Ecommerce

JioMart gets a WhatsApp number, goes live

Three days after Reliance Retail signed a commercial pact with Facebook’s WhatsApp to further the reach of its online venture JioMart, the retailer went live in the suburban Mumbai areas of Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan. Reliance’s tie up with WhatsApp means it gets direct access to WhatsApp’s user base of over 400 million. To … Read more

Purplle raises funding from Goldman Sachs

As per media reports, Purplle.com (Purplle), an online beauty and personal care platform, has raised a $30 million round led by the global investment bank Goldman Sachs. The existing investors IvyCap Ventures, Blume Ventures and JSW Ventures are also reported to have participated in the round. Purplle has seen a commendable turnaround in the last … Read more