Kishore Biyani’s deal to sell off Future Group assets to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries for Rs 24,713 crore is now on hold. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has granted an interim relief in the issue to the Jeff Bezosled Amazon, for now, two people aware of the matter said. Earlier this month, Amazon had … Read more
Driven by industries like pharma, fast-moving consumer goods, education and IT, hiring activity in India saw a growth of 24 per cent in September compared to the previous month, according to a new report by job portal Naukri on Monday. Further opening up of the economy with unlock measures and increased mobility has led to … Read more
“We didn’t see a healthy, sustainable future ahead of Crucible,” the company said in a blog post on Friday. The team working on the project will be moved to other upcoming games and customers will get refunds, it added. Crucible was seen as a key test for Amazon’s games division, which was formed in 2012. … Read more
E-commerce major Amazon India on Sunday said it has enabled over one lakh local shops, kiranas and neighbourhood stores across the country through its various initiatives to facilitate delivery of packages this festive season. More than 20,000 offline retailers, kiranas and local shops from ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ programme will participate in ‘Great Indian Festival’ … Read more
Choosing Singapore as its regional headquarter for the market, this news comes just months after the venture capital firm announced raising over $4 billion across four different global funds to support early and growth stage startups. Lightspeed said that it is deploying capital in the Southeast Asian market, from these global funds. In India, Lightspeed … Read more
Walmart Inc-controlled Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is preparing for an initial public offering overseas as early as 2021, which could value the firm up to $50 billion, sources familiar with the company’s plans told Reuters. Bengaluru-based Flipkart, which vies with players such as Amazon.com’s local unit in India and India’s Reliance Industries, will be aiming … Read more
Indian conglomerate Reliance denied a report Thursday that it was planning to sell a $20-billion stake in its retail business to US rival Amazon in a deal that could upend the country’s hugely lucrative e-commerce sector. The report published by Bloomberg on Thursday said that Reliance, owned by Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, had offered … Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote in his statement to the antitrust House committee last week that Shopify is a new competitor. Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke, however, said Amazon is not a “direct competitor” during the company’s earnings call last week. E-commerce experts say they’re “indirect” competitors that effectively play in the same field. Visit Business … Read more
Softbank-backed Grofers has advanced its plan to launch an initial public offer by the end of next year after its profitability path zoomed during the lockdown period, a top official of the company said. Grofers co-founder and CEO Albinder Dhindsa told PTI that the company started making operational profit in January and expects to become … Read more