July 20, 2015 - $5 billion war chest: Amazon's strategy to make India its biggest market outside US; to launch subscription-based ecommerce services

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Digital $5 billion war chest: Amazon's strategy to make India its biggest market outside US; to launch subscription-based ecommerce services Launches a thinly veiled criticism of rivals Flipkart and Myntra describing moves to abandon websites and rely on mobile apps as a really bad idea Digital One-year old startup backed by high-profile investors SquadRun aims to have 100 customers in next 12 months SquadRun, a one-year-old startup backed by a dozen investors, is aiming big – 100 plus customers in the next 12 months and creating one million freelance jobs by 2020. Digital Star India appoints ex-Hulu exec Varun Narang for mobile app Hotstar Varun Narang, a former executive from the US online video service, will head the product and technology division Digital Indian hardware startups can create world-class products, but fail on design front Hardware startups Ather Energy, Teewe and Grey Orange Robotics have all raised funding from mainstream investors. Have Indian hardware startups come of age then? Retail Amazon readying a $5-billion war chest to grow India into its biggest market outside US, also set to add Amazon Prime in India later this year Amazon plans to launch its ambitious Amazon Instant Video (AIV) service in India this year and has started conversations with music labels. Retail Single-brand retail receives sluggish response, only Rs 700 crore FDI in 9 years, compared to one proposal in multi-brand retail alone attracting investment of Rs 850 crore On the other hand, one proposal in multi-brand retail alone has attracted an investment of USD 140.3 million (Rs 850 crore). Retail Retailers embracing big data to gauge consumer preferences; Shoppers Stop, Tata Trent lead way With big data analytics emerging as a key tool to generate business intelligence, many retailers in the country, leading the way are Shoppers Stop and the Tata Group's Trent, among others. are adopting the technology, albeit at a slow pace, to give customers a more customised shopping experience. Retail Walmart is exploring possibility of selling its 'George' brand of clothing & home products on third-party ecommerce sites After starting a business-tobusiness ecommerce site, Walmart Stores is now eyeing the sale of fashion products directly to Indian consumers. Telecom Cap on roaming rates, service tax hike may impact revenues of telcos like Airtel & Idea Airtel, Idea, RCOM are likely to report a sequential dip in voice revenue per minute in quarter to June, stung by the full impact of 30% cut in interconnect charges. Telecom Telecom industry veterans co-found Mubble to help you stay one step ahead of your telecom operator Based on the positive feedback and constructive criticism they received, they relaunched the app in March 2015 under the brand name Mubble. Telecom Sivasankaran wins Rs 338 crore 3G refund In a legal reprieve for NRI businessman C Sivasankaran, the telecom tribunal has granted him a refund of nearly Rs 338 crore that his company, S Tel, paid for allocation of 3G spectrum. Telecom Boost for Make in India: Local manufacturers of mobile phones, laptops regain tariff advantage with CBEC notification According to CBEC, only those manufacturing goods in India can enjoy concessional 2% duty regime sans tax credit on inputs used and not importers, who will have to face 12.5% countervailing duty. Finance Brick Eagle to set up social housing fund; to raise 5 crores The PE firm is also planning to pick up stakes in realty firms focused on the affordable segment in various states, Brick Eagle CEO said. Finance Is there reason to worry about LIC's banking linkages? The insurer's bulky loan book and significant equity stake in banks has made the RBI ponder the possible systemic implications of these linkages Finance Raghuram Rajan seen boosting bond intervention to drain banks' cash Higher govt spending and credit growth near the slowest pace since 1994 has boosted money supply at lenders, driving interbank borrowing costs to a 2010 low Finance How have RBI's new rules on ATM usage affected banking? A look at the result of the curbs on minimum number of free non-home-bank ATM transactions per month Food/FMCG Is organic food that you eat free of synthetic pesticides & chemical fertilisers? In the wake of the recent Maggi imbroglio and concerns over contamination of food, more retailers have begun asking for documentation about organic certification. Food/FMCG FSSAI mulls self-regulatory framework for packaged food products; may ask to mention expiry dates Part of a stricter regime on food safety in the