Demand for shopping savings app Fetch Rewards skyrocketed during the pandemic. That led to an $80 million fundraising haul last November, led by Iconiq Growth. Now, the company is in talks for another round that could more than double its old valuation. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. When Wes Schroll went … Read more
A new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says India’s consumption market is back on the growth track after a year, having been disrupted by the pandemic. While growth projection for the consumption market was made before Covid-19 struck, BCG says that the economy has completely unlocked and there has been an uptick in demand … Read more
In a relief to Amazon, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said it is of the “clear view” that the emergency award (EA) by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is enforceable in India. It has asked Future Group to not proceed with the Rs 24,731-crore deal with Reliance Industries (RIL) till it pronounces a … Read more
Amazon beat fourth quarter analyst expectations with diluted EPS of $14.09. In 2019, Amazon’s executives earned between $163,200 and over $50 million. Due to previous equity awards, some executives did not receive stock in 2019. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Amazon reported diluted EPS of $14.09 for the fourth quarter of 2020 on … Read more
The transition, slated for the third quarter, will make current cloud computing chief Andy Jassy Amazon’s next chief executive officer. Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday said founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman, as the company reported its third consecutive record profit and quarterly sales above $100 billion for the first … Read more
Shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) plunged nearly six per cent — the most since November 2 — after analysts raised concerns over disclosure standards. The country’s most-valuable firm on Friday reported record quarterly profit for the quarter ended December 31, but didn’t disclose gross refining margins (GRM), a key metric to analyse its … Read more
Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which owns and operates the supermarket chain D-Mart, on Saturday said its overall sales and sales mix are now trending very close to usual times, though the consumption changes post COVID-19 still persists. Lesser trips and higher basket values continue to be the norm and products such as apparel, laundry, footwear, travel … Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now more fully involved in the daily operations of the company, after having spent the past few years almost exclusively focused on long-term projects. Bezos has said he prefers working 2 to 3 years into the future, and he rarely gets pulled into the daily oversight of the company — … Read more
The Shapoorji Pallonji Group on Thursday said it has submitted a plan to Supreme Court to end its seven decades-old association with the Tata Group. The Mistrys have valued their holding in the Tatas at Rs 1.75 lakh crore, it informed the apex court, which is hearing the long-drawn legal battle between the two groups … Read more