a nationwide reach to fans with its mixed multichannel strategy through Indus-League Clothing.  Currently Man U has 20 million fans in India and is growing. “With its immense fan base worldwide and in India, we would be capitalizing on the potential and make the club popular nationwide. At present, the club’s popularity is limited to major metros, our aim would be to make Man Utd popular in Tier II cities across … [Read more...]

Online platform for Home decor & Furnishing brands, Roomstory.com goes live

RoomStory

Roomstory.com, an online store for home décor & furnishing products has recently launched its services to cater for the needs of this category among consumers and bring together various brands in this space. It offers products across three classifications, Bed & Bath, Décor & Furnishings and Kitchen & Dining. The company is aiming to provide a platform for brands, both aspiring and established, to showcase their styles and increase their reach among consumers via online. It … [Read more...]