wake of the ban on Maggi noodles by the FSSAI in June, companies currently suggest a 'best before date. Food/FMCG Lifestyle firms rush to cash in on male grooming The male grooming market in India is estimated to grow to Rs5,300 crore, a compound annual growth rate of 11%, by 2016 Food/FMCG It's consumers to the rescue | Business Line With inflation and interest rates easing, spending will improve. And, the urbanites will lead the way Software Intex Technologies to invest Rs. 1,500 crore in manufacturing and research : Will create 3,000 jobs Intex Technologies to invest Rs. 1,500 crore, create 3,000 jobs Software How Infosys tried its hands at the hardware business in 80s? Its global delivery model is what earned Infosys its stripes, helping it become the cynosure of Indian IT sector during the dotcom era. Software Tech start-ups from small cities and towns make waves in India On Sundays, Rohith Bhat takes his daughter for a ride on a red Hero scooter through the temple town of Udupi. On other days, he is busy running a company that makes some of the best-selling Apple iOS apps from a tradit Software Seven-year old software maker, Capillary Technologies eyes Rs 285 crore funding from Warburg & Co Capillarys valuation after its third round of institutional fundraising is estimated to be $170-180 million (Rs 1,080-Rs 1,140 crore). Ecommerce Top corporate law firms make big gains as private-equity activity hots up in ecommerce sector A surge in mergers and acquisitions, including hectic private-equity activity in the red-hot ecommerce sector, is boosting business for corporate law firms. Franchise Before plunging into franchise business ownership, make sure you do these not-so-obvious things Comprehensive, up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. Franchise Franchisee Journey: From selling office furniture to becoming a Doc Popcorn franchisee Geoff Frischman was attracted to Doc Popcorn for its flexibility in the number of locations he could own and for its business support. HR Why Modi's new Skill India mission will mean nothing for workers In the midst of all the excitement generated over the launch of an ambitious 'Skill India' initiative, I find two news reports to be particularly disturbing. These reports are a reflection of the worsening job scenario, with or without specially acquired 'skills'. HR UPA set manufacturing job growth record In what would seem to be a counter-intuitive finding, new research has shown that the years from 2003-04 to 2011-12, when the Manmohan Singh government had been in power in two terms since assuming office in 2004, had HR This is a great opportunity to build the Indian art market from the ground up ... Interview with CEO, Saffronart HR Goldman CEO Blankfein's net worth crosses $1billion Goldman Sachs Group made hundreds of partners rich when it went public in 1999. Its performance since then has turned Lloyd Blankfein,60, into a billionaire. Logistics Landslide on Mumbai-Pune expressway: Railways to run 4 special trains for clearing the stranded passengers on sunday Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today announced two special trains between Mumbai and Pune to clear the passengers stranded due to a landslide Logistics Pushed by weight of increasing customers, Railways will increase coaches in express trains From 24 to 26 Logistics Jet Airways announces special fares in domestic network for business class for travel between July 20th to Oct 15th 2015 In another similar scheme, the Mumbai-headquartered airline has offered lower fares, starting at an all-inclusive Rs 6,999 for travel up to 1,000 km. Logistics 20 metro stations in Kanpur Metro Rail project to give parking facility to commuters As many as 20 metro stations will have parking facility in Kanpur metro rail project. RITES, which is conducting survey and preparing detailed project report (DPR) for Kanpur metro project, had proposed 40 places for parking in the 32-km-long route to Kanpur Development Authority recently. The KDA had cancelled 20 parking places and retained 20. Construction Rental markets still down, New Act may revive the rental market Bengaluru an exception, showing up to 60% rise, unlike NCR & Mumbai regions Construction 200 link roads to be developed by Andhra Pradesh to boost investments on Vizag-chennai corridor Aiming to ensure that foreign investments in the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor percolate down to various towns in Andhra Pradesh, the TDP government has decided to develop 200 roads linking the towns to the corridor. Construction Gadkari asks builders to focus on low cost flats Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has urged builders to focus on low-cost flats having area between 300 and 500 square