bengaluru-buzz The big fat online shopping frenzy There is a growing demand for international brands such as H&M, Under Armour, and Mango, from tier 2 and tier 3 markets; e-tailers report 50% growth in sales from non-metros. By Debojyoti Ghosh
bengaluru-buzz Can Embassy Group sail through the WeWork crisis? While New York-headquartered WeWork has come under severe scrutiny in the past weeks, can Embassy-controlled WeWork India negate the negative impact on its valuation and future expansion plans? By Anshul Dhamija AND Debojyoti Ghosh
bengaluru-buzz LuLu Group bets on India despite slowdown woes The Abu Dhabi-based Group’s subsidiary Tablez plans to open 100 YOYOSO stores in the country, and its hospitality arm will invest ₹2,000 crore in building mid-size hotels. By Anshul Dhamija
bengaluru-buzz Beating economy class blues A company that spun out of Airbus India wants to make economy class travel pain-free with their ergonomic products, and can potentially disrupt the $51 million market for travel comfort accessories. By Anshul Dhamija
bengaluru-buzz Manipal to invest ₹500 cr in insurance biz: Ranjan Pai The billionaire entrepreneur is looking at expanding beyond his established healthcare and education businesses as he sees potential in the ₹44,000 crore Indian health insurance market. By Debojyoti Ghosh
bengaluru-buzz Mindtree co-founders call it quits, L&T in control Experts say it is important for L&T to not make any drastic changes to Mindtree’s organisational structure. By Debojyoti Ghosh
bengaluru-buzz Can Uber’s Qute ride ease Bengaluru’s traffic blues? Uber in partnership with Bajaj Auto is piloting a new transportation service in Bengaluru which uses quadricycles made by the automaker. By Anshul Dhamija
bengaluru-buzz There’s a fallacy about bachelors: NoBroker CEO Having just raised $51 million in funding, Bengaluru-based real estate startup NoBroker is helping home owners make peace with bachelors. By Debojyoti Ghosh
bengaluru-buzz IT majors up hiring by 300% in FY19 TCS and Infosys together hired over 50,000 employees in 2018-19, up from 11,000 in the previous year. By Debojyoti Ghosh
bengaluru-buzz Can Ola Electric Mobility make it big? The company has a charter to develop platforms and infrastructure to make electric mobility a reality at scale. By Deepti Chaudhary
