Retail

MobileStore Launches Online Store - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 07 Apr 2008 04:21 AM PST

The MobileStore, the mobile retail JV between Virgin and the Essar Group has launched its online sales operations, reports ET. While the company plans to extend services across India, the…

Sherpalo Ventures And Kleiner Perkins Pick Up 15 Percent Stake In Futurebazaar.com - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 20 Mar 2008 02:32 AM PST

Sherpalo Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) have together picked up 15 percent stake in the Future Group’s (Pantaloon) e-commerce portal Futurebazaar.com, Ram Shriram, founder of Sherpalo Ventures…

Myntra Ties Up With Ibibo, HolidayIQ For Personalized Merchandise - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 11 Feb 2008 08:44 AM PST

Erasmic Ventures funded startup Myntra, which creates personalized merchandise, has announced a tie-up with ibibo.com (MIH India), BCCL funded HolidayIQ. They claim they have 10 partners in all, but apparently…

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Web18 Launches E-Commerce Portal Storeguru; What About Homeshop18? - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 24 Jan 2008 02:51 AM PST

Network18 now has two competing e-commerce businesses in the online retail space. Web18, the Internet and Mobile company of the Network18 group, has launched Storeguru.com, while the group already has…

STAR, BCCL To Launch Home Shopping Business: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 15 Jan 2008 10:26 PM PST

After Network18’s HomeShop18, another home shopping network is reportedly in the works. Business Standard reports that STAR India and the Times of India group (BCCL) are tying up with a…

Industry Veterans Launch Location Based Convergent Media Company - Surewaves - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 06 Nov 2007 11:52 PM PST

A few industry veterans have joined forces to launch SureWaves, which combines TV content with Web, Out Of Home (OOH) media and mobile phones. Surewaves is founded by ex Broadcom…

Myntra Designs Gets Seed Funding From Erasmic Venture Fund - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 23 Oct 2007 11:13 PM PST

Myntra Designs, an online marketplace for on-demand consumer products has received seed funding from Erasmic Venture Fund and a few angel investors. The amount of funding has not been disclosed.…

E-Commerce To See 30% Growth In 2007-08 Boosted By Classifieds, Paid Content, Downloads - 4 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Mon 08 Oct 2007 08:06 PM PST

E-commerce is set to grow at a 30 percent pace to touch Rs. 9,210 crores in 2007-08 from Rs. 7,080 crore in 2006-07 boosted by strength in the classifieds, subscription…

Subhiksha Delays October Launch Of Online Store - 5 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Wed 03 Oct 2007 12:27 AM PST

We’d reported in July from the IAMAI conference that Chennai-based retail chain Subhiksha will be launching its online store around October this year. But come October and Subhiksha’s marketing president…

Sify Requests 15-Day Extension For Annual Report Submission To SEC - 1 Comment
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Tue 02 Oct 2007 07:50 PM PST

Sify Limited has filed for a fifteen day extension with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Comission related to the submission of its annual report for the fiscal year ended March…

Reliance ADAG Eyes Retail On Mobile - 2 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Sun 30 Sep 2007 06:21 PM PST

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group could launch a multi-product retailing business via its mobile phone network under the brand name Mobi-Retail around the first quarter of 2008 with a…

Jagran Launches SMS-based Shopping Unit, Plans Online Version - 3 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Thu 27 Sep 2007 12:14 AM PST

J9, the enterprise division of Jagran Prakashan (publishers of the daily ‘Dainik Jagran’), has launched a consumer shopping division called J9 Shop. [via agencyfaqs] Interested customers can place orders for…

Cleartrip Ties Up With Future Money To Offer Travel On EMI - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 19 Sep 2007 04:17 AM PST

Online Travel Agency (OTA) Cleartrip has tied up with Future Money, a Future Group non-banking financial corporation, to provide travel products - tickets, hotel bookings and tour packages on easy…

Hindu Launches Shopping Web Site - 2 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Mon 17 Sep 2007 05:17 AM PST

The Hindu is finally joining some of its media peers in the shopping business. The newspaper company launched shopping website, its shopping Web site powered by Indiaplaza.in. Items on the…

Globus Plans E-Commerce Store - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 30 Aug 2007 02:27 AM PST

Globus, a fashion apparel retail chain which intends to open 130 stores in 70 Indian cities over the next five years intends to launch an e-commerce portal in October, reports…