feet. Addressing the general body meeting of Credai Maharashtra, the minister said that the central government had set a target of housing for all by 2022 and there were lot of opportunities in this segment. He urged them to use latest construction technology and materials to bring down the cost of housing. Construction Longest bridge on Ganga approved with estimated cost of Rs 4,291.80 crore The state cabinet on Friday OK'd the proposal to construct the country's longest bridge (9.76km) on the Ganga from Kacchi Dargah (NH 30) in Patna to Bidupur (NH 103) in Vaishali district with financial assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB). Marketing Single-brand retail fails to impress foreign investors : Only Rs 700 Crore FDI in 9 Years The lowly FDI from 2006-07 to 2014-15 in single brand retail was received from over 80 proposals Marketing How Twitter Audience Insights Can Benefit Your Marketing Campaign : Report This Article Originally Appeared On My BlogTwitter is exactly the best place to reach the new generation of consumers and appeal to their interests to better sell products. Times are changing fast and companies are struggling to keep up. Twitter itself is making changes to keep up with the ever-growing technological industry, because of this; it is the perfect site to host an advertising campaign.Twitter is Expanding Its AdvertisingThe social media staple has developed a method it hopes will drive more advertisers to its platform. The recently launched Audience Insights metrics lets businesse Marketing Chief Commercial Officer. Selling the C-Suite : Fred Haentjens LinkedIn Chief Commercial Officer. Selling the C-Suite | Fred Haentjens | LinkedInLinkedInBut today the CMO is considered to be a product/service branding and customer insight custodian. As mentioned before the .... Globally, there are more than 1.2 million traffic deaths per year, with China suffering around 275,000 and India 238,000. And Politics Sikh protesters hurl shoe at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Tota Singh in New York Tota Singh, Minister for NRI Affairs in the Punjab government and his delegation came under attack in New York as hundreds of Sikhs protesting his visit allegedly threw stones and hurled a shoe at the leaders, following which the police took two youths into custody. Politics Four-storey building collapses in West Delhi, death toll reaches 9 Nine people were killed, while eight others, including some children were injured when a five-storey building collapsed in West Delhi's Vishnu Garden area on Saturday evening. Politics Multi-phase assembly polls likely in Bihar between October and November The high-stakes battle for Bihar, essentially between BJP and the 'Janata Parivar' is likely to be fought in a multi-phased election to the Assembly. Politics Gajendra Chauhan is being targeted for the ideology he subscribes, claims RSS mouthpiece RSS mouthpiece Organiser has deprecated the agitation by FTII students for removal of the newly appointed chief of the institute Gajendra Chouhan, saying the actor was being targeted for the "ideology he subscribes", days after it termed the protesters as "anti-Hindu". Sports Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambari takes India into World Group play-offs Yuki Bhambari turned out to be India's hero in this tie as he won both his singles matches; India won 3-2. Sports IPL Governing Council meet: Terminating CSK, RR gains traction, but BCCI in no hurry Terminating the two franchises was one of the options put forward at the IPL governing council meeting held in Mumbai. Sports Video: Australian surfer Mick Fanning fends off shark during the 2015 J-Bay Open Australian surfer Mick Fanning was alert and prompt with his reaction and held on to his board Sports India vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I: Zimbabwe beat India by 10 runs live cricket score of ind vs zim, 2nd T20I. Read India vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I live cricket score here Entertainment 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' is Salman Khan's best performance: Aamir Khan Superstar Aamir Khan is all praise for friend Salman Khan's Eid release "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". Entertainment Black Eyed Peas returns with new single American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas has returned with their new single "Yesterday" sans Fergie. Entertainment 'Madamji' not shelved, says Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar said his ambitious venture "Madamji" with Priyanka Chopra, saying the film will definitely be made. Entertainment Vijay Sethupathi to team up with 'Kaaka Muttai' director M. 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