Zomato valuation absurd: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
The Big Bull believes the hype around consumer tech and excessive valuations will pop in the days to come.
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What’s cooking in India’s e-grocery market?
The Tata group, one of India’s oldest conglomerates, recently acquired a majority stake in BigBasket, one of the biggest players in the booming e-grocery space. But the competition is stiff.
Flipkart to acquire travel portal Cleartrip
The e-commerce giant will reportedly pay $40 million for the online travel company, which will continue to operate as a separate brand.
Walmart bets on Uttar Pradesh’s small businesses
The global retail giant is banking on India’s large micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, and sees Uttar Pradesh as its key focus area.
The secret of Nykaa’s success
In a bleak 2020, beauty and fashion retailer Nykaa showed strategic nimbleness to stay strongly in the game, even managing to raise funds and become a unicorn in the process. Will it stay the course?
Walmart’s Fl(IPO)kart moment
Finally, the moment-in-the-sun for the Indian startup ecosystem seems to be on the horizon. And this is why the fate of Flipkart's maiden IPO—that too worth $10 billion— matters.
The great retail gold rush
The Indian retail industry witnessed heightened activity this year. Seated at the high table are Reliance Industries, Walmart-owned Flipkart, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, and the Tata group. Game on, then.
Amazon to invest $1 bn in India
CEO Jeff Bezos says the e-commerce giant will use its global footprint to export $10 billion worth of ‘Make In India’ goods by 2025.
Reliance Industries: Riding on clicks and bricks
Reliance plans to launch a unique physical-digital retail business platform that is already being piloted across India and is expected to be rolled out nationally in the coming years.
India saw VC, PE deals worth $26 billion in 2018
The outlook for private equity (PE) deals remains strong due to robust macroeconomic fundamentals and rising competition among PE funds.
